Fishin' W/The Girls

[reelapeelin]

All the aspects of something I've wanted to do for years aligned this weekend and culminated in an offshore trip with both my daughters and resulted in some great fun!!

I'll try to be brief...several years ago, a close friend died...he's the guy I used to go offshore w/frequently...he and I were just starting to talk about taking my girls for a dolphin (Mahi) trip when he got sick. He passed, leaving his boat, which was bought by another close friend of his in Charleston, whom I've become close to and who employees both my girls at his restaurant; FINZ...the guys who made the Charleston trip met him...
So...this weekend I was down there to help youngest daughter move, seas were right, time was right, so we all pushed away from the dock aboard my old friends boat, at Toler's Cove at 4:30 am and headed out to a spot about 45 miles off...running like that in the dark can have it's moments, but this one went w/out incident...so a little after sunup, we've put the lines out and had had some hits, but nothing in the boat...went to 2nd spot...picked up a few med size dolphin...Lauren(Youngest) got her 1st offshore fish...



Dad even got to fish a little



Then it's Addie's turn...w/just a little fatherly advise, she goes to work



A little while later we get a 1st look



And welcome aboard Mr Sailfish!!



This kid is STOKED and although she's been getting more and more acclimated to fishing, this REELY did it!!...w/a little help from her friends, her boss on left and his mate on right we get some quick pics and release the sail none the worse back to grow up and crash another line later on.

Dad and his girls...offshore in BLUE WATER and w/good friends...



Boys...it just don't get no better than THIS!!...Hope all of you had a great Memorial Day weekend as well!!...