As expected, the day started out bleak , with around 30 minutes of pouring rain during breakfast. Thankfully the rain soon cleared and not long after there were beautiful blue skies. Ben and I decided to take advantage of our good fortune, so we headed to the beach to try a bit of surf fishing. this time we decided to try something a little different for getting our baits into deeper water. We were gonna use a kayak to paddle out past one of the sandbars where the big fish like to sit. But as you can see in the video below my kayak paddling skills need a little work.
Once past the breakers, I was able to drop one of our baits out deeper but on the way back in of course I got caught by a wave breaking over the back of the kayak and ended up having to swim back to shore for the third time. Eventually our efforts paid off resulting in a little shark on the end of one of our lines.
After a few more hours without catching much (apart from a few catfish) we were treated to the company of a nearby pod of dolphins as the were chasing bait fish. I was able to quickly throw my drone up in the air to get a glimpse of the large pod before they all disappeared back into the murky water.
Not long after the pod passed us by we decided it was time for some dinner, so we packed up all our gear and headed out on the search for food. I’m currently writing to you after having successfully found a “tasty burger” and placing second in a riveting game of put-put. We’re not exactly confident we’ll be able to get back out on the water tomorrow due to weather conditions but if today is any indication, we’ll definitely remain hopeful that the rain will hold off a bit longer.
