Unusual Day

[H.Maier]

We pulled the barb out with some pliers and got some peroxide and benadryl from Valero Jam Beach. He went to Dr. and got tetnous shot and Lortabs. He said everything was fine just hope I can get him to fish again. No 7 on 7 football scouting for a few days. I wish I'd had Robalos or someones number in JB, it was touch and go there for a minute. Thanks Chris for your help.

[reeltime]

Did Robalo suggestion help your son in law?You got him some meds?Glad ya'll caught some fish but getting stuck sucks.

[H.Maier]

Started off this morning hitting the surf between the rock groins with a couple relatives. Water was decent but the seaweed was everywhere so we left and my son-in-law and I hit a cove near Jamacia and waded out to a spot and began to catch a few. We'd been there a couple hours and and I hooked a fish and not ten yards from me about a 5' shark with a head the size of a basketball hurled himself airbourne completely out of the water and when he hit the water my fish was gone. I reeled in and still had my jig and shrimp tail but must admit I was amped. Son-in-law remarked we should of had a video camera and I agreed. We fished another ten minutes with eyes peeled and started in and not 20 yards from the shoreline he was hit by a stingray through the top of his tennis shoe. Damn, what next? We get him taken care of and I turn off the blvd. on 21st and am greeted by police barricades, firetrucks, ambulances and sirens. I detour a few blocks and come up beside the apt. where across the street a house has fell on two men pinning them. I'm assuming they were leveling the house and it fell off the jacks or something. Think I'll stay home tomorrow and watch the history channel all day.