Miss Judy Charters
Captain Judy Helmey
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!"
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
August 6, 2007
Captain Judy's Saltwater Fishing Report
Which includes:
Inshore report, Offshore Report, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!" (Story)
Savannah Snapper Banks
Captain Tommy Williams along with his first mate Jarrod Morris took out the "CCA Boys" this past week. Captain Tommy donated this offshore trip to the CCA Banquet, which is held as a fundraiser. There is a lot that can be said about the efforts and accomplishments of the CCA. To find out more log on to www.joincca.org And by all means "JOIN NOW!"
My dear and long time friend Harry Lowe made the arrangements and joined in on the fish catching fun. The fishing line up went something like this: From Atlanta: Jason Parker, Dwight Franz, and Stephen Clemets From Savannah: Harry Lowe, Chuck Stein, and Ray Williams
As all arrived to the dock all fishermen seem to have the same great idea. The consensus was that they were going fishing, which was a good thing and if they caught something that would be the icing on the cake. Now I have to tell you how great it would be if all fishermen had that attitude when they left the dock! Believe me for all those that do they are greatly rewarded!
Captain Tommy asked what they would like to do after it was ascertained "just fishing" someone asked about "king mackerel. That put a sparkle in Captain Tommy eye, because his newly added set of downriggers has been working quite well in the catching lot-of-king mackerel. He also hooked a few sailfish last week while fishing for kings. So it was decided trolling it would be!
Off they went into rough sea conditions even thought the offshore weather forecast predicated 2 to 3 foot seas with light winds. So much for that! After taking the long ride, because of the head on sea conditions, rigged were baited, and lines were set. The big question is "were there kings?" "Yes there were several kings caught, but here's the big story for the day."
Jason Parker of Atlanta caught, fought, and landed the big fish for the day, which was a "a smoker king!" When the fish was gaffed and brought into the boat it weighted right at 55 pounds. After the long ride home with several looks in the cooler the fish lost about 28 pounds. If you have done your subtraction correctly you know what the fish weighted when they reached the dock, but that's not really important. What's important is the fact that they caught fish, Jason caught the biggest fish, and they all had a great time doing it! Now why can't all of our fishing trips have such a positive attitude?