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Capt. Rick brings my first dolphin aboard

Since my youth, I have loved to fish! As a kid I used to fish with my brothers at a small lake named Lake Osborne in the city Of Lake Worth, where I grew up. As we got older, we started fishing from the pier in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida east coast.

Then we learned the art of snook fishing off the bridges of the Intercoastal waterway. When I say art, I mean this breed of fish is smart and it truly is an art to be able to bag one. Especially from the height of a bridge like the Lantana bridge. The Lantana bridge was my favorite place to stay over most weekends to fish for snook. Snook is a game fish and is controlled by the Florida Marine Patrol and at the time you were allowed to have 4 fish a day with a minimum length of 18 inches. Gone are those days.

Capt. Rick and my bud Jeff Townsend with his big bull Dolphin

Back in May, my good friend Jeff Townsend took me out for my first charter boat fishing trip aboard the Surf Rider with Captain Rick Marchetti. We had a blast! Jeff and I hooked into a dolphin at the same time. He caught the bull, which is the male of the species and I caught the cow.

We had a good day of offshore fishing

Capt. Rick wanted me to toss mine because Jeff’s fish was bigger. I said no way, I am hauling this thing in, as I started reeling even harder. We were successful at landing both fish plus a slew of others.

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