Scott sent this report of his most recent fishing trips. He didn't mention that they were able to trade Kingfish fillets, pound for pound, for table shrimp at Flowers Seafood in Rockport.
Spent the first part of last week (10/23-10/26) in Rockport with my sales team as a celebration for a very successful FY2011. The weather was fantastic and the adventures were terrific. We went out on the Wharf Cat Monday and caught our limit of King and shark along with a few lane snapper. Due to the time of year and it being a Monday we barely had enough fishermen to make the trip. This means very few fishermen on a large boat . . . lots of room, great trip. One guy in our group won the boat cash pot of $160 for the heaviest fish by landing a huge barracuda. He also won a cash pot ($80) we were running within our group of 8 for the longest fish, also the barracuda. He walked away from the boat with an extra $240 in his pocket. He was not an experienced angler and he had not been fishing in 10 years. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
The following day several of us went on my boat in Aransas bay in pursuit of the elusive speckled trout. We started the morning at Jay Bird reef and then moved on to Carlos Bay, grabbed some lunch then back to Jay Bird. We managed 10 trout for the day, all caught on DOA under a cork. I love that tackle. It is simple, clean, easy to operate and if the bite is slow at least you are doing something as you cast occasionally, pop the cork and work it back to the boat.
We had fantastic meals at Los Comales and Panjos, my two favorite places to eat in the Rockport/Fulton area. Attached is a picture of several of the SUPER margaritas at Los Comales. Very impressive beverage! The recipients of these two drinks were in "fine" shape when they were done.
My team had a great time on the trip and want to do it again. I think they have started to recognize the charm of the coastal village that the rest of us call our second home.
Spent the first part of last week (10/23-10/26) in Rockport with my sales team as a celebration for a very successful FY2011. The weather was fantastic and the adventures were terrific. We went out on the Wharf Cat Monday and caught our limit of King and shark along with a few lane snapper. Due to the time of year and it being a Monday we barely had enough fishermen to make the trip. This means very few fishermen on a large boat . . . lots of room, great trip. One guy in our group won the boat cash pot of $160 for the heaviest fish by landing a huge barracuda. He also won a cash pot ($80) we were running within our group of 8 for the longest fish, also the barracuda. He walked away from the boat with an extra $240 in his pocket. He was not an experienced angler and he had not been fishing in 10 years. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
The following day several of us went on my boat in Aransas bay in pursuit of the elusive speckled trout. We started the morning at Jay Bird reef and then moved on to Carlos Bay, grabbed some lunch then back to Jay Bird. We managed 10 trout for the day, all caught on DOA under a cork. I love that tackle. It is simple, clean, easy to operate and if the bite is slow at least you are doing something as you cast occasionally, pop the cork and work it back to the boat.
We had fantastic meals at Los Comales and Panjos, my two favorite places to eat in the Rockport/Fulton area. Attached is a picture of several of the SUPER margaritas at Los Comales. Very impressive beverage! The recipients of these two drinks were in "fine" shape when they were done.
My team had a great time on the trip and want to do it again. I think they have started to recognize the charm of the coastal village that the rest of us call our second home.
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