Day in the life :)

Let’s see how I do here. Let me take you on a lobster trip for a day.

It all starts with decent weather, cooperative tides and a plan of attack. For this trip, we sort of had the weather (scattered showers, 10 knots of wind, but warm). The tides were expected to rise all day for us, and peak out at 3 foot above mean low water. We typically stay in the backwaters so it is skiff country!

Off we go – load em up

We headed toward the north to the areas surrounding johnson keys. In the picture of big pine key below, our house is in the neighborhood at the bottom of the island. Our route took us down around the northern tip of big pine through the pass between big pine and Howe key (bottom of the pic) and then south half way back down and off the screen to the left past no name key. Awesome picture eh?

Out the canal we go …

As we headed around the top of big pine, you can see that scattered showers meant scattered on top of where we wanted to go!

Game on. Once we get on site, Robin heads to the bow with markers in hand, and I get us close on the gps and she throws markers on top of the structure.

Then anchor down, and depending on how deep, don the tank.

In the water I go, net and tickle stick in hand, and poke around looking for critters!

Back on the boat, measure twice and cull the herd.

Rinse and repeat!

and fill the well!

Pack up and head home. On the way back we had enough tide to take my mangrove shortcut. it is not for the faint of heart, but knocks 5 miles off the run. yea that water is less than a foot deep!