by Robin
Thank you Kurt Jones for the original photo. I played with it to captivate my love for Shark Week on Discovery Channel.
Jack bought me a big flat screen to satisfy my need to see sharks larger than life!
Happy Fishing,
Robin
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
HOOK, LINE and DINNER - Review
by Robin
First off, I am very glad there is a show that shows the process of going from the ocean to the dinner plate. Last night's show was on sea urchin and sardines. These items have definitely never been on our dinner menu, for which I am glad. I have tried smoked mullet and that's the last time I care to eat bait fish for my dinner.
My only disappointment was that the show was only 30 minutes and that the man takes somebody else's catch to another restaurant. I was hoping he's be more like us and take his own catch to his own kitchen for a meal. It's still good, don't get me wrong. I would have enjoyed seeing more of the "how-to-cook" recipes and not skimp on the ocean part.
I guess we are in no danger of being copied by a major network show.... at least, not yet. ha ha.
God bless,
Robin
by Robin
First off, I am very glad there is a show that shows the process of going from the ocean to the dinner plate. Last night's show was on sea urchin and sardines. These items have definitely never been on our dinner menu, for which I am glad. I have tried smoked mullet and that's the last time I care to eat bait fish for my dinner.
My only disappointment was that the show was only 30 minutes and that the man takes somebody else's catch to another restaurant. I was hoping he's be more like us and take his own catch to his own kitchen for a meal. It's still good, don't get me wrong. I would have enjoyed seeing more of the "how-to-cook" recipes and not skimp on the ocean part.
I guess we are in no danger of being copied by a major network show.... at least, not yet. ha ha.
God bless,
Robin
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
HOOK, LINE and DINNER
to the Dinner plate.
Stay tuned, I have to go watch the show and then give it some sort of review.
by Robin
The new Cooking Channel has a new show called Hook, Line and Dinner.
I just want to say, for the record, that we are the original ones who brought you from the Hook, to the Line,
(Jack and Chuck w/ their 30 lb mahi caught in May.)
to the Dinner plate. (Mahi tacos - right)
And we will continue to bring you more pictures of our adventures from the ocean to our catches, cooked in kitchen.
Stay tuned, I have to go watch the show and then give it some sort of review.I'm sure it will be wonderful.
Happy Fishing everyone!!!
P.S. We finally got our throttle/shift cables fixed this past weekend, so we're back in business to fish again off our own boat.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
LIVING WATER
by Robin
Another picture remake from the day we took the kids fishing at the Jetty Rocks at Port Canaveral. I tell ya, I got a lot of really nice photos as the sun was setting.
Jack's sister will be here in two days and then I'll have more material to photograph & play with. She wants to do some fishing when she gets here. We have so many great fish, even in the summer months. Tarpon, kingfish, some mahi & wahoo.... The full moon is almost here and Mangrove fishing would be awesome!!
Happy Fishing,
Robin
by Robin
Another picture remake from the day we took the kids fishing at the Jetty Rocks at Port Canaveral. I tell ya, I got a lot of really nice photos as the sun was setting.
Jack's sister will be here in two days and then I'll have more material to photograph & play with. She wants to do some fishing when she gets here. We have so many great fish, even in the summer months. Tarpon, kingfish, some mahi & wahoo.... The full moon is almost here and Mangrove fishing would be awesome!!
Happy Fishing,
Robin
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
MAINTENANCE
by Robin
You can't fish every weekend. Some weekends, you have to fix all the things that salt air corrodes & breaks. You have to give your boat a good look under the hatches & cowling.
Three of the six lights on the boat were needing new fuses, bulbs or some sanding on the corrosion spots. I'm happy to report that all are in good working order for the next time that we want to go out for an evening cruise. We have begun doing some research on LED lights to replace all these other lights in the near future. I would love some colorful running lights for moonlight mangrove snapper fishing during the summer.
Jack repaired a broken door latch. I tightened down some screws that had worked their way back out with the vibrations of the engine.
Maintenance day is also good for discovering issues before you get out onto the water. While we were running the engine to flush out the saltwater (after being dunked in the water to fill with fuel), we saw that our water pump was giving out. Sure enough, it died right before our eyes. Jack will have to go back tomorrow to fix that before his sister gets here this weekend.
In the back hatch, I noticed some cables were looking very bad. Jack said that it was a very serious issue that would have to be addressed quickly. It is always better to find these things now and not have something go wrong when you're offshore.
God is good and I am thankful for His provision over our family hobby.
Happy Fishing,
Robin
PS: Be sure to return next week to see what fish we catch with Aunt Sandi.
by Robin
You can't fish every weekend. Some weekends, you have to fix all the things that salt air corrodes & breaks. You have to give your boat a good look under the hatches & cowling.
Three of the six lights on the boat were needing new fuses, bulbs or some sanding on the corrosion spots. I'm happy to report that all are in good working order for the next time that we want to go out for an evening cruise. We have begun doing some research on LED lights to replace all these other lights in the near future. I would love some colorful running lights for moonlight mangrove snapper fishing during the summer.
Jack repaired a broken door latch. I tightened down some screws that had worked their way back out with the vibrations of the engine.
Maintenance day is also good for discovering issues before you get out onto the water. While we were running the engine to flush out the saltwater (after being dunked in the water to fill with fuel), we saw that our water pump was giving out. Sure enough, it died right before our eyes. Jack will have to go back tomorrow to fix that before his sister gets here this weekend.
In the back hatch, I noticed some cables were looking very bad. Jack said that it was a very serious issue that would have to be addressed quickly. It is always better to find these things now and not have something go wrong when you're offshore.
God is good and I am thankful for His provision over our family hobby.
Happy Fishing,
Robin
PS: Be sure to return next week to see what fish we catch with Aunt Sandi.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
SHUTTLE REPORT
by Robin
What a bittersweet moment. My neighbors and I stood together and watched the launch, talking about how sad we were to see the program ending, what it would do to our local economy and what the future may hold for Space Exploration. It was very hard to not cry while taking these photos.
After the shuttle was long gone from our eyes, we could hear and feel the rumble. Instead of rushing the moment, I closed my eyes and just took in the last rumble that I will ever feel like that. I thank God for the 30 years of wonderful service to our country & to scientific advancements that NASA, USA, Boeing and many other contractors have made to our lives.
Happy Fishing!
by Robin
What a bittersweet moment. My neighbors and I stood together and watched the launch, talking about how sad we were to see the program ending, what it would do to our local economy and what the future may hold for Space Exploration. It was very hard to not cry while taking these photos.
After the shuttle was long gone from our eyes, we could hear and feel the rumble. Instead of rushing the moment, I closed my eyes and just took in the last rumble that I will ever feel like that. I thank God for the 30 years of wonderful service to our country & to scientific advancements that NASA, USA, Boeing and many other contractors have made to our lives.
Happy Fishing!
Thursday, July 07, 2011
EXPLORING NEW TOYS
by Robin
We rarely get the opportunity to stay on the boat past dark.
The lighting just changes everything for the photographer in me.
Combine great photos with inspiration from my nieces' creativity & suggestions & lessons, I was able to create these visual treats for you.
I can't decide which version of this one I like more..... The top is more realistic, but the bottom is more of a tribute to our Space Coast's last shuttle mission going off tomorrow.
God bless & God bless the shuttle Atlantis & crew for a safe journey to the ISS and back home.
by Robin
I took some ridiculously amazing sunset photos on July 3rd. (Excuse my self-praise)
We rarely get the opportunity to stay on the boat past dark.
The lighting just changes everything for the photographer in me.
Combine great photos with inspiration from my nieces' creativity & suggestions & lessons, I was able to create these visual treats for you.
I can't decide which version of this one I like more..... The top is more realistic, but the bottom is more of a tribute to our Space Coast's last shuttle mission going off tomorrow.
God bless & God bless the shuttle Atlantis & crew for a safe journey to the ISS and back home.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
JULY 3, 2011 NORTH JETTY ROCKS
by Robin
Details:
We started at low tide, so it was incoming while we were out there. The moon was just a sliver past New Moon. Fished from 3:30pm until 7:45 pm on 6 dozen live shrimp.
We're always greeted by one of these...
They make into awesome patties served with mashed potatoes. LOL. Just kidding.
Here is first fish of the day - an undersized Red Fish (1 spot, covered), released to grow up.
Then, same kid - keeper Mangrove Snapper, 2nd fish.
See the cruise ship in the background. I nearly sucked all the water out and pulled our boat into the rocks in a split second. Talk about SCRAMBLING!! I have a whole blog I can write up on that.
Anyhow, I think Jack brought in several small Mangroves that were released. I brought in the next keeper Mangrove that was slightly larger than my eldest's.
I also caught & released these two interesting fish.
Skate, which is a first for our boat.
Jack Crevelle, not to be confused with my Jack. Nice fight, but terrible table food.
At some point, I had a revelation....I figured out that I had too much drag on my line and the bigger fish were rocking up before I could get them coming to the boat. Once I changed that.... it was game on. Below is a Black Drum, but I also had a similar size Sheepshead. As Jack said, I was pissing off the guys in the two boats around us. I outfished them. I never got a picture of my large Sheepshead.
Little man, here, didn't participate for much the day until we convinced him that these were fish he could handle. He no sooner put the shrimp in the water and this came up. It is a Sheepshead, which had to be released due to regulations. Sheepshead are very soft bait-biters, so when our son pulled him in, it was joyous for us. They can be tricky to catch and he did very well. (I love their convict stripes. Mine had that too.)
Jack had his share of fish to catch. Most of them were released except for two black margates. He even got a baby barracuda. The colors on him were very cool.
I took this photo as the sun was setting and glowing on his face. He was so proud of me for catching all those fish. On the 19th, it will have been 19 yrs since our first date. This photo captures his personality very well.
Company is coming in for the last shuttle launch. Must run & clean house.
Happy Fishing!! The seas have been wonderful here. Lots of mahi, sailfish, wahoo, grouper have been caught this holiday weekend.
by Robin
Details:
We started at low tide, so it was incoming while we were out there. The moon was just a sliver past New Moon. Fished from 3:30pm until 7:45 pm on 6 dozen live shrimp.
We're always greeted by one of these...
They make into awesome patties served with mashed potatoes. LOL. Just kidding.
Here is first fish of the day - an undersized Red Fish (1 spot, covered), released to grow up.
Then, same kid - keeper Mangrove Snapper, 2nd fish.
See the cruise ship in the background. I nearly sucked all the water out and pulled our boat into the rocks in a split second. Talk about SCRAMBLING!! I have a whole blog I can write up on that.
Anyhow, I think Jack brought in several small Mangroves that were released. I brought in the next keeper Mangrove that was slightly larger than my eldest's.
I also caught & released these two interesting fish.
Skate, which is a first for our boat.
Jack Crevelle, not to be confused with my Jack. Nice fight, but terrible table food.
At some point, I had a revelation....I figured out that I had too much drag on my line and the bigger fish were rocking up before I could get them coming to the boat. Once I changed that.... it was game on. Below is a Black Drum, but I also had a similar size Sheepshead. As Jack said, I was pissing off the guys in the two boats around us. I outfished them. I never got a picture of my large Sheepshead.
Little man, here, didn't participate for much the day until we convinced him that these were fish he could handle. He no sooner put the shrimp in the water and this came up. It is a Sheepshead, which had to be released due to regulations. Sheepshead are very soft bait-biters, so when our son pulled him in, it was joyous for us. They can be tricky to catch and he did very well. (I love their convict stripes. Mine had that too.)
Jack had his share of fish to catch. Most of them were released except for two black margates. He even got a baby barracuda. The colors on him were very cool.
I took this photo as the sun was setting and glowing on his face. He was so proud of me for catching all those fish. On the 19th, it will have been 19 yrs since our first date. This photo captures his personality very well.
Company is coming in for the last shuttle launch. Must run & clean house.
Happy Fishing!! The seas have been wonderful here. Lots of mahi, sailfish, wahoo, grouper have been caught this holiday weekend.
Monday, July 04, 2011
HAPPY 4th of JULY EVERYONE!!!!
Here is a picture that I took last night with a little Piknik overlay of the fireworks. We did see fireworks, but just not over this boat like it looks. BUT, the moon slice is real (but hard to see to the left of the left outrigger).
By the way, we fished July 3rd, and pictures forthcoming this week. Be patient with me, company is coming, so I'm prepping for that as well.
Happy Fishing,
Robin
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