Finding Nemo - CABO day 5

We got up at 5:30 and walked to the Marina with the working folks. We arrived 10 min early, and check in was a breeze. We have a small boat and there will just be the two of us with the Captain, Jorge.

We head out of the harbor with about 200 other boats (no joke). And it feels like a race. The boat Captains all waive to one another and joke in Spanish. The lines are quickly put into the water with large squid looking lures. for the next two hours we head west at a steady pace.

The day is coo, and mostly cloudy. But it is still pleasant in shorts and short sleeves. About and hour in, Marci catches a nice Mahi (Dorado). It would be the only fish of the day, and most boats get to shore with no catch.

When we got to the destination (end of the world?) we stopped and switched to bait. we were about 300 yards form shore and were fishing for rooster. I guess these are not good eating, but they fight like mad. I hooked one (and yup, they are a handful) and lost him as he got to the boat. He was a small one at about 2 feet.

The rolling waves were tough on us and we both threw up over the side. I felt immediately better, but Marci has been a bit sick and was pretty green. We switched back to lure fishing for the two hours home.

Here are some pics from the day!

Getting live bait

Marci catches a Dorado (Mahi)

Trying to get to the bait