EaglesFanGirl Gets her some

[eaglesfanguy]

FINALLY.
Hit up some numbers a friend gave me. Bout 30 miles west of egmont key.
Rolled around a bit about a mile from these numbers. Watching the bottom machine.Saw some broken bottom and then a hurricane of bait. Tossed out the marker bouy, rolled back around. Couldnt get near the bouy 3ft seas and a nice breeze. Anyway, dumped the sled and hooked up.
Wifey looks at the bottom machine and say.. seriously..??.. i said yep drop em down. down go the frozen sardines. she's not feeling the vibe.. then bam.. she's doubled over.. Crankin like all get out.. i hook up.. pop goes the weisel.. im busted off.. she gets hers up.. and about "Poops" her pants.. 26 inch Red grouper.. her 2nd keeper ever and largest!
I rerig. drop down.. nothing.. she's all exstatic.. gets another dine.. down it goes.. bam 24 inch red grouper!
She gives me props .. i put her on a spot.
In 30 mins we hit 4 red grouper between 24 and 26 inches.

We keep working it.. and i decide to try some cutbait a chunk of ladyfish. Send it down.. Bang.. ,, whooa this is a rel nasty .. he got game.. get him topside.. no schlit.. a nice king..
Now the fun begins.. i hollar at her to get the gaff.. lol mind you she has no clue.. She gets the gaff and i guide her through it.. when i bring it to you stick him!!
I'll be damned.. That king came boat side she stuck it like a pro! Held it boatside and said now what?.. lol i said ill take it back off he's frisky! into the cooler he goes.. Now we got 4 redgrouper and a king and we only been fishing for an hour! Maybe 2. Time flies.
Next the keywest grunts busted on the scene.. we wore them out kept about a dozen. one nice Porgy.
Musta caught 400 small red grouper... Glad to see em so abundant. Not a single gag grouper. We fished in 75 ft .
Pics to come tomorrow.. Stay tuned.


Okay, ive recooped. and my sorry eagles got blown out, so heres some pics.

Allison representin g the eaglesfangirl with her 2 Reds.












150Qt coleman.


gettin to work, while watching football!


Grunts galore and a porgy

[filletnrelease]

Way to go, Steve & Ali. Nice haul. Still think you should have named your boat the "Philly Phisher" in Eagle Green though. And get you a hat, you look like Rudolph with that red nose.

[havetofish]

WTG Steve and Allison,
Nice days work.
How do you get away with cleaning fish in the living room?

[filletnrelease]

Sept 21, 2009 7:37:48 GMT -5 havetofish said:

WTG Steve and Allison,
Nice days work.
How do you get away with cleaning fish in the living room?

Kinda wondering that myself John.

[goindeep]

Nice report and pics, man

Sounds like a great day on the water.

eta: 30 miles out in a 21 footer

[fishindad]

VERY nice job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing better than when your spouse like to go as well!

Fishindad

[ripnlips]

that's an awesome haul. great job guys.

[tylerdurden]

good job. How'd the red grouper turn out? I was reading a thread on capt mels last week where the offshore guys were ragging on them. Said they all had worms and the meat wasn't as good as the gag grouper

Just curious, I dont catch grouper enough to be a conessiur but since you just caught some figured i'd ask.

[buzzcatcher420]

the red grouper bite was GREAT this weekend....

they were eatin anything we'd throw in the water too.. pinfish.. cutbait.. squid and shrimp combo... u name it.. they ate it this weekend...

no keepers for me tho

[eaglesfanguy]

Yea they were Feeding non stop!
I too have heard of worms in the red grouper, i think thats more on the inshore fish.I havent seen any.

As for cleaning fish in the living room. I put an old shower curtain down and she snapped pics.
She had to help, and it was hot out. So was easy to sway her to allow me inside

I wear my visors all the time Jack, and sunblock. The redness is my normal color.I dont burn anymore, im tan as hell.

Gag grouper flesh is a little firmer, but if you keep reds real cold, its hard to tell a difference. They tatste the same to me. Grouper is grouper.

My 21 ft boat has plenty of size for that water. It was blowing 10-15 southwest and 2-3 ft with bigger swells. We cruised just fine at 30mph in it. Seas were flat on the way home.
We also missed several more kings they wouldnt touch the flat line with wire, but put mono on.. they were smoking the scads we drifted back.

[montylfl]

Sept 21, 2009 7:39:36 GMT -5 filletnrelease said:

Sept 21, 2009 7:37:48 GMT -5 havetofish said:

WTG Steve and Allison,
Nice days work.
How do you get away with cleaning fish in the living room?

Kinda wondering that myself John.

I am lucky I can clean in the kitchen. Living room NO F WAY

[Tommy]

Way to go Stephen.............

goindeep, I'd have no problem going that far out in Stephens boat even further on calm days, couple years back we were out 90+ miles in 175' of water and we saw a boat coming, it turned out to be a 17' Ranger bass boat with 4 people onboard.............talk about crazeeey