Happy Monday, friends! I have something rather exciting for you today. Do you remember when I mentioned that John and some guys fished in the Lowcountry Tarpon Tournament? Well, I finally had time to get through their GoPro footage of the weekend… As you can recall, we have been after the [apparently] elusive tarpon several times recently to no avail. I know, I know, Hollis. Quit telling us about how you didn’t actually catch a tarpon. Right?
Yes, it’s what you think. We had it all planned out: Labor Day weekend was going to be it. My dad came down to fish with us, along with our neighbor and one of John’s coworkers, who also brought his son. We prepped on Saturday afternoon, getting the Sea Hunt (“Marmaduke‘s Revenge”) ready with all of our tackle & gear for the next day. We went to be early the night before, planning to be up and at ’em around 5 am and have the boat in the water by 6 am 6:25 am. Check. Out near the jetties part Charleston Harbor looking for bait by 6:30 7:15 am. Check.
If you remember last week’s recap of the Governor’s Cup Series so far, you’ll know that the Rascal was leading the pack in series points going into the Edisto Tournament. Our boys caught 3 sailfish & 1 blue marlin for the tournament, landing them in 2nd place behind the boat Trick ‘Em (48). They were neck and neck going into day 3 of the tournament, but the winning boat edged ahead with their 2 blue marlin over the Rascal’s 2 sailfish in the end. Either way, they all deserve a big congrats!
So, where does everyone stand overall?
So I am not sure if I ever mentioned that the Rascal (seen here, here, and here) currently holds the bragging rights for South Carolina’s state record blue marlin. Pretty cool, huh?! They caught this bad boy back in 2005 (unfortunately before I came on the scene :)), and there is a great mount of it as you get to the dock at Georgetown Landing Marina.
So! As I mentioned yesterday, our pal Elliott was nice enough to bring over some fresh cobia from his successful fishing adventure for us to grill (Thanks again, dude!). He brought over enough for us to have 2 big pieces each, with a couple left over (hello, lunch the next day). With a pretty hefty amount of fish to grill, we tried it 2 different but very complimentary ways. Both are incredibly simple and delicious, and I promise you’ll want to snag yourself some cobia to give these recipes a try!
It’s Hump Day! How is everyone’s week so far? Ready for the weekend? Me too! It’s the Billfish Invitational at Bohicket Marina starting tomorrow, and although I am not fishing in it (insert sad face here), John will be doing so aboard the Rascal, so I will be cheering them on from the docks!