Weekend Wrap-Up

Well after the trip to NC on Friday, I was pretty much beat, both mentally and physically. However, I didn't let that stop me from a weekend full of activities.

First off, I received a call Friday afternoon from Jack McGill wanting to know if my father in law and I wanted to go offshore fishing to a wreck off of Fripp Island to go after some Sheepshead and Black Drum. He went a few weeks ago and really slayed them. Phil couldn't go because he had already agreed to go fishing with Paige and Charlie, so I told Jack I would still go if he wanted to. However, based on the wind and wave forcast, we decided it was going to be to rough and we would go another day. So I instead took up the other offer of joining Charlie, Paige, and Phil for some inshore action.

The following day, Jack called me early in the morning but unfortunately I didn't get the call. I called him back and left a message, and proceeded on over to Beaufort to meet up with everyone at 11am. We had a great day on Charlie's boat, but the fishing was horrible. Once we got to our fishing hole, another boat soon joined us, and wouldn't you know, It was Jennifer's uncle Rob and Aunt Sheila, and their friend Debbie Walters! Rob was the only one that caught a keeper, a nice 17" Red. The wind was really rough, and we decided to move to a different spot near Monkey Island to get out of the wind. We were able to get away from the wind, but the fishing was no better. At least we had a good deal of food and beverage to enjoy, and it was a hoot watching the monkeys. (For those of you that don't know, I am not on Drugs. There is a real Monkey Island near Beaufort, an island where the Federal Government keeps monkeys for research and other proejcts. The actual name of the island is Morgan Island!)

A couple of Monkeys on "Monkey Island"

On my way home from Beaufort, I got a call from Jack. He had gone fishing after all! And wouldn't you know it, they slayed the Sheepshead! Jack tried to call me and get me to go, but I missed the call and that was that. He and a friend of his, Eddie Hipp went and had a great time. Guess I'll have to pay better attention to my cell phone. By the way, they caught at least 4 that were over 9 lbs each!

Eddie Hipp with a couple of 9 lb+ Sheepshead...that could have been Me!

After Church on Sunday I headed up to Yemassee to attend a meeting for this year's hunting season at Richfield Plantation. Most of the members attended to meet the new folks and develop the rules for this upcoming season. I think we have a good group of hunters and this year looks to be a good one. More to come on that in the future. After the meeting I rode around and scouted a little for turkeys...Can't wait for the season to start!