Fishing? What’s that? Never done it before, but there is always a first for everything. We left from Biloxi around 7am yesterday on a 30 foot charter. 6 people, no bathrooms, not much seating, some drinking water, and a lot of fishing gear.

We headed out about 5-7 miles into the Gulf… that is out past the Mississippi Sound (about 20 miles total from shore). A long way for land-lubbers like myself. Luckily I had taken a Dramamine – just in case. The captain took us out towards the shrimp boats because he felt that the best fishing was found near them. He was right. The first few casts were fruitful for those that fished.

Why do I say “those that fish?” I was afraid… not afraid of fishing, but because I had never fished before, I was afraid of dropping the fishing pole in the water. So, I sat on the “sidelines” and let the “pros” do the fishing… until I was told that fishing was not a spectator sport.

I was handed a pole and within seconds I had hooked a fish, and he was off. 10-12 minutes of reeling, pulling, following the fish around the boat, I had pulled up a 75-80 pound Bull Shark. Not bad for my first fish, and now I was hooked – no pun intended. I ended up catching a Black-Tip Shark about the same size as the Bull. I did not take photos, but hope that someone did, and I will upload them soon.