Today, Thursday, May 19th, is our 11th and final day on the job. We ended with a great day. We got to Jordan's house at 8, hooked up the boat to the truck, and we were off. We were on the water at 8:30, and spent the day fishing closer to the shore. Instead of going for tuna far out, we went for king fish and others only about 1-2 miles off shore in shallower waters. It was hot, and we didn't catch anything all day. The one fish we did have was on Jordan's line and it got snapped when Sam's lure hook wrapped around it. Although we didn't have the same results as we did the whole trip, it still was really nice having one last boat day and getting to talk some more with Jordan. When we got back we had to clean the boat quickly, as Jordan had to pick up his daughter. We said our goodbyes and were off at 2 once the boat was cleaned up. 

Today's time: 6 hours

Total time: 71 hours

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