So I haven't done one of these in a long while and I'm bored so why not? Let's start with the fishing, earlier this year I bought another kayak so my father could use the other one on our fishing trips. The kayak I bought is a Necky Vector 13 and I absolutely love it. I've always been quite fond of Necky kayaks and there are better yaks to fish out of but I chose the Necky for better speed and comfort. I really want a kayak with a pedal drive but those are really expensive. I've done a lot of fishing this year, probably more so than ever. Sharks are still what I fish for most and a couple of months ago I caught my biggest on a kayak so far, a 5 foot blacknose which is really pushing the limits of how comfortable I am with bringing a shark that size on board with me.

On to bowling, I've been playing in a bowling league the past year and a half. It's definitely one of the highlights of my week since all the people in the league are amazing and really laid back about the rules. My average has stayed a consistent 160 and I've been doing really well lately. My highest game so far is a 243. We dominated the first season we played and won the championship but have struggled heavily the last two seasons.

I don't expect anybody to read this but whatever, I just feel like writing and I could use some practice. Since I can't go bowling for a while after what happened to my thumb(maybe I'll write about that later) I went fishing on Monday at a spot near Little Talbot island. It's a great spot and really beautiful but it's kind of a long walk to get there. The first place I normally fish there is on the rocks where I've seen some pretty big Tarpon surface. I set out a couple rods on the bottom with shrimp and squid and then I started throwing out a lure. The first spot was a complete bust, no bites and my lure got hung up on something so I had to break the line. I then decided to go a little further down and fish on the beach.

There was a decent amount of mullet running so I threw out a cast net and got a good bit for bait. So I set out the rods again and this time pretty soon I got a really great hit that I thought was a much bigger fish but it was a Ladyfish at around five pounds which is about as big as most will get. Ladyfish put up a pretty good fight and will often jump just like their cousin the Tarpon. The next couple of hours I caught five more Ladyfish and lost two more when they jumped. I called it a day after that, total count was six Ladyfish ranging from two to six pounds. Ladyfish are pretty terrible to eat but I'm still pretty happy to have caught them cause they're great bait for sharks. Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to take my canoe or kayak out and try to catch some sharks with these Ladyfish.