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Digger-The boy can fish, actually caught
and landed a snook on his own.
Ricky-Hooked and fought a 9 foot plus bull
shark on 12 pound test for 10 minutes.
Ricky's father Paul-After practicing on his
casting skills landed a delicious 4 pound mangrove snapper.
Brad-Fruit of the loom king (look left).
Don Patterson-Dominated the trip with more
catch than any other angler. Bonita, trout, flounder, spanish
mackeral and several other fish that "got away"
(no surprise). Spooled twice on the same trip, I think he
needs a bigger spool.
Kevin-The six year old that drives a boat
like a pro and his father Tom that waited patiently for us
while catching bait.
Mr. FunkHauser-The old salt of the group.
Rev. Rocky-Our spiritual leader with a fishing
analogy in every sermon:-)
Rusty VanHoose-Blamed for bringing bananas
on the boat. (the ultimate bad luck symbol amongst fishermen)
Tom Seaman - the jetty jockey, caught a
snook on his first cast.
Brian and Darin Bouck - still had energy
left after 12 hours of fishing, they decided to go bowling
and catch a movie before returning after midnight (diehard
anglers).
Dante and Ralph Bustamante - Dock Master
and Tire King - they kept our fishing fleet floating and the
dock snook feeding.
Mike (Rusty roommate from college) proudly
reigns as the catfish king.
Brad's son Joshua - found inexhaustable enegry
after drinking five cans of Mountain Dew 'Code Red'.
Brian and Darin Bouck - took home a cooler
of fillets including trout, flounder, and Bonita. Yes, we
warned him of the questionable food quality of Bonita.
Wish I could remember everyone's name, but until Don or Rocky
emails me a list of attendees, this will have to do.
Highlights of the trip included chicken fights in the flats,
mosquitos at the "honey-hole", back aches at night
from casting nets for hours on end, fighting sharks, watching
snook at night, loosing BIG fish, catching underwear and having
an inspirational meeting in the middle of the river.
Thankyou Don for a great time on the water. We all look forward
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