Ocean Bound: When Sharks and Dolphin Attack

It was a cool Sunday afternoon on October 19th, the last chance to get the boat out before she went into hibernation in the winter. Captain Gary and I took the boat out despite the fact that the heavens were open and the rain was flowin' while the cold and wind were blowin'. We tried our luck by the RT. 50 bridge with not much of a bite so decided to venture out towards the inlet. It wasn't long until Captain Gary had a reel fight on his hands, I got the net and yelled "Shark" as he pulled in the adolescent sand shark. No it wasn't jaws but it was a fun fight pulling in the first shark on the "Happy Ours." As we drifted through the inlet, 3 dolphin dorsal fins popped up about 75 yards away. We drove closer stealthily as we tried not to disturb them. We got a little closer and got quite a show as they popped up all around us like wac a' moles, about 30 to 40 yards off. People's fascination with these animals became quickly clear as we watched them move through the water with such grace. We observed them like ping pong spectators as we realized we were getting quite close to the break between the bay and the ocean. We did nothing as we crept closer to the edge of the end of the jetty and looked at each other almost daring the other to let her ride. We did just that and let her ride over a few good swells and looked at the inlet ferris wheel as we drew closer to the first ocean buoy. It was one happy hour taking the Happy Ours ocean bound!