No monsters to report.

Fishing was tough yesterday. But we managed a nice meal and some nice Grouper to boot.

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A few more. We even got to talk with the Coast Guard

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Looks fun. I didn’t get to do any saltwater fishing last year, or this year.

MNdrifter wrote:

Looks fun. I didn’t get to do any saltwater fishing last year, or this year.

I love the salt and live for it. It’s where my heart belongs. That’s a bummer you didn’t get out.

We were just down in the keys and did pretty well on tarpon and barracuda. Love the saltwater fishing, too.

Tarpon and Jack Crevalle are the hardest fighting fish I’ve ever caught.

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Nice fish, great memories!

gim wrote:

Tarpon and Jack Crevalle are the hardest fighting fish I’ve ever caught.

Yeah I was hoping to get on Tarpon this trip but it’s a hair to early. They are just starting to come north. Guess I’ll have to swing down for a few days around the end of June. I’ve already scheduled a mid-August trip down here for scalloping.

Rod Bent wrote:

Nice fish, great memories!

It’s actually a shame and a little sad (when I over think it). I doubt the boy has any idea how spoiled he is and how great he has it.

Here’s a couple from the other week. We got on a school of jacks and it was a riot.

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I don’t think Jacks stop pulling until you have landed them. They are fun.

2 weeks ago we are fishing the Gandy bridge in the bay by the channel. We are marking fish and birds are hanging and eating a large school of bait. I hooked into what I have to believe we Spanish mackeral about a half dozen times only to have them cut the line. Wish I had some pike leaders that day. Any how that’s the set up.

So we are fishing and all of a sudden mayhem breaks out and the water is like a washtub and a wave of disturbance is headed right at us. A school of Jacks (probably macks and blue runners mixed in) decided to bum rush the school of bait. It was remarkable to see that happen and about 60 seconds later it was all over.

Jacks are just beasts.

Matt Moen wrote:

Here’s a couple from the other week. We got on a school of jacks and it was a riot.

Matt, did you have a guide?

blackbay wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Matt Moen wrote:</div>
Here’s a couple from the other week. We got on a school of jacks and it was a riot.

Matt, did you have a guide?

Yeah, fished with a guy named Mike O’Dell. Best guide I’ve ever been with down there. He launches out of Hawks Cay resort. Let me know if you want contact info.