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full moon + ebb & flow = good fishing!

Friday night was an exciting night of fishing for Jim, Tyler, myself & the Dangle's (Derek & Sarah). We put the boat in the water at about 8pm and headed toward St. Andrews Bay....in the pass. Apparently when there is a full moon, the fish are more abundant (? - and I don't question the 'pros') and if the tide is coming in, it will stir everything up; thus brining in all of the fish! While we were out there we saw a huge stingray (a.k.a. carpet) jump out of the water about 15' from the boat. We also had dolphin surrounding us practically. AND....we (the girls) guessed sharks to be the culprits for a mass amount of thrashing around in the waters just behind our boat - the boys say it was dolphin, but I don't think dolphin move like that - especially after seeing the dolphin swimming right next to the boat so gracefully. Although, one dolphin did manage to take one of our fish AND the lure...it broke the line and pissed Derek off (it was actually quite funny). We were out for about 4 hours and had a BLAST. I would go out over and over again if I could.

Captain Jim

We caught lots of blue crab as they were being carried out in the tide (via nets) - they make great bait. Derek shows me how to get the blue crab ready for bait - kind of gross at first...but then it's fun! Just tear off thier top shell and viola! Exposed crab meat ready for the taking!













Sarah's Redfish LOVED the crab!

Hello Ladyfish - what an ugly fish you are!

The Fight

The reward! And yes, that is a light on my head. You can see the fish's eyes in the water when the red light shines on them. Very strange, but very cool!

Tyler's Ladyfish

Margaritaville

Happy 38th Jim!

"Hey everyone, it's Jim's Birthday! Say 'happy birthday, Jim!'" And the entire restaraunt says....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!































THE best nachos this side of the border!!

Balloon Animals!

See any similarities?










This Bud's for You!


I see you under there Kris!














The plane and the "lost shaker of salt"

































































It's 5:00 SOMEWHERE!
Upstairs seating for us!

Mexico Beach

An evening at Toucan's for dinner, some ice cream for dessert (notice Kammie's blue smile below), and a walk on the Mexico Beach Pier to wrap up the evening.

There's a real toucan behind the glass!

This is the view from our table. Kammie and Addison play on the swings while we wait for our food.

F-22s fly overhead

Tyler gazes out into the water on the pier















Grumpy Jayce, Jim, Tyler, Kris, Addison & Kammie

Practice Shots

One night this summer we walked over to Felix Lake with my camera to take some practice shots as I start up my new photography business. Here's what I got......




















Addison & Kammie, forced posing.

The big gator underwater.

Addison & Kam with the gator in the background. He turned and started to come t'wards us as if there were eggs in grass. A bit scary.

The boys and an onlooker with a fishing pole.

Peaceful Felix Lake - besides all of the snakes and gators, that is.

Baby gator.

The hanging bridge....I love this bridge!

Kammie shots.......

This one with the gator behind her.