Weekly Report

 Weekly Reflection


We arrived last Sunday remarkably unaware of what the week ahead had in store for us. When communicating with Jordan, we talked about doing film work and smaller, more tedious tasks like cleaning rods or the boat; however, we’ve done so much more. On the first day, we met Jordan early and were treated to a morning of fishing. He introduced us all to a new form of fishing called slow-pitch jigging. We practiced slow-pitch jigging by putting our hands next to the reel and our elbows on the opposite side of the rod for support, then we pulled the line up and let it flutter down in a similar motion to fly fishing. The fishing was slow, but we ultimately caught three king mackerel. After fishing, we went to home depot with Jordan to gather the supplies to build concrete ramps and move water and electrical closer to the boat. We dug an area for the ramps and set concrete, with dirt evenly surrounding it, and steel pieces to provide support. It was enjoyable and valuable work to learn. On our second day, we learned how to make concrete and poured it into the boat ramps we had set the day before. For day three, we took apart Jordan’s ex-wife’s deck and used the wood to make a deck by Jordan's boat. Afterward, we took a break and set up jigs with Jordan before he treated us to Mexican food for dinner. We had a great time fishing on day four, Mark and I both caught small blackfin tuna, and Jordan caught a medium fish. When we finished, Jordan had us clean the boat before he showed us how to filet and cook the tuna. On day five, we used the wood from his ex-wife's deck to build a 6x8 foot deck right by his boat platform. We used the piping from home depot on day one to move the water and electrical closer to the boat. We learned how to use plumber's glue and primer to make a secure piping system. We fished again today, going after Mahi, though we only caught one because we determined it was too early in the season. On Sunday, Mark and Jackson thoroughly cleaned the rods as I helped Jordan replace the faucet in his kitchen. Watching it was interesting, and I learned a lot about basic plumbing. This week was very productive; we helped Jordan with many projects around the house, especially projects related to the boat, and in return, we went out on four fishing trips and learned a tremendous amount about fishing and basic construction.

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After starting with a challenging wake-up around 5:15, we made a quick breakfast and drove to Jordan, our mentor's house. We arrived around 6:15 and had a debrief of what the week ahead would look like. By 7:00 am we headed towards the docks to fish with Jordan on his friend Mike's boat, quickly heading offshore staying in between a depth of 150 to 500 feet. We learned how to fish by slow-pitch jigging, pulling the line up, and letting it flutter down in a similar motion to fly fishing. We caught two king macroll before heading inshore at 11:00. When we arrived inshore, we returned to Jordan's house to create a list for home improvement work. At home depot, we got conduit, PVC pipes, and concrete; we then returned to Jordan's to lay the setting for two concrete ramps, so he could properly put his boat in his backyard, which took us three, a couple of hours. In total, we worked 8:30 hours today.
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Day 4

We started off early today, at 5:45 am, and met at Jordan's house to go fishing. We got his boat in the water and left the dock by 6:00, admiring the 50 million-dollar waterfront houses as we left the inlet. For the first hour, we trolled for wahu as we slowly cruised to deep enough waters for tuna at 320-500 feet. We jigged for tuna; Mark and I both caught an adolescent-sized fish, and Jordan caught an adolescent and medium-sized fish. We returned around 12:00 and thoroughly cleaned the boat while Jordan attended a quick meeting. When he returned, he taught us how to filet a fish, and he eventually cut the tuna into raw cubes of sashimi for us to try. He also showed us how to sear it over the stovetop and recipes for cooking it. In total, we worked 8.5 hours today.
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Day 8

We woke up early today in order to make breakfast before we met Jordan at 8:00 am to go fishing. By 8:30 we were out on the water, and we started trolling as we cruised to deeper waters. We really prioritized filming for Jordan today, especially making sure to catch his sponsors in the videos. We got to a depth of around 750 feet, or roughly 6 miles from shore. We all tried different methods, having Jackson and Mark cast on the surface for Mahi while Jordan aimed toward bottom for gold tidal and I jigged in the middle for anything. It was slow and in 5 hours I only caught one small Benita and Jordan caught a large blackfin. We got back to Jordan's house and cleaned his boat while he cut up some tuna for us to take home. In total, we worked 7 hours today.
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