Winter Flounder on My Own Boat!

Well I got back in the water late Friday afternoon. We planned on getting to the dock with plenty of time in case there was still mechanical problems with the steering affording us time to get over the party boat so we did not miss a day of fishing. We got all the gear loaded, started her up and at the dock everything seemed fine. It turned out to be a fine day. Mostly sunny and warm. Could have been a shorts and T-shirt day had I brought shorts. We were joined by my cousin Dave who caught the biggest flattie of the day. It was 1 lb. 15 oz. and 16.5" long. It was great to see him again. We had fallen out of touch for a few years after being very close growing up spending summers at the shore in and around LBI. My mother was high hook with 4 fish, I had 3 and Dave had 2 for a total of 9 fish for the day. We had as many shorts and a couple lost at net unfortunately.
The water was not clear but despite the rain and the wind the past few days it was not bad. There were really no weeds and grass to speak of in the bay and the water temp got as high as 56.7, which was at 5:30 when we started to head back in. All in all it was a great day on the water and a successful first fishing trip on the boat this season, hopefully followed by many, many more.