[Mike Avery]

Had an old fishing buddy, Greg Allen who is back from Afganistan in town with his wife Dana. He really wanted to go offshore for some bottom bouncing but the forecast was not good for my boat so we hired Rob and Robert aboard Reel Escape to take us out.

We were joined by Tom Kidwell, his side-kick Tony, Dr. Ike and myself. The forecast called for some morning wind and things to lay out by mid morning but it never did. But Rob's 43 Viking plowed through the waves making for a comfortable ride out and back. Rob took us to some new to me tile grounds that were loaded with a nice class of tiles with only a few dogs. Every drop within 20 seconds produced a triple hookup. Everybody got citation fish. Dr. Ike was the king of the 8 lb tile and was nearing the end of the day without a citation but he pulled through on the last drift with paper. Started fishing for tiles at 9:30 am and stopped at 12:30 pm with 53 tiles on board. Moved over to the canyon walls for a few drifts but the wind was still up and our drift speed was just too fast to hold bottom.

Great day on the water. Got to fish with some old friends that I have not seen in a long time. Thanks to Rob and Robert for taking us out in sporty conditions and allowing us to fish together once again.

Here are a few pics from the day. Rob got more pics than me.

Dr. Ike fightin a nice one.

The boys hard at work.

Here is Tom who just cranked....er...pushed a button catching a nice one.

Greg with a 10 pounder.

Mate Robert worked his tail off today with constant action.

Tom dropping a grouper rig down but nobody home today.

Final dock shot with the gang.

 

[striper_on]

Good job on the meat guy's!

 

[Ware Fisher]

Great day taking the soldier out fishing - WTG!

How many freezers do you have? I've got room if you want some of that meat put in storage.

Nice report & pics.

 

[Jet Ski Brian]

Sounds like a great day Mike. Nice to hear the Reel Escape put you on them. Looks
like you kept Robert busy. Thanks for the report.

 

[LT01]

Mike,

Nice report, glad to see you guys got em today.

That's a couple nice deep drops back to back...

Larry

 

[Mike Avery]

Great day taking the soldier out fishing - WTG!

How many freezers do you have? I've got room if you want some of that meat put in storage.

Nice report & pics.

I kept 2 fish on Friday ate them on Saturday and kept 2 fish from today for tomorrow's dinner. I do have some fish in the freezer but I like my fish fresh. Tom and Tony took most of the fish home today.

 

[Dr. Ike]

Great Catching Day, Bad Weather Forecast

Despite the bad weather forecast :eek2: we had a fantastic catching day :thumbup: offshore. Captain Bob got us right on the fish and it was non-stop reeling (manual and electric) at 50 fathoms. That fish I pulled in on the pic was a 11lb 4oz. paper for me this year, #2. Guess the top number on my scale was right. It was getting real frustrating pulling in two 8 lb fish at a time expecting when I was hoping it was a paper fish. Great time with you Mike, Tom, Greg, Tony, Rob and Robert. Sorry you weren't feeling good Dana. I loved the Reel Escape! Fast boat and it cuts right through the swell even with a head sea. It was rough out there and we probably wouldn't have gone out with other boats but it wasn't a problem with Reel Escape. Sorry the weather be so sucky Greg but at least you got some catching it. Super time:clap: really glad we could get out.

 

[Rebel]

:rockingreport:Nice work, fellas!!! Mike, you really had to sneak this trip in between blows.

Ed

 

[MeOff]

Way to work them over!!

 

[PREDATOR27]

Man, that's some good eating! Congat's!

 

[surfperch1]

Awesome! Just Awesome!

 

[tonydivefish]

53, wow that's a heck of a haul. good job.

 

[Brian Hogge]

nice tiles :thumbup:,

 

[Ware Fisher]

Mike said: "I kept 2 fish on Friday ate them on Saturday and kept 2 fish from today for tomorrow's dinner. I do have some fish in the freezer but I like my fish fresh. Tom and Tony took most of the fish home today."

My bad - sounding like a wise a$$ was not my intent. Just pointing out that lately you've been a great alpha-male meat gatherer. Also been putting your crew on some good eating.

Nice going!

But I do have plenty of room in the freezer ......

Bob

 

[Mike Avery]

Bob, no worries. I didn't take any offense. I used to load up my freezer only to find I could not eat as much as I was keeping so have since learned to just keep what I can eat before it goes bad in the freezer. I still hope to get you out there on one of your days off soon.

 

[Here We Go]

Great job Guys!!!!!!

 

[Sea King]

NIce job on the tiles, how do you prepare them?

 

[PlaynHooky]

Thanks for coming out guys!! THOSE TILES WERE HUGE!!! It was an honor to have you and your crew on board the boat for our first deep drop charter this year. Dr Ike was a cranking fool, that guy didn't give up all day till he had his fish!! You guys all worked your buts off in those rough conditions and it sure paid off nicely! Glad we had water back at the dock yesterday to clean up all that CARNAGE!!! Thanks again for coming out with us and loading the boat!

 

[Mike Avery]

Thanks for coming out guys!! THOSE TILES WERE HUGE!!! It was an honor to have you and your crew on board the boat for our first deep drop charter this year. Dr Ike was a cranking fool, that guy didn't give up all day till he had his fish!! You guys all worked your buts off in those rough conditions and it sure paid off nicely! Glad we had water back at the dock yesterday to clean up all that CARNAGE!!! Thanks again for coming out with us and loading the boat!

Robert, you did a great job in the pit with those fish coming over the rail so fast. Hopefully our crew took care of you at the end of the day. Greg was cracking me up when he kept yelling at Rob saying what the heck is going on at the helm up there Capt, I had to wait 30 whole seconds this time before I got a bite.

 

[PlaynHooky]

Your crew was top notch in every sense of the word Mike! I work hard because I love my job, I have found that if you love what you do, it shows in your work and everything else falls into place! When you have an experienced crew like those guys it just makes my job that much more enjoyable.......Thanks again to you all!

Sea King:
I like mine grilled with olive oil and Cavenders seasoning(greek).......just be sure you dont over cook it......there are TONS of good ways to cook it.......it all depends on your taste.....