Billy is Back!

The run from Little Harbour to Great Harbour with a little fishing along the way was a very full day. Needless to say we were a little slow getting around the next morning. By the time we got out on the water it was nearly noon. It is about 7 miles to deep water from the marina. The water surrounding the Berry Islands is amazingly clear. The seven mile run is in water around 10 feet deep, but it looks like it is 1 or 2 feet deep. We had creeped in the day before so we knew the trail was clear on the way out. There was a big cruise ship anchored just off shore and their tender was ferrying passengers to and from their private island. We started trolling the usual rigged ballyhoos and a deep rig and left the Billy Baits out of the pattern. We found a slick and a decent weedline so started following it. It was right along the edge and really looked fishy. We didn't get a strike for a few minutes so I pulled out the trusty old Billy and next thing I know we had a nice mahi in the box. We had a half dozen or so bite offs with the ballyhoo rigs and landed 2 big cudas on the Billys. Only one mahi, but enough for a fish fry on the back of FF III.

We are now in Bimini and getting ready for a dinghy day to investigate some of the back country. We did hook up with our old fishing buddy, Freddy Rolle, and plan on fishing with him Friday. Gonna try trolling for those big Grouper so stay tuned for the results.

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