17 mile reef report

[Captmikestarrett]

Details of the weekend are as follows:
With the added 265 lbs on my boat, it would not get up on plane. Yep Sat. the seas at CBBT where so tall that I could not get the boat over the top. We took some big waves over the front and got soaked in salt. Retreated back to calm water. But we managed a twelve flounder catch. 11 of them where at the ships waitng for the wind to die down. First ship on left was smokin hot on incoming tide. About noon we had acceptible seas and ran to high rise. Jigged up one flounder and ran around looking for trout but found none. Anchored up and proceeded to look for Mr Brownsuit with big chunks of bunker. The rays ate it up with 14 total. Had one southern ray and the rest cow nosed. And one clearnosed. Packed it in after we saw a ray leap many feet from the water and try to fly several times. COOL as s**t..
Next morning was calm and we ran out at to high rise at 40 mph. The issue with the boat on plane was too much fuel in the bladder tank. But by Sunday we had burnt off 1/4 tank and she popped up and flew. Fished pilling 282 at got about 8 good flounder. Drifted the bay side at 282 and got four more big flatties.


Ok guys line up for the photo...

The wildest thing happen on one of our drifts. A giant sea turtle came up about six feet from the boat and snapped his jaw shut and splashed the entire crew. Big mouth on that turtle too. SNAP SPLASH left the two guys on board saying WTF was that. I saw it they did not and just got wet..
Capt Mike