Bream Bay Charters

Jerry and his NZ partner Mako (Finn) Kairau they have Jerry’s brother Ronald Thompson over from Minnesota USA and also his cousin Keith and his wife Joy Thompson were aboard Sumo once again on a repeat charter along with Jerry’s other cousin Kath and hubby Mike. Their friends Big Chris and wife the tiny Carolyn they all came on vacation all the way from Chicago USA
Everyone caught many fish and kept a few snapper, Trevelley and a few Kahawai and Mau Mau making it quite a productive & fun trip had by all
I cooked up some trevelley for a tasting which thet all enjoyed along with some smoked Tuna.
I found them a very interesting group on board Sumo today with Jerry being a Whangarei doctor whom regularly works in the Ozzy outback, his partner Mako runs a local guided tourism business and the Americans….three of them being retired Senior detectives and their partners all from the Chicago Police department. Crikey I’d love to sit down and have a listen to some work scenarios and stories of this lot!!
Yes Sir, that would be interesting to hear over a long cold Burbon or three.
One conversation I did overhear today was “loving retirement, it’s great to not have to carry a PIECE anymore “
My mind boggles at what it would be like to complete a full 30-40 years police career working as a cop in Chicago and then also become a Senior Detective.
Especially so for Joy as a Female African American Mother, working as a Senior Detective alongside her husband also on the force I bet she would have some hair razing and amazing stories to tell.
And who would argue with big Chris? Yes Sir !!! Right away Sir

Fred and Margaret Malcom are regulars aboard Sumo along with Roy and Gayle they bought Margaret’s sister Anthea along fishing today in very windy marginal conditions. Everyone has landed some fabulous snapper and a few trevs.
Gayle’s best snapper went 60 cm, Roy’s best went 54 cm , Anthea’s best snapper went 52 cm it was caught on Fred’s old Ozzy light tackle set that hasn’t been used for over 40 years. Margaret landed a good trevelley of 48 Cm and yet there’s more to come