today eric and i took our boat out for one last fishing trip. we hadn’t even fired up the boat since last december, but luckily everything ran fine (well for the most part). the fishing was pretty pathetic and we were really just going through the motions to say that we did it. we probably had lines in the water for less than 20 minutes total before we decided to call it quits and head back in. for all the effort we’ve put into deep sea fishing over the last few years, we really don’t have too much to show for the time and money we put into the sport/hobby, other than a few huge fish and of course a lifetime of stories and memories.

the biggest problem is that we never really got strong at dealing with the ocean’s rockin’ and we usually had to quit because one of us was seasick. we tried dramamine, bonine, ginger candy, acupressure wrist bands and lately even prescription scopolamine, but all either made us too drowsy, or didn’t work well enough. so with me moving out of town, the boat just having been paid off, and us having had a very short fishing trip, we spent the rest of the day cleaning, detailing and getting the boat ready to be sold. it’ll be sad to see her go, but she served us well.

there’s a bunch of lakes in texas near where i’ll be, so maybe i’ll buy a small fishing boat if i find that i have time, money and the space to keep one. i’ve never done much fresh water fishing, but after all of the expensive and difficult ocean fishing i’ve been through in the last few years, it might be a nice change.

if any of you guys are interested in a 2001 glastron 175 sx fish/ski runabout, let me know, i’ll give you a good deal :)