John Maddux & Crew
June 30, 2002
This crew consisted of John "Kirk" Maddux from Gautier, John Snow from Woolmarket, Roy Faucett of Porter, Texas, and Ray Hilburn of Rocky Mountain, North Carolina. We headed south this trip and was pleasantly greeted by a nice tide rip about 20 miles south of Horn Island. Bait fish were plentiful as were chicken dolphin and even a small bull and some small cobia. Surprisingly flying fish were also sighted this close in. After having our fill there, we proceeded to some rigs south of there and got into some hard tails and AJs. From there we went to FH-7 and had a nice encounter with a large Hammerhead. We baited him with a bonita but failed to let him take it long enough and the fight only lasted about 30 seconds before he was able to spit out the bait. We headed further south to Sugar Hill, block 208, 3 nets lost, and then west to some more rigs and the SB wreck. Large snapper seemed to have lock jaw or we just couldn't get to them thru all the sharks. Anyway, everyone had alot of fish to pull on the lines and had a great time. Total trip encompassed 15.5 hours and 136 miles. Below are the pictures for your enjoyment. If you like them, please let me know.
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Chicken Dolphin coming in	Kirk Hooking Up	and Again
Roy has Chicks Too!	Ray has a Cobia	Kirk and a Bonito
Ray and a Chicken Dolphin	Small Bull Hooked Up	Reel Him in Roy!
Dolphin in the Water	Roy's Boated Him!	Another Shot
Another Pic of the Bull	John and a Bonito	John and a King
Ray Hooks Up	Amberjack in the Boat!	Another View
John Boats One Too!	Hammerhead Lurking	He's Running Under the Boat!
Ray Bags a Snapper	Another View	John Hooks Up!
John with a Snapper	Roy with a Grouper	John Fights the Sharks
Ray Shows Off a Red Fish		John Fights the Sharks
Roy Lands One Too!	And so does John!	John even Bags a White Trout
Roy Snags a Spade Fish	Ray and the Sunset	Another Shot
Ray Hilburn	Fish	Another View

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