2017: Trip #2 on the Fortune (2 Day)

6/9/17 - 6/10/17

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Scribe: Cody Ramsey

Day 1:

We started out our morning fishing dropper loops in hopes of catching some WSB and Yellowtail. The brave members sat out in the wind and rain until the rain finally lightened up and we picked up anchor. As we worked our way up the island searching for fish we came across big schools of bonito and a few quality sized calico bass. Tony landed the first yellow of the day on a swimbait, but decided to release it. Shortly after a few more yellowtail we caught with Mike and Chris being the lucky members. As we continued our way up the island we came across the thunderbird. A few members decided to moon Jeffrey and crew as we passed by. For the rest of the day we picked away at the calico bass that felt like biting, and caught plenty more bonito.

Day 2:

The morning started out with a few yellowtail that wanted to play. We managed to pick away at a few yellowtail despite the wind and weather not wanting to cooperate. Luke hooked into a nice black seabass and was able to get the beautiful fish up to the boat. With time running out and bait supplies dwindling we managed to put a few more fish on the boat. We ended the trip with 18 yellowtail total. Big fish honors went to Chris Ramsey for day 1 and Ryan Burson for day 2.

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