Chattanooga dentist Randy Holder was the one that got drilled by a hefty amberjack.
photo by Richard Simms
Lee Burgess with First Tennessee Bank had the fish of the day with a 26-pound grouper.
photo by Richard Simms
(left-to-right) Butch Johnson, owner of Humphries Flowers, dentist Randy Holder, and Lee Burgess with First Tennessee Bank take a well-earned break from sun while moving from one fishing spot to another.
photo by Richard Simms
Harry Fields, President of Chattanooga Business Machines, has that "rugged, wind blown look" as the Charisma churns to the next fishing hole.
photo by Richard Simms
Chattanooga.com Outdoor Editor Richard Simms shows off a keeping-sized grouper as Holder waits to catch one of his own.
photo by Charisma Capt. Ron Miller
First Mate Ben Jenkins has the outdoors in his genes. His father is President of the M,L. Lynch Company, world famous for their championship turkey calls. "I've got it made," said Jenkins. "I get to build turkey calls all winter and go fishing all summer."
photo by Richard Simms
Chattanoogan.com Outdoor Editor Richard Simms with a 16-pound red snapper that had been recently tagged by researchers with Florida State University.
photo by Charisma Capt. Ron Miller
Many miles offshore, a migrating cliff swallow could fly no more. He (or she) hitched a ride and rode all the way back to Mexico Beach with us.
photo by Richard Simms
Capt. Ron Miller helped build the 43-foot Charisma from the hull up.
photo by Richard Simms
The whole gang poses on the long ride back to shore. (left-to-right) Butch Johnson, Harry Fields, Lee Burgess and Randy Holder.
photo by Richard Simms
Mexico Beach is on the "undiscovered" portion of the Florida Panhandle, about 60 miles east of Panama City. The area is quickly becoming more and more "discovered" every year.
photo by Richard Simms
Harry Fields keeps an eye out from the bow as the Charisma returns into the small inlet to it's berth in Mexico Beach, Florida.
photo by Richard Simms
The gang is proud of the days catch that tipped the scales at 242 pounds. FYI, there's folks at the dock who clean fish for 40-cents a pound... a good deal!
photo by Charisma Capt. Ron Miller
After a day offshore, Chattanoogan.com Outdoor Editor Richard Simms had to slip onto nearby St. Joe Bay for some trout and redfishing. It's real hard to take a self-portrait of a 27-inch redfish. And you should have seen the one that got away!
photo by Richard Simms
Here's some scenes from aboard the Charisma recently on a trip taken by several folks from Chattanooga.