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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/9/2016 5:02:18 PM EDT
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/9/2016 5:05:36 PM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/10/2016 2:09:49 AM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/10/2016 4:45:27 PM EDT
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Trolled up these mahi in 85 feet of shallow water! Ended the day with 3 mahi, 2 Cerro mackerel, a small kingfish, and an amberjack (greater). The AJ was super wormy so we have it to my neighbor for crab bait. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 3/6/2016 8:54:55 AM EDT
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Caught and released some Graysby and a red grouper, then my wife's uncle caught and kept 2 porgy and a grunt. We were trolling home and picked up this Bonita. I'm going to collect some more and then rig them as swordfish bait.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 3/15/2016 10:52:12 PM EDT
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Finally got back in the water. The fish forgot they should be hiding.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/16/2016 1:47:26 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bigborehound]
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6 wahoo and 2 tuna in Cabo.
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Posted: 5/16/2016 3:41:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
Finally got back in the water. The fish forgot they should be hiding. http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/33719340-2F51-4252-B37A-EF98766EAA39.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/F4E35597-DB54-4CB3-97AA-C9AD4703CD43.jpg Man you killed it with the Hog Fish! Doesn't get much better than that. 
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Posted: 5/18/2016 10:01:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BayEagle]
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Brag pic. My son won his school's inaugural inshore tournament ($500!!) with this lil' (17 1/2") Red near Caladesi (shrimp on a 1/0 under a cork). Me and another Dad had a blast just being the Capt and Mate and having the kids fish all day. They got a bunch of trout and some other small reds, no snook that day unfortunately.
  With entry fees, gas, food, bait, (beer), etc it cost the Dads about $500 to make $500  but the kids split the winnings and felt like big-time champs. Awesome day. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/30/2016 4:50:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4:
Man you killed it with the Hog Fish! Doesn't get much better than that. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4:
Originally Posted By KELBEAST:
Finally got back in the water. The fish forgot they should be hiding. http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/33719340-2F51-4252-B37A-EF98766EAA39.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/F4E35597-DB54-4CB3-97AA-C9AD4703CD43.jpg Man you killed it with the Hog Fish! Doesn't get much better than that. IIRC three or 4 of the hogs were mine, and one had some parasites so we didn't keep the meat. The triggerfish was shot by my buddy. It was his first time spearing so I pointed it out for him, then went to secure it on the spear shaft and it fucking bit me on the finger tip. So I put another spear through the bastard. |
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Posted: 6/28/2016 11:32:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BuckMKII]
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Posted: 7/11/2016 7:30:47 PM EDT
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I took my dad out fishing today. Poor guy was sick as a dog but we I still had a good time
Also - Anyone near South Padre need 10lbs of fried snapper? |
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Posted: 7/22/2016 11:33:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/23/2016 3:34:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: pavlovwolf]
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Sorry for Mr. Limpet, caught this on tv recently. |
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Posted: 7/24/2016 9:46:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FDrifting: http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/fdrifting/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/5D6791FF-8FAC-411B-A46E-69EEBDFB0569_zpsxl8txwqt.jpg Wife's catch not mine. What a fight. I bet, even smaller ones can be sporty. Great fish. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 7/27/2016 7:17:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KELBEAST]
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Posted: 7/28/2016 12:13:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryRun into Warren Sapp down there? Apparently he got bit by a shark while lobstering in Marathon. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 7/28/2016 1:12:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BayEagle:
Run into Warren Sapp down there? Apparently he got bit by a shark while lobstering in Marathon. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BayEagle:
Run into Warren Sapp down there? Apparently he got bit by a shark while lobstering in Marathon. Nah, but I live in Summerland Key, 25 miles away from there. We had plenty of mayhem in our area this year. Overdue boats, dead diver, life jackets reported in the water, etc. It seemed like the word of the day was PON. As in, "PON-PON, PON-PON, PON-PON..." |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 7/31/2016 9:32:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KELBEAST]
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Spiders on Sunday
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Posted: 8/13/2016 2:46:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
Nah, but I live in Summerland Key, 25 miles away from there. We had plenty of mayhem in our area this year. Overdue boats, dead diver, life jackets reported in the water, etc. It seemed like the word of the day was PON. As in, "PON-PON, PON-PON, PON-PON..." Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
Originally Posted By BayEagle:
Run into Warren Sapp down there? Apparently he got bit by a shark while lobstering in Marathon. Nah, but I live in Summerland Key, 25 miles away from there. We had plenty of mayhem in our area this year. Overdue boats, dead diver, life jackets reported in the water, etc. It seemed like the word of the day was PON. As in, "PON-PON, PON-PON, PON-PON..." When ever my tug is heading to the gulf in the summer season we always hear pon-pons from CG sector Miami and KW. Its pretty much non stop. 
The lobsters down there are much better than the Maine ones IMO. I love them. |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 4:50:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BayEagle]
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Reds are going crazy right now. Here is a 22" my son got Sunday. Took a freelined ladyfish chunk on a 1/0 circle hook, 15lb leader, drifting the transition from grass to sand to oyster bar. One of three we got in about a half hour.
 Look at the blue in that tail. Such pretty fish.  Got a decent trout earlier that gobbled a DOA TerrorEyz Glow. We were targeting snook but this little guy was hungry.  |
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Posted: 9/27/2016 11:07:27 PM EDT
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From this past Saturday at the Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association Tournament for Heroes on the Water in Virginia Beach...
My humble submissions included a 16.5" Flounder  And my first Speckled Trout catches ever... This 18.5" fish...  This 19.25" fish...  And this 21" Trout that got me 2nd place in the Speck Division!  It was a great time and I met some really great people. Can't wait to do it again Next year! |
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Posted: 9/28/2016 8:45:52 AM EDT
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Nice trout! I didn't even realized they ran up around Va Beach.
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Posted: 11/13/2016 8:29:05 PM EDT
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I caught this nice striper today in Hampton Roads with a rattle trap.
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Posted: 11/15/2016 11:54:31 AM EDT
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Let's just call this Grunt Day. Looking for grouper offshore as usual, but all we found were scads of grunts. Since we had 4 14yo boys on board, we anchored up and let them have at it. Pretty much had a hookup on every drop. Cleaning all those babies was a serious chore
  Tried trolling up some Kings on the way out and back, but no luck. Had either a Bonita or Blackfin break off a skirted ballyhoo (it left the swivel, looked like the wire came loose) but that was about it. Still, spending a Sunday 15 miles our in the Gulf on a great boat, with incredible weather, catching fish with a bunch of good friends, beats watching a Bucs WR sit out the National Anthem on TV. |
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Posted: 12/2/2016 5:13:04 PM EDT
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Just spent some time down in AL for Thanksgiving and was blessed with this redfish.. I know it's not a bull but this was my first time catching them. I'll take it!
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Posted: 12/2/2016 6:48:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bayrunner83]
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I can haz Tog?
 Attached File Attached FileA nice day at the CBBT, it was a little choppy though. We also caught some toadfish  and some short sea bass. We also saw a seal snacking on a rather large striper. 
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Posted: 12/15/2016 12:37:48 PM EDT
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Every time I see a Tog it reminds me of Bill Engvall's comedy skit "Dorkfish"
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Posted: 12/27/2016 8:29:46 AM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/29/2016 10:39:30 AM EDT
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After a couple month long hiatus, I finally got back on the water. My buddy came down from St Pete and we took another guy from work. We trolled up a Bonita on a planer with a tiny spoon, then anchored up and did some yellow tail/bottom fishing. We got 9 decent YT's (no flags) and caught a cero mack. Eventually we switched to a deeper spot and tried with no luck. We decided to troll the planer on the way out with a bigger PET spoon and got a nice king. It maxed out the 36" cooler. I'm going to be buying a few more planers and big spoons since the kings are coming to the Keys for the winter.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/9/2017 12:15:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KELBEAST]
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I'm trying to embed a video... I don't know how. We got a nice mahi and went to the reef and I speared a 19" mutton.
http://s967.photobucket.com/user/jbarrettuscg/media/9E6300C4-CEB6-47EA-8FCB-73445A27F8E1.mp4.html <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid967.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae152%2Fjbarrettuscg%2F9E6300C4-CEB6-47EA-8FCB-73445A27F8E1.mp4&title="> |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 1/28/2017 12:22:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KELBEAST]
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So we hit a couple spots yesterday. It was definitely wetsuit weather in the Keys. Water temp is in the low 70's so I wore my 3/2. I shot 3 of these, and missed a shot on a monster because I was using my small speargun. If I had my roller I could have launched the spear straight through it. Or I could have tried holding my breath longer and getting closer.
While I was cleaning my gear and having a shower beer, my wife made Panko crusted hogfish in the pan. Doesn't get any fresher. 
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Posted: 1/30/2017 12:29:45 PM EDT
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My son's first Sail, two weeks ago. Snotty day on the water, but beautiful experience.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/4/2017 9:27:50 PM EDT
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My wife and I did a lionfish workshop today with the REEF organization, then went out for some scuba diving. The group ended up slaying. Unfortunately i didn't get any.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/17/2017 10:22:03 PM EDT
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I love spearfishing
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/23/2017 8:55:40 PM EDT
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So we wrapped up a weekend of fishing with a good haul on Sunday. We got 4 lionfish, a monster spider crab, and I speared the biggest mangrove snapper I've ever seen, plus my first yellow jack. We were between 20 to 30 feet for most of it.
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Posted: 2/23/2017 11:05:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
So we wrapped up a weekend of fishing with a good haul on Sunday. We got 4 lionfish, a monster spider crab, and I speared the biggest mangrove snapper I've ever seen, plus my first yellow jack. We were between 20 to 30 feet for most of it. http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/D270F9B3-E5A1-4FDB-B798-B3869D398036.jpg KELBEAST, you are living the dream brother. What key do you call home? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2017 6:26:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4:
KELBEAST, you are living the dream brother. What key do you call home? I'm on Summerland, and I'm just trying to make the most of this tour. Unfortunately it feels like we can never catch a break with the weather on the weekends. This past weekend was awesome though. Except Saturday. It was rough but we ran 20 miles offshore looking for the gulfstream and didn't catch a single fish. Today (Saturday) is beautiful and I'll be stuck at work chillin with my dog. Hopefully I can post some more pics in March. |
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Posted: 4/3/2017 10:41:23 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BayEagle]
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Offshore yesterday in the Gulf. We were trolling for Kings for a while. My son hooked into one, lost it, and then this fella hit the line immediately.
Decided to try the bottom for some grouper in about 85ft. Could not, for some reason get a keeper size grouper, lots of snapper though. And probably about 30 stinking squirrel fish and lizard fish  . BUT my son did catch his first Lane Snapper. Terrific eating.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/17/2017 7:29:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BayEagle:
Offshore yesterday in the Gulf. We were trolling for Kings for a while. My son hooked into one, lost it, and then this fella hit the line immediately. https://s11.postimg.org/enp13z3yr/bonito.jpg Decided to try the bottom for some grouper in about 85ft. Could not, for some reason get a keeper size grouper, lots of snapper though. And probably about 30 stinking squirrel fish and lizard fish . BUT my son did catch his first Lane Snapper. Terrific eating.
https://s29.postimg.org/5vm11249z/lane.jpg 
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Posted: 5/18/2017 2:24:59 AM EDT
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Did some flounder fishing today. All released.
 Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached FileThere were more, maybe 10 or so, but they didn't make the photo cut. |
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Posted: 5/21/2017 7:21:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
Did you keep the Bonita? I've been freezing them for bait but just found out from the Google that if bled, iced, rinsed, and trimmed properly they're basically sushi/sashimi grade. I've been trashing some perfect meat. I still haven't tried it. http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/583D1786-6B19-4A71-8FE8-FB193A919243.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/BF4C922A-AD5A-4726-A689-A6A0D5B825FA.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/24A6B1B5-6E37-4FDA-887B-0BC427918156.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST:
Originally Posted By BayEagle:
Offshore yesterday in the Gulf. We were trolling for Kings for a while. My son hooked into one, lost it, and then this fella hit the line immediately. https://s11.postimg.org/enp13z3yr/bonito.jpg Decided to try the bottom for some grouper in about 85ft. Could not, for some reason get a keeper size grouper, lots of snapper though. And probably about 30 stinking squirrel fish and lizard fish . BUT my son did catch his first Lane Snapper. Terrific eating.
https://s29.postimg.org/5vm11249z/lane.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/583D1786-6B19-4A71-8FE8-FB193A919243.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/BF4C922A-AD5A-4726-A689-A6A0D5B825FA.jpg http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae152/jbarrettuscg/24A6B1B5-6E37-4FDA-887B-0BC427918156.jpg |
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Posted: 5/22/2017 10:00:28 AM EDT
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/24/2017 7:38:45 AM EDT
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One of the 8 sharks we caught last weekend.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/25/2017 8:00:24 AM EDT
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My buddy is in town and it's been a bad south wind so we went out on the gulf side. Got 3 spider crab for dinner. I had to doctor the pic a little because they were in my livewell and there's almost no light.
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Posted: 5/25/2017 8:36:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mercinarysniper:
Got on some small blues yesterday... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/117689/image-20170521-164743-213793.JPG |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 10:04:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BayEagle:
I grew up catching (and eating) those in the Delaware Bay in back of Cape May. It's weird when we catch one down here once in a while. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/25/2017 1:53:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mercinarysniper:
I like seeing the FL guys catch one around 18" or so and comment about how big it is! LOL! The last few weeks has seen a good run of blues in the 34-40" inch range. Too big to keep, but so fun! The ones I posted were caught in North Jersey, around Belmar. The D-Bay has been good for weakies of late. Just sold the Old mans boat last month, as he had a stroke. |
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Posted: 5/25/2017 10:39:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bigborehound:
How big are the weakies. I remember catching the tiderunners outside D-Bay back in the 80's. Just sold the Old mans boat last month, as he had a stroke. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/26/2017 1:33:45 AM EDT
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Went out tonight and got on some yellowtail snapper, some small grouper, and we managed to get my buddy hooked into a 6-7' nurse shark. The Daiwa sealine LD30II handled it no problem. This reel really impressed me tonight. I'm considering getting a LD20II on a standup rod for bottom fishing wrecks.
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