Couple of short Flatfish and a half sunk Jetski

[SeaPlusPlus]

Came home from work itching to fish, convinced dad to stop cleaning out his shed and come out with me. Loaded up the boat while he changed and headed to the dock. Rounded the corner out of the creek around 640pm and two guys are shore are shouting something about a Jetski, look across the sandbar about half a mile away and you can barely make out a black and white half submerged object. Apparently the ski was out for a sea trial by a potential buyer outside the inlet bridge, rider fell off and got separated from the ski, both were sucked in the inlet (thank God tide was coming in otherwise the night might have ended more sadly). Rider ended up on creek side of the bridge on shore, ski was on its way to the back of the inlet. Motor over there and find the ski hung up on a no wake buoy. Got dad close enough to it to tie a line to its bow eye to my stern eye and head back to crab creek with 50% submerged Jetski in tow. Radio Virginia Beach Fire/EMS who is on the scene treating the rider our intentions and that we are bringing the sinking ski back to the dock to the owner. VBPD boat comes out to escort us in. Hand off the ski to the owner back at the dock and turn right back around to fish.





Head back over to near where the ski was (got hung near a great fishing spot) to see if we can't entice some flatfish with some cut bait or jigs while watching a great sunset.



After a little bit of no go with the cut bait, switch over to jig/grub combo. Few minutes later first flatfish on, real short (10-12 inch) and comes off right at the boat. About 15 minutes later hook another one, feels slightly bigger, get it to the boat and measures 14", quick pic and back in the water.





Fished a while longer watching a storm to the south of us on the radar moving north and decide to call it a night around 9pm. Came back to a flood tide at the dock, only around 6" more and it would have been submerged. Good night on the water with dad complimented by my first pull-age of 2011.

[uncleboo]

Hats off for your assistance! Congrats on the pullage!!! Hopefully you'll have plenty of time to get that beautiful SC bloody this summer! Whether we end up having a gathering up there or not, I want to bring mine up sometime and fish with you. My weekends will soon be freeing up. Hope to meet you soon.

[SeaPlusPlus]

Definitely man, I'm down for a gathering here or down there, wherever we can get some SC fans to show up. Welcome to come up anytime, my weekends start to open up again after June 16th, until then my fishing on Saturdays is shot, at least until 4pm