Norfolk 15 Oct 08

[Mike Avery]

Crew: Mike, Mike Kim, Josh, Kyle, and Wes.

Played hooky from work Wed after seeing another weekend blowout. Made the run to a sliver of warm water at the Norfolk Canyon. Found 72 degree water surrounded by 67-68. Massive, well-formed weedlines in the middle of the canyon loaded with bailer and some gaffer mahi. After having all our carefully rigged baits ravaged on the troll, we pulled up to a giant weedline and bailed one after the other. OK guys, while they are fun to bail, remember somebody has to clean them all. :D After bailing for an hour or so decided to drop for blueline tiles since we had all the trolling gear put away. Boxed a bunch of tiles 5-10 lbs each, many doubles. Fish box is near full but get back on the troll. The canyon was pretty lifeless except the weedline so we trolled it hoping for some bigger mahi or a wahoo or 2 but mostly bailers with a few gaffers.

Tally:
42 mahi
24 tiles
4 seabass
a dozen tinker mackeral for bait.

Sunny, warm skies, flat seas, full fish box, what a great weekday escape from reality.

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[foxwind]

Good job guys, looks like you were cleaning fish for a while. Nice report, Ben

[Magic Moment]

Nice job Mike and crew. Looks like a beautiful flat day out there. Congrats on the meat!

[Rebel]

:rockingreport: Hey Mike...I'm writing this at 9pm. I'm surprised y'all aren't still cleaning fish. Great job and congrats to you and your crew on a GREAT day!!

Ed

[ocnslr]

Pretty work, Mike and crew. And a beautiful day out there too....

I had a wonderful day at work.... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[striper_on]

Good on ya Mike and crew! Heard you on the radio:eek:

[DC Ben]

Good work man - geez what a cleaning job, but a good problem to have. Never found crew for the overnighter, sure woulda been pretty out there.

[PlaynHooky]

Awesome mike and crew!! Got fish???? Lol

[Reel Draggin Tackle]

Nice fishing!

[HIT N RUN]

Great load of nicer class bailers & the fat tiles also. I see where all the good grass is now.

Pretty work capt & crew.

[Skipjack/VA]

Nice work, glad you got some, and the weedline looks like the same exact scenario from last trip, same location!! See ya.

[JPritch]

I had a blast! Can't wait to do it again. Thanks to Capt. Mike for putting us on some fish!

[makkim]

Mike appreciated the invite, had a great time, catching fish was a plus.

[c-note]

nice work thats a hell of a weedline would think there was a hoo around but no love, can you say electric knife!

[Carson MAC]

on the feeesh. Kyle is my neighbor. Huh, small world.

[sfcallen]

Nice catching, Mike!!! Looks like it was great day to be on the canyon. Did you try for any grouper and goldens or were the fish boxes too full?

[Finfever21]

Way to go Mike and crew congrats on the meat have fun cleaning those bad boys...Brandon

[Mike Avery]

Nice catching, Mike!!! Looks like it was great day to be on the canyon. Did you try for any grouper and goldens or were the fish boxes too full?

Greg, we did a couple of drops but didn't spend much time as we wanted to get back on the troll as the conditions seemed right to me for tuna, wahoo or bigger mahi.

[splitshot-bk]

Thanks for the report. Those flat days are hard to come by. Glad someone got out there!

[Seascritch]

Glad the playing hooky paid off!!!!

[Here We Go]

Great catch Mike and crew...whatta you guys do with all that meat, you've had a few good hauls lately. Stocking up for the recession?:D

[Mike Avery]

Great catch Mike and crew...whatta you guys do with all that meat, you've had a few good hauls lately. Stocking up for the recession?:D

Keith, many trips I don't keep any. And when I do, I don't take my share but just enough for a dinner or 2 that week so I'm eating it fresh. And if someone if the crew says they are all out of meat, most of the guys give them more than their share too. I try my best to not take home more than my family can eat. I also have a few elderly neighbors that when I bring them fresh fish, they very much appreciate it. Nothing goes to waste.

The other thing I've done in the past which is actually a funny social experiment to watch is I'll bring in 10 or so fresh bags into work. We have about 20 in our office. I'll put out an email when I get it early that says there are 10 bags of freshly caught ____, first 10 to put their name on the bag claims them. It's funny to watch them scramble to get there first, then even funnier for ones that don't come in early enough and miss out. I haven't done that in a while as I'd rather see my crew get more than their share. :D

[Here We Go]

I was foolin around...I know your fish doesn't go to waste.

[NJ]

Dang Mike. I need to switch jobs or something. Good work on the meat. Bet Lanie was happy to get some of her favorite fish.