Scallop Adventure

[gran398]

[gran398]

Five miles offshore, you're only in ten feet of water! Skoot gettin' er done

[gran398]

Back at Bayport ramp



Cleaning the catch on the shores of Dunedin



"The charm of fishing is the pursuit of what is elusive, but attainable....a perpetual series of occasions for hope."

The Lord blessed us with a beautiful day....and the cousins were on it like white on rice  

Thanks guys...what a memory!!

[wingtime]

Great Pics Scott!

[gran398]

[Skoot]

Thanks for posting the pics.  We had an excellent time.  My first mate Steve is already asking to go again.

[seabob4]

Five miles offshore, you're only in ten feet of water!  

A blessing and a curse, Scott.  Was pissed off about having to miss the day (Looooonnnngggg story!), obviously you guys had a great time!  And are not those little morsels some of the best food of ANY type you've ever eaten!!!???  

[gran398]

Well we missed you SB, we snorkeled around and shot the breeze, had a great time

I can't see so well, I got 17 by accident and the boat got about 600  


The boys had some fun though. I would be in the water looking around, they were in the boat THROWING them at me, right in front of my mask. Big dummy didn't see those either    

[RickK]

Did you forget to take your sunglasses off?  

[Georgie]

LMAO...That is just AWESOME.  Great weather, great time, great results.  SO jealous.  Gonna have to drag my sorry azz over there sometime soon.  Scallops are my favorite shellfish...like 'em even better than shrimp or lobster!  Thanks for sharing Scotty!  

[Group W Bench]

Cleaning the catch on the shores of Dunedin




I think I recognize that little beach in Dunedin. It's where the "mayor" made his guest appearance. Sorry that I didn't get to meet up with y'all last weekend. After blowing up the Suzuki 140, we were relegated to my buddy's pontoon that only did 17mph at WOT with eight of us on board. It would have taken forever to get down south to where you guys were anchored. Glad you cleaned up and hope to see you in Oct.



Next time you are in Homosassa, stop in and see Kevin Jenkins at Riverworks. His shop is right on the main drag by the river. He is a really talented metalworker who specializes in copper fish and nautical sculptures, and a helluva nice guy. He did a several year apprenticeship around 40 years ago in Taxco, Mexico and still utilizes a torch and hammers to create his sculptures. It is rare to find these old school artisans around anymore. His website is fishsculpture.com.

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[gran398]

Good lookin' bunch Eugene  

Sorry for the circumstances with the boat. It would have been a long run for you guys anyway, we weren't that far off Bayport.  

Thank you again for the wonderful hospitality


Look forward to seeing you in October!!

[Group W Bench]

Including the Homosassa River, the run is only around 30 miles to Bayport. That's not bad if we were running at 30mph on the Cabo, but it's a long row to hoe at 17mph with a 50 hp Merc Bigfoot at WOT on a 20 ft pontoon. Really bummed that we weren't able to catch up and pop a cold beer cocktail.

[seabob4]

Well our buddy Nando is at it again this morn (I'm "working"), picked up the boat to head out with a buddy of his from Houston.  I made a sarcastic comment on "another cool breezy day", his buddy says "Yeah, it's nice"...HUH???  I guess when you just came in from 103 degrees and the same humidity, it IS pretty nice here...

[gran398]

Well our buddy Nando is at it again this morn (I'm "working"), picked up the boat to head out with a buddy of his from Houston.  I made a sarcastic comment on "another cool breezy day", his buddy says "Yeah, it's nice"...HUH???  I guess when you just came in from 103 degrees and the same humidity, it IS pretty nice here...

Tell you what, Nando is the Scallop King! That man can catch 'em in a bathtub