Well I guess it's become more of our fishing blog, what can we say. First trip out for the summer season, and there was reason for optimism as reports had it the snapper were biting. As (usual?) we started out with the first catch of the day being a stingray. This is the third time. It's fun, kindof, because they are powerful, and it was cool to see this one gliding by near the surface of the water.

But after that there's the question of what do we do now? Today we hauled that sucker in and used a life vest to shield away the tail. Is this smart or something for Jackass? I don't know. The whole Steve Irwin thing has people a little freaked out about rays, when I'm sure they just want to get off that hook and back in the water.

They have these big eyes staring at you, and you'd like to think they might know you are trying to help.... nah, I reckon it would stick you given half a chance. It did calm down a little but was probably just tired. Plus it had stuck its barb right into the life vest.

So out come the pliers and we get the hook out, disentangle the barb, the net and got Mr. Ray back over the side.

Just in time because the next 3 strikes were all snapper of small but keepable size. Then a Trevally, a Kawahai (threw back) and we were done.

I see a lot of boats further out, but this was right in the channel between Tahunanui beach and Rabbit island.