Blog day 3 (work day)

 Today we were out the door by 8 am, we set off to Jordans ex wifes house to completely take apart her 16x16 foot deck. The goal of this was to preserve wood to rebuild Jordan's platform for the boat he keeps at his house. we learned how to use several power tools, while also using crowbars, hammers, and mallets. This job was extremely long and tiring, in the 85-degree heat. We eventually finished, then jumped in the pool and headed back to Jordans. Once we got there we saw that the concrete ramps were filled in nicely and that we did a good job on those. We next unloaded all the wood and organized it in his backyard to take off all of the rusty nails on Friday. After all of this, we went home for a little nap and then went back to Jordas again in East Boca. Jordan showed us the rods, lours, and techniques we will be using to catch Wahoo and tuna tomorrow hopefully. Today we had a total of 7 hours of work and learning. We are up tomorrow at 6am. 

                                                                            

                                                         The boys flexing on the finished deck

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  1. RossMay 11, 2023 at 4:17 PM

    What kind of lures are you using? How are you finding the fish?

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