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We started our morning by getting some refreshments for the boat. Water and beer! |
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Jim is getting into the truck here. |
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Our boat is called the Shamrock. For those of you that know me, there is a strong Irish
theme running through my life.
I am certain this is going to be a great trip. |
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The Shamrock is an impressive boat! It's one of those huge fishing boats you always see out in the water. The boat was built in 1969 and is incredibly well maintained. The varnish was so shiny that you could see your reflection in it. A truely well kept craft. |
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I'm sorry captain Dan, but we seemed to have lost your contact info. If any one is looking for
a great boat to charter contact the Jupiter Seasport Marina and ask for the number for the
Shamrock.
This is from the bow of the ship. |
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Okay, I know, I'm taking lots of photos of a stationery boat and no fishing action going on.
So, lets move on! |
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Captain Dan is showing us around the boat. |
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This is the tackle we are going to use. Cory, the 1st mate, is in charge of keeping the hooks
baited and the rods hooked. This set up you see here is what we are going to use for
trolling around, which we did a bit of in the beginning.
This is also a nice photo to measure the Olympus D600L camera by. |
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Jim sitting up on the bridge making sure Dave and I aren't getting into trouble. |
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Another shot of the rods and tackle. |
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The lighthouse that marks our way out of the channel. I've also seen it on a bunch of postcards
around the area.
So, here's a way to make an el cheapo postcard for yourself. Mind you, the weather is quite cloudy and not lighting up the subject real well. The lighthouse also had a nicer coat of paint on back then. |
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More bait and tackle. |
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I sat up on the bridge for a while. Talk about a not real comfortable experience for someone
who suffers from vertigo and there are no side railings! But still an exhilirating ride.
This is a photo of the main console the captain is using to guide the boat. By the way, this boat can go FAST! Fastest I've ever travelled across water. Twin screws. |
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A photo of the spars used to keep the fishing lines from tangling upon themselves. |
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A shot of the strong wake left behind by the high speed twin screws of the boat. I was holing onto the railing with the other hand while taking this photo. |
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Yeah, another spar photo. When are we going to catch some fish?
Mind you, the first two spots we tried trolling in we didn't get a nibble. The captain finally heard something on the radio going on 13 miles out at sea. We pulled up the lines and high tailed it out there. |
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All good artists seem to be into self portraits. While we were making ground out to the new fishing spot, I took this photo which is actually the reflection off one of the rear facing windows. It came out rather well considering the bumpy ride and low light. |
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Okay, on to some fishing action. Dave hauled in the first Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi to you
land lubbers) and this was the only shot I got of any of the fish jumping.
These fish are really beautiful when they are in the water. The closer it got to the boat, the more brilliant the blues and yellows shone out. A tremendous catch! |
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And here is Dave, still reeling in his catch. This fish was quite the fighter. |
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And here is my shot at pulling one in. |
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Jim is pulling in the biggest catch of the day. And no small puppy either. This fish had him going for about 10 minutes. |
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And, what better to do after a hard day's fishing than kicking back and putting down a cold one. This photo was during our return to shore. You can see the wake jumping over the side of the boat. |
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Dave playing Captain BlueSkullcap on the bridge of the ship. |
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The day's catch. Not a bad haul considering it's September! |
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Now, now Dave, no need to be jealous that Jim caught the big one. |
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A more civilized photo of the mad fishermen. |
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This is what happens when you arrive at the Brazilian restaurant no wearing a jacket. You get your own private banquet room! Not a bad deal. We even got free drinks at the bar for having such a silly policy. And nothing on the menu was over $25? Eh hem. |
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From left to right; Mark, Kelly and Valerie. |
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Left to right; Dave and Jim. |
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Dave |
