The BEACH BUM boat is back at The Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.  The tower is already back on.  The YELLER FELLER boat is also in the driveway and is ready for fishing the bridges of the O.B.X. sounds or for fishing around Oregon Inlet right now. 

Thank you to all of the following people for coming out fishing and putting up with me!  5/6/08 Evening-Brian & Roger Haywood, along with Don Domer, of Virginia/Indiana/Pennsylvania-8 Flounder up to 19 inches(4 keepers)(PHOTO), 2 Bluefish up to 1 lb., evening Oregon Inlet. We had a little better fishing this evening than this afternoon.  Of course three bites was all it took to surpass our earlier bite total.  We did strike out again on the Tautog.  But..., we finally landed a couple of very small Blues that kept me from losing my mind and we batted .500 in getting four nice keeper Flounder out of eight that we landed.  Thanks guys for the effort in pounding out a catch!  5/6/08 P.M.-Kelly, Samantha(PHOTO), & Matt Vanek, from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania-2 Flounder up to 15&3/4 inches(1 keeper), afternoon Oregon Inlet.  The big question for the day was where did the Bluefish go.  Unbelievable how so many fish can just disappear.  The Tautog let us down also.  Anyway, The Vanek's(who deserved better) were great sports in dealing with the lack of bites.  We got one for dinner and the one we threw back missed by a hair.  5/3/08 P.M.-Amber, Amanda, Tony, & Bryan(PHOTO), from Washington D.C.-Approximately 50 Bluefish up to 3 lbs., 6 Flounder up to 19 inches(2 keepers), afternoon Oregon Inlet.  We set out this afternoon looking for the school of Bluefish that THE D.O.A. had gotten into this morning.  The birds were not there when we got to the secret spot, so we tried drifting baits on the bottom to see if that's where they went.  We quickly figured out that the Blues weren't there as we only landed one, but the Flounder were.  The ladies(PHOTO) showed the guys how to do it as they landed the dinner fish up to Amanda's 19 incher!  We probably could have ended up with a real nice catch of Flounder, but I had promised that we were going to land Bluefish two at a time casting today, so we moved on.  After checking a few more spots, we finally found them and I was put to work.  The gang landed at least fifty, everyone of them casting double bucktail rigs.  Really good fishing!  4/26/08 A.M.-Seven year old Jacob & Bryan Morrison(PHOTO), of Richmond, Virginia-7 Flounder up to 16 inches(one keeper), 2 Tautog up to 3 & 1/4 lbs. morning Pamlico Sound/Oregon Inlet.  Jacob put on a Flouner fishing clinic this morning.  4/25/08 P.M.-Joy, Joe & Joey Prisco of New Jersey-SKUNK, afternoon Oregon Inlet/Pamlico Sound.  We tried for Tautog, Bluefish, Rockfish, & Red Drum.  We landed two Oyster-toads & came in early.  I am very sorry guys that you had to endure two afternoons of such pathetic fishing.  4/23/08 P.M.-Joy, Joe & Joey Prisco, of New Jersey-SKUNK, afternoon Oregon Inlet/Pamlico Sound.  We tried for Tautog, Bluefish, Speckled Trout, & Red Drum.  We landed one Oyster-toad & one mini-Sea Bass in the process.  Terrible!  4/19/08 P.M.-Keith, Chris, Ryan, & Shawn, of the Brewer party, from Baltimore, Maryland-2 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 17 inches, slow afternoon Currituck Sound.  The weatherman got it wrong again and after an hour of pleasant casting conditions it got so rough, we were forced to troll.  Shawn, the bachelor, of this bachelor party, landed one casting and one trolling.  Good luck Shawn!  4/11/08 P.M.-Andrew(PHOTO) & Susan Elinsky, of Centreville, Virginia-2 Rockfish(Striped Bass) between 17 & 17 & 3/4 inches, afternoon Croatan Sound.  Weather was a factor this afternoon(it ws blowing).  We hunkered down in one of the few calm spots available and Susan & Andrew each landed one casting.  Sorry Susan, your picture did not come out.  4/11/08 A.M.-Rick, Kevin, & Andrew Ala, of V.A./F.L./Mass.-SKUNK, morning Pamlico Sound, we ran almost to Rodanthe and back looking for the Red Drum.  Sorry guys!  3/26/08-Dave & Dave, of the Blaha party, from Brecksville, Ohio-3 Rockfish(Striped Bass) between 17 & 17 & 3/4 inches, slow Full Day Currituck/Roanoke Sounds.  We fished all over the place today.  The crummy fishing we endured was not due to a lack of effort from the two Daves.  3/18/08 P.M.-Doug & Pat, of the Drum party(PHOTO), from Dayton Ohio/Baltimaore, Maryland-10 Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO) up to 21 1/2 inches(2 keepers)(PHOTO), afternoon Currituck Sound.  Congratulations to Doug & Pat for having the guts to go for it after hearing about this past weeks slow fishing!  Finally there are some fish here.  Everything came casting today.  There was a good sign of fish once we figured out where they were.  Hopefully things will only get better and we will have some good fishing form here on out!  3/15/08-Chris(PHOTO), Bill(PHOTO), & Herb(PHOTO), of the Walters party(PHOTO), from Conreat Lake, Pennsylvania-9 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 25 lbs., 3 Tautog up to 4 lbs., Full Day Atlantic Ocean/Chesapeake Bay(VAR Beach).  We fished in the ocean for the big ones until after lunch-time.  We did hook four, but due to some crummy luck we only landed one nice one.  A couple of the trolling boats that pounded it all day did end up with as many as 13.  We next set our sites on Tautog.  We fished several poles real hard.  Unfortunately, they really weren't biting all that well, but the guys did manage to land a few nice ones for dinner.  Finally we decided to have some fun casting for the catch-and-release Stripers.  It took us a little while to find them, but once we did, the guys finished the day strong in landing another 8 up to 12 lbs.  3/11/08-Ashley Perry(PHOTO) & Bill Lohmeyer(PHOTO), of Wake Forrest, North Carolina-13 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 28 inches, 2 Tautog up to 4 1/2 lbs., one throwback Sea Bass, Full Day Chesapeake Bay(VAR Beach).  We really had to work hard for our Striper bites today.  The fish were showing on the fish-finder better than they were biting.  All of our Stripers came casting and creeping swim baits on the bottom.  Bill(PHOTO) kicked off the Tautog season for the boat in landing two real nice ones.  We maybe shoulda-coulda-woulda chased after them earlier in the day when we had a better tide.  All things considered, Ashley and Bill ended up with a decent catch on a slow day.  3/7/08-Rodney(PHOTO) & Kathy Marshall(PHOTO), of Virginia, along with Aaron Assaraf(PHOTO), of Virginia/Maryland-8 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 15 lbs., Full Day Atlantic Ocean/Chesapeake Bay(VAR Beach).  We first tried the bridge, which didn't work out.  We marked them, but they would bite.  We then went on the three hour tour and ran twenty-some miles up the beach.  This really didn't work out either.  We marked a bunch but only hooked a couple(one pulled off at the back of the boat).  A couple of the trolling boats did manage a limit in this spot.  We then said the heck with it and ran all the way back to the bridge where Rodney, Cathy, & Aaron managed to finish the day on a high note in landing 7 more fish casting up to Rodney's 15 lber.  Thanks guys for hanging in there on a tough day!  3/6/08-Ashley Perry(PHOTO), of Wake Forrest, North Carolina-48 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 25 lbs., Full Day Atlantic Ocean/Chesapeake Bay(VAR Beach).  Aftter trying the ocean for an hour, we made the move to the bridge to CATCH some fish.  This turned out to be a great move.  At one point, we(I got to fish too) got bites nearly every cast for an hour.  We landed everything casting swim baits.  3/3/08-Jerry & Aaron McNight, of Newark, Ohio, along with Arthur Moody, of Greensboro, North Carolina-8 Rockfish(Striped Bass) between 20 & Jerry's 42 & 1/4 lber.(PHOTO), Full Day Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  Jerry, Aaron, & Arthur(PHOTO) landed their fish trolling today as that was what we had to do.  Thanks guys for hanging in there and working hard.  We could have clobbered them jigging in the motherload, but we were not allowed to.  We had to watch the big boat  hang out with the birds all afternoon, a mile over the infamous line.  Your tax dollars are being spent on keeping fishermen from enjoying a good, clean, fun day on the water with family and friends, catching and even releasing a species that is at historical all time population level high.  Next time you see someone with a JOIN C.C.A sticker on the back of their vehicle, thank them for bullying the Coast Guard & Marine Patrol into having to waste their man hours(which could be used on real problems) & your tax dollars.  Anyway, enough of the politics.  Arthur, my stomach is still sick at the thought of your fish pulling off at the back of the boat.  I am so sorry that the biggest one ever got away!  A gaff would have been helpful....  2/29/08-Eric(PHOTO) & John(PHOTO) Voight, along with Dave Veliky(PHOTO), of N.J/V.A.(PHOTO)-Approximately 35 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 34 lbs., Full Day Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  We started at the Bay Bridge/Tunnel(PHOTO) and had really good fishing(PHOTO).  Lots of different sized fish(PHOTO) biting the casted swim baits.  We then got a call about a school further up the bay, where we caught more and bigger fish.  Finally, on the way home we lucked into a pod of fish outside the inlet where we trolled up a quick limit.  2/25/08-Jim Palmer, Dana White, & Aaron Asseraf, of Ohio/Maryland-SKUNK, Full Day Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  We burned 55 gallons looking for yesterdays big kill.  Sorry guys that I was too stubborn to break down and troll all day.  The boats that did, ended up catching limits.  2/20/08-Bill(PHOTO) & 10 year old Jason Swain(PHOTO), of Hudson Massachusetts-Approximately 30 Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO) up to 38 & 1/2 lbs.(PHOTO), Atlantic Ocean(VAR Beach).  We got a call before we left the dock that they were right outside the inlet with birds on them.  Ten minutes later, 10 year old Jason(PHOTO) reeled in a 32 lber.(PHOTO) on his first fish!  When I was 10, the biggest thing that I had ever reeled in was a 4 lb, Largemouth.  Go ahead Jason(PHOTO)!  The first six fish we landed trolling plugs, all the rest we got casting and jigging swim baits.  It was a great day of fishing!  
Some of the forgotten pictures to follow.  Check out the great fishing that we have in September & October.  10/21/07 A.M.-Jeff, Chris, & Kent, of the Fincannon party(PHOTO), from S.C./G.A./T.N.-8 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 13 inches(3 keepers), 8 Bluefish up to 3 lbs., 2 x-tra large OBX Croaker up to 2 lbs., one 13 lb. Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO), morning Oregon Inlet.  We had a tough start this morning as the Rockfish were letting us down.  That was all earsed when we boated the Bulldozer dinner fish.  We considered ourselves lucky to get one big one, so we moved to other species.  That started slow too, but by the end of the morning, the guys were wearing them out!  10/20/07-Jerry, Gene, & Nick, of the Skweres(PHOTO), party from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania-5 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 13 lbs.(4 keepers), one 24 inch Red Drum, one 15 inch Flounder, 3/4 Day afternoon Oregon Inlet.  Jerry, Gene, & Nick, back again for their annual trip.  We really had to work for them.  Nothing came easy, but the guys pounded & pounded and ended up with a really good catch on a tough afternoon.  10/19/07 P.M.-Mike & Rick, of the Longerbeam party(PHOTO), from Sterling, Virginia-2 keeper Red Drum between 25 & 26 inches, 2 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 8 lbs., afternoon Oregon Inlet.  Bait, we need bait!  Oh man was it tough finding bait this afternoon.  We finally found enough to get some bites.  It didn't take long once we got to the honey hole to use it all up.  Sorry guys that I didn't find you more bait faster!  10/19/07 A.M.-Chris Snyder(PHOTO), of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania-6 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 10 lbs., 3 Bluefish up to 3 lbs., morning Oregon Inlet.  Another typical Chris Snyder catching trip!  10/18/07-Kate & Chris Snyder(PHOTO), of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania-Approximately 20 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 2 lbs.(8 keepers), 9 Bluefish up to 10 lbs.(PHOTO), 5 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 12 lbs., 3 Flounder up to 5 lbs.(PHOTO)(2 keepers), 3/4 Day Oregon Inlet.  Kate wanted Trout, she got them.  Said a Flounder would be nice too.  How about her 5 lber!  Kate and Chris were on a mission.  They came, they saw, they conquered!  10/17/07-Karen & Bob Bishop, along with Sean & Jessica Lynch(PHOTO), of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-39 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs.(35 keepers), 9 Bluefish up to 3 lbs, one 8 lb. Rockfish(Striped Bass), one 17 inch Flounder, Full Day Oregon Inlet.  Jersey Fever continues.  Not to be outdone by the other members of their beach house(Vaughn Party from 10/15), today's crew opened up a can on the fish!  The Bishop's/Lynch's had me flying all over the boat during the chaos of one of the best Trout bites I have ever seen.  10/16/07 P.M.-Chris Snyder, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania-4 & 1/2(PHOTO) False Albacore(PHOTO) up to 12 lbs., 3 Amberjack(PHOTO) up to 25 lbs., one 3 lb. Spanish Mackeral(PHOTO), 3/4 Day afternoon Atlantic Ocean.  Back again, Chris starts off his two week fishing marathon with a bang.  Lots of bites this afternoon.  Our toughest task was keeping the giant Barracudas from eating the fish we had hooked!  10/16/07 A.M.-Amy & Glen Stevens, along with Beverly & Chris Mackie(PHOTO), of N.Y./N.C.-7 keeeper Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs., 2 Bluefish up to 3 lbs., one 12 lb. Rockfish(Striped Bass), morning Oregon Inlet.  A quality Trout bite made up for the slow Striper bite this morning.  What time is dinner?  Looks like it is going to be a good one!  10/15/07-Michael, Darryl, Russ, & Joe Dirt, of the Vaughn party(PHOTO), from Asbury, New Jersey-17 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs.(15 keepers), 7 Bluefish up to 3 lbs, 8 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 14 lbs., one 24 inch Red Drum, Full Day Oregon Inlet.  The fish had Jersey Fever today as Dr. Dirt and his assistants wiped them out.  No fish could get out of their way!  10/14/07 A.M.-Sammy, Rick, & James, of the Mancari/Vance party(PHOTO), from Haymarket, Virginia-6 Bluefish up to 3 lbs, one 24 inch Red Drum, one throwback Gray Trout(Weakfish), one Spadefish, morning Oregon Inlet.  We went back to catch some off yesterdays fish this morning.  It was tough luck Sunday.  The Stripers and Trout disapperaed.  Luckily we got one nice Red Drum  to go along with the Blues and the rare Spade.  10/13/07 P.M.-Sammy, Rick, & James, of the Mancari/Vance party(PHOTO), from Haymarket, Virginia-8 Bluefish up to 3 lbs, 5 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 13 lbs., 5 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs.(4 keepers), afternoon Oregon Inlet.  We went right back to the Trout hole and landed a few nice ones, then ventured to the bridge.  The bridge fish were not exactly jumping in the boat, but the guys pounded it out and ended up with a nice catch.  10/13/07 A.M.-Megan, Tyler, Nick, & Scott, of the Long party(PHOTO), from Ohio-25 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs.(23 keepers), 5 Bluefish up to 2 lbs, one 2&1/2 lb. x-tra large OBX Croaker, morning Oregon Inlet.  Scott was nice enough to give me another chance to prove that the Trout were around.  It took a little while for us to figure out where they were.  Once we found them, this crew from Ohio cut loose and put me to work.  They had me running all over the boat netting fish.  Great trip guys!  10/12/07 P.M.-Brian Mahoney & John Jacobs(PHOTO), of V.V./C.T.-8 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 2 lbs.(7 keepers), 2 Bluefish up to 2 lbs, afternoon Oregon Inlet.  Small fish this afternoon, but lots of bites for the guys from V.A.C.T!  10/12/07 A.M.-Bob, Bobby, & Nate Preist(PHOTO), of Baltimore, Maryland-3 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 14 lbs., 2 keeper Flounder between 15 & 16 inches, one 3 lb. Bluefish, morning Oregon Inlet.  Not a lot of bites this morning, but real quality fish for the guys from Maryland!  10/11/07-Jeff, Alan, & Doug, of the Paden/Boswell party(PHOTO), from Maryland-6 Bluefish up to 4 lbs, 3 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 14 lbs., 2 Flounder up to 2 lbs.(one keeper), Full Day Oregon Inlet.  Jeff and Alan brought some new blood today.  Unfortunately for Doug, it was not the typical slaughter that Jeff & Alan usually bring to the water.  We had to work our butts off today for what we got.  We still ended up with some meat to fill some holes in the freezer.  Thanks guys for the Redskin paraphernalia, the awsome fresh fish sandwiches for lunch(other customers please take notice), and a couple of days of good company!  10/10/07 P.M.-Sheldon, Tyler, Jonothan, & Scott, of the Long party(PHOTO), from Ohio-4 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 10 lbs.(PHOTO), one 3 lb. Bluefish, afternoon Oregon Inlet.  Bait fishing went great.  Five minutes into the real fishing it looked like we were going to tear it up.  The big Stripers were biting our baits as soon as they his the bottom.  Then, someone turned the switch off.  It was nearly impossible the rest of the afternoon to get a bite, but the guys from Ohio certainly tried.  Thanks guys for the effort!  The 5 nice fish for dinner were a good consolation prize.  10/10/07 A.M.-Joe & Elle Banks, of Charlottesville, Virrginia-3 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 10 lbs., one 24 inch Red Drum, morning Oregon Inlet.  We got lots of bites this morning, but they were tough to keep on the hook.  We still ended up with four nice fish.  10/9/07 A.M.-Kevin, Ken Sr., Ken Jr., & Casey, of the Maloy party(PHOTO), from New Jersey-8 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO) up to 13 lbs., morning Oregon Inlet.  We set out this morning to catch some nice Rockfish.  The guys took care of business and ended up with an impressive pile of  beefy fish!  10/8/07-Meat-Hogs Jeff Paden & Alan Boswell(PHOTO), of Maryland-11 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 15 lbs., 4 Amberjack up to 25 lbs., 3 keeper Red Drum between 25 & 26 1/2 inches, Full Day Oregon Inlet/Atlanic Ocean.  They're back!!!  Run for your lives fish.  Jeff & Alan return to OBX for the first of a couple of days of annual fishing and they proceed to mow everything down that crossed their path.  It got scary for a while.  I though that I was going to have to cut them off!  10/7/07 A.M.-Sam, Dick, & Grice, of the Hixon party, from Richmond, Virginia-8 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 15 lbs., 8 Bluefish up to 2 lbs, 2 keeper Flounder up to 3 lbs., morning Oregon Inlet.  Another morning of great October fishing!  Sorry guys, somehow I managed to lose the picture of your catch.  10/6/07 P.M.-Karen, Jamie, Jeff, & John, of the Jansen party, from Manassas, Virginia-15 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 12 lbs., one 1 lb. Bluefish, afternoon Oregon Inlet.  A pattern is starting to develope when the Jansen's go fishing.  The fish pay and the cooler gets packed!  Sorry guys that I didn't get a picture of your great catch.  10/5/07 P.M.-Paul, James, Michael, & Danny, of the Veisey party(PHOTO), all the way from Beckenham England-10 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO) up to 16 lbs., 2 keeper Red Drum up to 5 lbs., afternoon Oregon Inlet.  This time, the British came and kicked butt.  Great catch guys, especially considering this was the first time live-baiting for eveyone!  10/5/07 A.M.-Jay McCain(PHOTO), of Aquia Creek, Virginia-6 keeper Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO) up to 14 lbs., one 3 lb. Flounder, one 12 inch Sea Bass, morning Oregon Inlet.  We finally did it!  This one was a long time coming.  Jay has been fishing with me for years.  He always catches fish, but we always seem to miss the start of our Fall Striper run by a day or even a half day as was the case a couple of years ago.  Not this time.  Jay started the run this year and put it to them(all in the 10+ lb. range)!  Perseverance!  10/4/07-Bill, David, Glenn, & Dan, of the Moody party(PHOTO), from Pittsburg/Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania-10 Bluefish up to 5&1/4 lbs., 7 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 15 inches(6 keepers), 6 Red Drum between 24 inches & 10 lbs.(5 keepers)(PHOTO), 2 keeper Flounder up to 2&1/2 lbs., one 9 lb. Rockfish(Striped Bass)(PHOTO), 3/4 Day Oregon Inlet.  Whew, that went on forever.  The Stripers didn't want to cooperate today.  That didn't bother these guys as they caught just about every other species in the inlet.  We has an especially good flurry at the end with the Red Drum running us all over the boat!  10/3/07-Scott Amick, along with John & Papa Keisler(PHOTO), of Lexington, South Carolina-29 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 3 lbs.(24 keepers), 8 Bluefish up to 4 lbs., one 25 inch Red Drum, one 2&1/2 lb. Flounder, morning Oregon Inlet.  We got on a spot this morning that seemed to have an endless supply of fish.  The guys from South Carolina wore them out fishing live mullet.  It was all I could do to keep up with netting fish!  10/2/07-Sharron, Edith, Randy, & Snocka, of the Jennings party(PHOTO), from Lynchburg, Virginia-14 Rockfish(Striped Bass) up to 25 inches(11 keepers), 9 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 2 lbs.(7 keepers), 2 Bluefish up to 1 lb., one 1&1/2 lb. x-tra large OBX Croaker, Full Day Croatan Sound/Oregon Inlet.  We had to work a little for our catch today, but this motley crew came through with enough fish to feed the beach house for a week!  We caught our Stripers at Manns Harbor, then ventured to the inlet where we ended up with some beefy Gray Trout.  Great job guys & girls!  9/30/07-Paul & Matt Trites, all the way from Minneapolis, Minnesota-(PHOTO) 9 Bluefish up to 2 lbs., 2 keeper Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 14 inches(PHOTO), one 25 inch Red Drum(PHOTO), 3/4 Day Oregon Inlet.  It took forever to find some feeding fish this afternoon, but Paul & Matt were determined.  We finally found some Blues and a couple of Trout to bend our poles.  Finally, the guys got rewarded on our last drift with the drag screaming  Red Drum that was hooked on the bottom in 30 foot of water!  9/29/07-Ralph & Ralph Jr., along with Billy, Ron, & Matt, of the McGee party(PHOTO), from Glen Allen/Lynchburg, Virginia-18 Gray Trout(Weakfish) up to 4 lbs.(16 keepers), 14 Bluefish up to 5 lbs.(PHOTO), 2 keeper Flounder up to 3&1/2 lbs., 3/4 Day Oregon Inlet.  It took us a little while to get warmed up this morning, but once we did, it was on.  This motley crew from Virginia put a hurtin on the fish!  9/28/07-Craig Castor & Bob Dooley(PHOTO), of Sofia/Statesville, North Carolina-8 Bluefish up to 4 lbs., 6 Flounder up to Bob's 6&1/4 lber.(PHOTO)(4 keepers), Craig's 29 inch Red Drum(PHOTO), one 14 inch Gray Trout(Weakfish), one 13&1/2 inch Sea Bass, Full Day Oregon Inlet.  Today was one of those, we really had to work for what we got days.  We really did, but the weather was perfect and Craig landed a real nice Red Drum in the deep water around the bridge(which wasn't easy) & Bob landed the largest Flounder on the boat in 2007.  So, things could have been worse....