My fondest memories growing up were of catching large blue fish. When i received the call that they were back , I had to go. I Called my other Friends broke the news I was balling on our croaker trip. Did I mention the report was of chopper blues running 7/14 lbs
Was told to bring some good tackel since the blues we're blowing up drags on smaller reels.
Ah what the hell I just put together a nice jigging rod with a Shimano ci4 3000, 8lb power pro slick and a 30lb shock leader with a Croix medium-size rod I wanted to have fun
Alarm clock goes off at 1:30 am drive to my friends house.. arrive at 4:30 my buddy shows me more pictures of the blues they have been catching. What the hell, let's go get them.
We stop at DK and they don't have any Donuts
![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
what the!! Holiday weekend and donut delivery is Late. All DK in ocean city get delivered from same place. Bad omen
![Frown](images/smilies/frown.gif)
no donut.
We finialy get to the boat and out in the water. No tide we cast cast cast. No fish
![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
ok back to the dock grab breakfast a bloody Mary
![Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
x2 I look out at the water tides starting to move. Boats start comming out of the wood work. Somethings getting ready to happen.
Back on the water and like flipping a lite switch, Blue Fish blitz the inlet. Fish on a nice 7 - 8lb blue rips drag from my buddies okuma. Snap as the drag sizes. The day before had wore it out I was next with a hook up. Drag starts singing and the Shimano preforms perfectly. Wow I haven't caught blue of this caliber in 30 years. the light tackel battle yields a 10 lb blue
The Rock have nothing on a blue....
We continue to hook up on blue drifting and casting most in the 6 - 8 lb range some heavier.
I think we landed 20 or so but I lost count. I kept enough to load the smoker up and have fresh blue fish fry for the holiday.
Ended the day with sore arms and great memories.
Go get em.