Spearo Gator
I kill fish
- Nov 17, 2018
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Nice red grouper Spearo.
The pick with my hand is a good size crab from his stomach.
Nice red grouper Spearo.
13 lb snapper out of St Aug on the 2nd Atlantic snapper weekend. Been a good week of vacation. 2 days snapper fishing in St Augustine and 4 days scalloping in Steinhatchee.
This is an honest question. I have only fished for an caught red snapper twice. Each time was incredibly dull, almost like ordinary fishing when they don't bite. Just lower the line over the side of the boat, jiggle it a couple of times, and pull one in. The ones I caught weren't that big, but they didn't fight that hard. It was lean back and raise the rod, lower it while taking up slack, and repeat. Is this snapper fishing as you fishermen understand it? I really want to know. I mostly fish inshore: reds, specs, and flounder. I have occasionally fished offshore and caught cobia, mahi mahi, mackerel, maybe a small tuna once.
This is an honest question. I have only fished for an caught red snapper twice. Each time was incredibly dull, almost like ordinary fishing when they don't bite. Just lower the line over the side of the boat, jiggle it a couple of times, and pull one in. The ones I caught weren't that big, but they didn't fight that hard. It was lean back and raise the rod, lower it while taking up slack, and repeat. Is this snapper fishing as you fishermen understand it? I really want to know. I mostly fish inshore: reds, specs, and flounder. I have occasionally fished offshore and caught cobia, mahi mahi, mackerel, maybe a small tuna once.
Once you get snapper or grouper off the bottom structure where they can cut your line they are like pulling up concrete blocks......good eating though so that makes it fun....amberjack off the bottom is a whole different story. Trolling for kings, mahi or cobia has no relation to bottom fishing.
Agree. But will say, pulling up 25-35 inch grouper will kick your a$$. I use the lightest tackle I can get away with out there (more sporting IMHO). That 30 inch grouper gave my buddy all he wanted. The shark, forever.
Definitely, but when we run out 30-40 miles we want food and use bottom rigs that are heavy.
Been there but in a 23 foot Sea Hunt off shore boat, my new boat is a 22'6" Tidewater Bay Hope it never catches me like that but it probably will. Glad you made it back in.Fat fingered on reply. 45 miles out of Anna Maria yesterday. 30 inch red grouper in pick, 14 lbs. Shark grabbed my fish when reeling up. An hour later got him to boat. Tough bite yesterday but we got a mess. Storm got me coming back, I’m in a 24ft bayboat. Gulf went from flat calm to a washing machine with 5-7 footers. I’ll just say me and Jesus have a new relationship today.
That’s s flat line special.Waves were so bad in the storm 3 flying fish ended up in the boat o_O. I put them in a baggie to show kids. Took pic on a plate. Damn those things stink like mullet.
Pics or it never happen.Ethan Whites mom is on the cover of Woods n Water with a nice redfish...that’s pretty cool
Was that at night? What tide? Looks like some good size on those.Shrimp are running in the St Johns, just south of the Shands bridge. It’s been many years since it was this good:
Was that at night? What tide? Looks like some good size on those.