I was out yesterday with Randy (sleddeeddeeder)

First fish was on in about 3 minutes, didn't even have time to put the third line in the water. Fish came quickly early, but slowed as the morning went on.

Randy said don't bring anything, I have everything on the boat, this was an understatement.

First thing we find he already has 6 crab pots out, we (read Fish Monger) pull all of them and re-bait before heading to Possession with 11 crabs.

Randy has top of the line gear, all of it set up just right for what he plans to do on that day, rods, reels, line, downriggers, terminal gear, everything is right. He also has a system in how he does things and it worked well.

I brought some stuff with me, but really didn't need to, about all I needed to bring was a coat. He even said, if you guys are hungry there's some stuff under the seat, I lift the seat and he has multiple packs of beef jerky in different flavors, drinks and other munchies, looked like a 2 week supply.

About the only thing we could have done differently to put more fish in the boat would have been to launch earlier to check the pots before the sun came up completely. The bite was red hot at day break and slowed as time slipped by, so we would have had several more fish had we done this.

Fish Monger (Terry), it was nice to meet you. If anybody needs somebody to fill a seat you won’t be disappointed by having him in the boat, he’s a great guy. Did I say he also pulled all 6 pots….twice.


It was a great trip Randy, thank you for the good time.