Day 7 on our cruise and we are heading out fishing again. Moses didn't exactly part the waters yesterday, but he did take us to another great reef spot here in the Bahamas. We caught 35 yellowtails, a gray trigger, a horse-eye jack, a cero mackerel, a rainbow runner and a couple pretty big sharks. It took two attempts at anchoring, which is always a chore, but we got on them. ACJM saved the spot on our gps and we are heading up there again today. We haven't caught anything to keep yet trolling. A few big barracudas, but that is all. We plan on trolling up there again today and then reef fish. The spot is about 17 miles north of the West End and about 2 miles north of a little island called Memory Rock.
A little history about the West End. The old Jack Tar Marina became Old Bahama Bay Marina a few years ago and was taken over by the Ginn company in 2007. They plan a huge development here, I suppose one similar to Bimini Bay on North Bimini. It is also the home of the legendary flats guide Bonefish Folley. Scott had of course heard of him and said he had fished with his son. Moses told us he was a cousin of his. And a little celebrity news.....John Travolta and Kelly Preston own a home here at Old Bahama Bay and this is where they were when their son died. On our bike ride we saw a small clinic in town but the West End of Grand Bahama is very secluded and basically no medical services nearby.
A little history about the West End. The old Jack Tar Marina became Old Bahama Bay Marina a few years ago and was taken over by the Ginn company in 2007. They plan a huge development here, I suppose one similar to Bimini Bay on North Bimini. It is also the home of the legendary flats guide Bonefish Folley. Scott had of course heard of him and said he had fished with his son. Moses told us he was a cousin of his. And a little celebrity news.....John Travolta and Kelly Preston own a home here at Old Bahama Bay and this is where they were when their son died. On our bike ride we saw a small clinic in town but the West End of Grand Bahama is very secluded and basically no medical services nearby.
Take moses everyday so you don't have to clean fish. Start (or rather continue) drinking as soon as you tie up in the afternoon. It will also avoid cutting your finger off will cleaning fish under the influence.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely handy having Moses along! We went back to the same reef spot today and caught 18 yellowtail and threw twice that many back. We also caught some grouper. Scott is our "Moses" today....cleaning the fish that is.....
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