Paul(505), Scott(504), and myself had a successful day of fishing. This is a 40 inch red that made our day. We left this morning and went 12 miles out into the Gulf. The water was almost smooth. We tied up to a rig in 75 feet of water. We caught several red snappers, but they cannot be kept this time of year outside the 9 mile mark. Another boat of five anglers pulled up to the same rig and began to keep everything they caught. We were not too happy about that. We moved back toward shore and caught this red in about two feet of water in the surf. It hit a clear DOA and with 12 pound line it took a while to bring it to the boat. This is Scott's boat in the background.
The storm did a lot of damage to the Phase I pier. J.R. sent a guy out today to repair it. I saw twelve boards that were completely gone and about 30 more that were displaced, but could be recovered. Later this evening there was an electrical issue under the 500 building and the same guy was sent out to check out the problem.
Several units has water damage from the rain. I cleaned up all that I could in my place, but now the carpet is starting to dry out and smells pretty bad. J.R. sent someone out today to check the roof where the leaks occurred.
Scott C. came to work Saturday morning, but was told that since his last day would be Sunday that he would not be allowed to work the last two days.