Gone Fishin'

A friend of mine brought his family down from Houston and asked if we wanted to take a fishing cruise out on the Gulf. It sounded like a good idea at the time, and it actually turned out to be. Overall it wasn't too expensive, considering the experience, and thankfully none of use got sick on the boat - which was a legitimate concern, since it was a bit rocky out on the waves, to put it lightly. The boat went full throttle for about an hour, throwing bucket-loads of water on us, out until we lost sight of the land.  Then they anchored us to an old oil structure of some sort and we got about an hour and a half to fish. The oil rigs create their own habitats under the water, so there were definitely a lot of fish of various sizes and types. Out of the 20 or so of us on the boat, we caught some Redfish, Sand Trout, Kingfish, and mostly Bonnethead Shark. Just about everything turned out fantastic on the grill afterward, and the kids had a great time. Surprisingly, Paul turned out to be the fisherman... and since I had to spend $47 on a fishing license, we'll be fishing again some time this year.