No Fish For You, Kitties -- or for me too.

Had an even later start to the day today after having to deal with my insurance agent to get my home owner's policy switched to a landlord's policy and have the car insurance updated as well for the next 6 months.  Funny how the insurance costs just keep going up and up and we get less and less -- value of my Jeep goes down but, the cost for insuring it keeps going up and by law we have to have insurance (bet the insurance company lobbyists were involved somehow in getting the legislation and laws passed).

Honeymoon Island causeway

Originally, had hoped to get going by 9:30 this morning and maybe take that ferry over to Caladesi Island from Honeymoom Island sometime during the day but, it was nearly 11:00 before I got out the door of the RV so, decided I would just fish on the causeway to Honeymoon Island.  Picked up a dozen shrimp just before the bridge and pulled in on the other side of the bridge approaches.  My small rod gave me fits because I forgot to rinse out the saltwater from using it at Sunshine Skyway fishing piers so, I ended up using my big surf casting rod for most of the day and managed to catch my first Stingray -- about 2 feet long.  Fun to catch as it zigzagged from left to right as I brought it in.  I caught it on one piece of the small bait fish I caught earlier.  Also, caught a Puffer and a very small Black Sea Bass -- which had its mouth stuffed with a shrimp sticking out and my hook and small bit of cut bait and hook in its lower lip.  Making a pig of itself like one of my cats (Tiger).

Didn't go to Sunshine Skyway fishing pier today because I thought the trip to Honeymoon Island would be easier (and it was) and since tomorrow is Saturday, am thinking the traffic should be better for Sunshine Skyway -- we'll see.