~~Snakeman~~
01-06-2007, 02:43 PM
There were only three fishermen on the Mad Son Friday morning, along with both Madson brothers. The seas were considerably higher than the predicted two to four feet, but were fishable. The wind was out of the south at 25 knots, but the current was running hard south, making for not much of a drift. The fish did not exactly co-operate either, with the total edible fish count being three...two muttons & a grunt, all caught by Jimmy Lee. Mike & I were tied with one sandeel & two squirrel fish apiece. The day before, they caught ten legal mutton snappers. Go figure.
On the way in, not far from the inlet, we saw two divers in the water, waving at us. We had seen a dive boat an hour before, but it was not in sight then. We took the two divers aboard, & made radio contact with the dive boat. She high-tailed it the 5 or 6 miles south to our location & we put the guys back in the water for her to pick up. I'm not sure how that dive boat would have found those guys if they hadn't been picked up.
~~Greg~~
On the way in, not far from the inlet, we saw two divers in the water, waving at us. We had seen a dive boat an hour before, but it was not in sight then. We took the two divers aboard, & made radio contact with the dive boat. She high-tailed it the 5 or 6 miles south to our location & we put the guys back in the water for her to pick up. I'm not sure how that dive boat would have found those guys if they hadn't been picked up.
~~Greg~~