Hole In The Wall.......

Not just for Butch & Sundance.

We said good bye to Little Harbour early Monday morning. The winds have finally laid down. We wrestled the little hole in the water back on the bow of FF as we don't think we will be using it anymore on the trip unless FF sinks. So, with everything stowed away anticipating still some pretty big rollers we headed out. We were to report in to the 2 sailboats leaving yesterday morning also, one being John & Lori and the other some new friends we met, Bruce & Stephanie on Island Time. The tide was nearly at high and the depths were around 5 feet in the channel so they both decided to wait a little longer and then follow us out. We decided the best route for us and to experience another new port was to head to Great Harbour in the Berry Islands. We ran about 30 miles south along the coast of Great Abaco to the southeastern most point called Hole In The Wall. There is actually a fairly protected anchorage there but more importantly there is a point that jutts out into the ocean similar to the saddle area on Bull Shoals only the water here starts at about 100 feet and drops to 1000 feet almost instantly. From studying the chart it looked like a sure thing for fish. I convinced ACJM that we had made good time and we could maybe troll along this area for a little while and then reel up and run on in to Great Harbour, about 50 miles away. About as soon as we got to the edge we put out the baits and caught our first Mahi. It was a nice one, about 12 pounds. We continued to troll along the edge and landed one more nice fish and had 3 good strikes that got off. I'm sure we could have loaded the boat, but ACJM keep looking at the clock, so we reeled up and headed on. Too bad this spot is so far from anywhere, but I will remember it for the next time we pass by. By the way the bait of choice was a rigged ballyhoo and we caught the fish between 10 AM and noon.



ACTM

p.s. ACJM added some pictures to the "One Particular Harbour" post in case you have already read it...scroll down to see the added pics.