There's no way a photo can capture the force of the wind but this comes close. This was taken from my roof deck.
Lots of damage and tons of work to do around here. First order of business was to get the boat out from under the busted palapa.
Today was a perfect fishing day so the wife and I decide to take a day off from damage contro and hit it. There's nice cloud cover and absolutely no wind or swell. Air temp is about 85 and the water is 81. Cruised out about ten miles and the water was crystal clear and very calm. Catch a couple small yellowtail and dorado for some catch and release. Then we get a big knock down and I'm thinking tuna. I wrestle the rod out of the holder and it feels different. It's gone down like a tuna but all of a sudden it takes a run up so then I'm thinking dorado but it never breaks the surface. Another run around the boat and I see color - WAHOO! And, a nice one. I'm fishing mono so I start saying my prayers. My wife, Angela, is a great deck hand - she's already cleared the other gear and has the gaff ready. I hand off the rod at the last second and bingo, this one is ours. Not a nick in the line, either.
We get the wahoo stuffed in the cooler and we are off again.
There's life everywhere with birds working and manta rays jumping all over the place. Really a spectacular day. We finish off with a nice double hook up - a nice dorado for the wife and a tuna for the captain.
Oh, this is a photo of the Pescadora that a friend took from his SUP. Different day but I like the shot. It ain't plate alloy but she's holding up well and she really raises fish!
All in a days work.
