FINS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Headed south to fish the south buoy. When we arrived at the buoy guess who's boat was there??????? Jimmy's sportfishing boat "Last Mango!" There was a captain, mate, and one guy fly fishing off of the back of the boat. At first we thought it was Jimmy but the closer we got it looked more like Michael Utley. What do you think?

From 2010-05-09

After trolling around the buoy and backing up to it for some chumming and deep dropping and still no fish we decided to go fishing for Jimmy! We found the "Continental Drifter III" at Middle Bight about 20 miles south of where we are. CTM cruised right by giving us all a close up shot! We hoped Jimmy would see the "Feeding Frenzy III" and invite CJM & CTM (who have now been to 14 concerts) and their friends on board for margaritas :) Can you see him looking out the window????

From 2010-05-09

Here's an interesting link to info on his toys:

http://www.buffettnews.com/resources/boatsplanes/

Heading out today to Nassau where we will say goodbye to Loopers & Kinscherffs :( Will reprovision the boat and head to the Exumas in the morning. By the way....this year CTM didn't have to fix the head for my Mother's Day gift....instead he found Jimmy!!!!! Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms and moms to be! Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM

TWO PIRATES LOOKING FOR JIMMY....

Will post something about our Friday fishing/snorkeling excursions later but we are scurrying around and readying Feeding Frenzy III for a fishing excursion south today. We got wind last night that JB is anchored in his yacht with all of his fishing vessels in tow about 25 miles south of Fresh Creek. So....guess which direction we are going fishing today??????

Will report on any celebritiy sitings later :) Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM

A DAY WITH MARIO ANDRETTI.....

Today (Thursday, May 6) we spent the day touring Andros. O.K.....now most of you know I drive a little fast (I take this after John Henry) but today we rented a van and a "dd" so we could run up to the north end of the island to a settlement called Morgan's Bluff. Holy crap!!!! It became obvious very soon that this guy wanted to be a race car driver when he grew up! We travelled at super sonic speeds on the left side of the road no less. You know how it is when you are in the islands or ride in a taxi in New York or Las Vegas...you NEVER wear a seat belt for some reason. We wouldn't think of getting in our cars at home and not cinch up. Well, I had my seat belt cinched down so tight that I honestly think I lost all of the feeling in my legs at one point! Anyway, our first stop was a "blue hole." Now, this is not to be confused with an "a hole" (what I wanted to call our "dd" before the day was over). These are brackish water holes that are on Andros....more than any other place in the world. Apparently they are sinkholes in the earth that were created during the last Ice Age! What the hell I am thinking...ICE in the Bahamas???? One more thing.....it was like in the middle of fricking nowhere! On the way there George, our dd, told us that there were wild hogs roaming the area near the blue holes. O.K....now let me get this straight.....some kind of weird hole of water with wild hogs roaming the perimeter.....not my cup of tea I am thinking. Once we arrived biting horse flies showed up....they call them doctor flies here because it feels like getting a shot when they bite you (we now call these Dr. Dave flies)! O.K.....now let me get this straight.....some kind of weird hole of water with wild hogs roaming the perimeter and infested with biting Dr. Dave flies....it was time to GO! Headed on up to Morgan's Bluff to look for some long lost cousins. Found none, but had lunch on the beach, went to the liquor store to buy mass quantites of rum (surprise surprise) and then headed south at super sonic speeds back to Fresh Creek. Ended the day with a fish fry on the dock and enjoyed fresh conch salad and drank a gallon of the Looper's famous "Love Potion"....delish I think :) One side note about the "Love Potion" is that Don used the water out of the hose at the marina to mix it up. We asked somebody after we had drank the entire batch if it was safe to drink the water from the hose and they said NO WAY! We were all happy to know that the head was back in working order due to the possibility of all of us now having Bahamiam Revenge! Guess due to the mass quantities of alcohol in the Love Potion that would kill any kind of foreign organism we all are fine...phew...didn't need the head but needed a BIG bottle of Excedrin!!!



Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM

HEADS "UP"....OR IN THIS CASE "DOWN"

Don't know what is up with the head AGAIN but it seems to be down AGAIN! We made three attempts at emptying the holding tank yesterday on our trip from Bimini to Andros to no avail! It is a really bad thing when the head is out of order for us girls.....not so bad for the boys! If you were reading our blog last year you will remember on Mother's Day CTM gave me the best Mother's Day present he could have.....he crawled in the engine compartment and tore the whole thing apart and repaired it. Well, looks like my Mother's Day gift is decided upon once again. Stay tuned for the continuing saga.....

We made the 120+ mile run from Bimini to Andros yesterday. We are in a little settlement called Fresh Creek. It is a pretty cool place....what I like to call the "real" Bahamas! The winds were fairly calm yesterday and we had a good run until the last 20 miles or so after hitting the Tongue of the Ocean. There were a few storms that fired up over the land that didn't affect us but the prevailing southeast wind did whip up on us a little at the end but all in all it was a good run. After we freshened up we headed over to the renowned Hanks to partake in one of his famous "Hanky Pankys." Lot of rum and other unknown ingredients! Delish!!!! We dined on fresh grouper and cracked conch and a good time was had by all.

From 2010-05-06

This morning we are up and are taking the day off from fishing and going to explore the island and look for some fresh conch salad. So....we're off! Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM

TUESDAY FISHING REPORT!!!

The Tuesday fishing report has !!! in it because it was exciting. Freddie showed up at 7:30 and he and CTM looked over the tackle and we made a plan. He/we decided to troll south for grouper. We didn't land any grouper but man oh man Leann with Dave's help landed a Mr. Barry Cuda that was as big as she is!!!

From 2010-05-05

We trolled for about two hours south. It was fairly rough and I had asked Freddie earlier if he could PLEASE take us to a yellowtail spot that was OUT OF THE WIND! I didn't relish the idea of trying to anchor AGAIN in these windy conditions. When I asked him where he had in mind to anchor he kinda sorta pointed to the SAME spot where on Sunday we had tried not one, not two, not three, but FOUR times to anchor:( :( This was NOT what I wanted....oh dread!!!!! Well, maybe it is just the Freddie luck but we actually anchored the FIRST time we tried!! The chum went in and everyone proceeded to get ready to fish. We were there only a few minutes and began to drag the anchor :( Dejavu I tought..... We pulled it up and dropped it a second time and it caught AGAIN! This time we were dug in for the afternoon :) In about 5 minutes after the chum went in the yellowtail showed up! It was like a Chinese fire drill! The kicker was that there was a HUGE amberjack that chased each and every yellowtail catch to the boat so everyone would scream, "REEL FAST...REEL FAST!!!" Thankfully Miss Jeannie hooked that SOB and the fight was on!!! After wrestling him for about 10 minutes he was able to escape but after tangling with Miss Jeannie he was "snake bit" and decided to move on because we didn't see him again :) We boated 50 yellowtail and frogged our sides with fresh yellowtail and the triggerfish from the day before.

From 2010-05-05

Today we move on to either Chub or Andros. CTM and I are mulling over the options this morning. Chub is near the Tongue of the Ocean and the dolphin fishing this time of year is supposed to be phenomenal due to the prevailing southeast winds but Freddie told us yesterday the dolphin should be here by now but have not shown up yet due to the unusually cold winter. So...we'll see!

Will report in tomorrow as to our decision hopefully. I say "hopefully" due to the fact that we are moving to a more remote location and who ever knows about internet capabilities. So....if you don't hear from us in a couple of days we aren't lost in the Bermuda Triangle....we are just in the "real" Bahamas! Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM

MONDAY FISHING REPORT.....

Monday provided a little more action....we went head to head with 6 Mr. Barry Cudas and 2 Triggerfish. CTM thought it sounded like a Tiger Woods scenario.....6 barracudas and 2 queen triggers all in one day (actually they were ocean triggers)!!! So...no fish fry again Monday night. John and Lori ferried over and joined us for dinner and drinks at the Thirsty Turtle. This was the same place we went to the full moon party a couple of years ago with GP, CP, JB, GB, JW, & MW. They/we don't need much of an excuse to celebrate here in Bimini!!!! So after 2 days of ho hum results we are calling in the troops.....meaning our favorite fishing guide, Mr. Freddie Rolle, with be joining us today to show us how it is done once again!!! (By the way, CP, we have cold Coca-Cola in the cooler for Freddie!) This is our last day in Bimini and we move on to either Chub Cay or Andros tomorrow. John and Lori are pulling out today as it will take them longer to get there. So....hopefully will have some fish pics to post after today's trek. Catch you on the flip flop.....

CJM

ONE SKINNY CUDA :(

Trolled down to our favorite grouper/queen trigger spot Sunday. Nothing on the way down :( It was fairly windy again. Our attempt at anchoring failed four times! (We think this was all due to defective zip ties we got at Pontiac Cove so CTM says there may be repercussions...know any good lawyers, Jabet?) Well, if you have been on Feeding Frenzy with "The Captain and Me" while trying to anchor you can imagine how tight my jaw was clenched. I think I might have to see an orthodontist when I return home :) We could see some awesome spots on the GPS and what looked like big grouper but just couldn't get the anchor to hold in the wind. Interestingly enough CTM never yelled one time at Don & Dave who were his sidekicks on the bow of the boat :) Tried anchoring in a more shallow spot and that did work for a short time. Now the kicker is.....we were about half way to the spot when suddently we realized that our chum was in the freezer at the condo :( Of course CTM tried to blame that on EVERYONE on the boat but himself! But...even though CTM was never a boy scout he does live by that motto, especially when fishing, "Be Prepared." Yup....we were prepared to make our own chum right there on the boat. We have been carrying oatmeal, the stinkiest "Always Save" cat food, and a gallon of menhaden oil in the closet now for about a year. So...Don and Dave proceeded to mix the concoction while CTM readied the tackle. Jeannie and Leann decided that Paula Deen didn't have anything on those two boys!!!! It kind of looked like oatmeal cookie batter. My thoughts were if this method of chumming didn't work we could go into the gourmet cat cookie baking business and make a fortune...you know....what we won't do or buy for our pampered pets????? Anyway, my determination was that this chumming would have worked as it looked great in the water, however, since our anchor didn't hold and we were drifting obviously all of the fish that the chum attracted were SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!! We did end up finding a weed line that was awesome and trolled it for a couple of hours where we finally did catch one skinny little cuda :( Big sigh of relief.....WE DIDN'T GET SKUNKED! So....today is another day and we are up mulling over our options. Think will troll to our favorite "Freddie North" spot to do some yellowtailing. Some of you have been in on that! What fun! Like fishing in a barrel most of the time! It is 85 degrees and not a cloud in the sky so it can't be all bad!!!! Catch you on the flip flop!

CJM