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Post by arrantzale on Oct 14, 2010 17:15:01 GMT -5
Got out to the SSP around 8 and bought some of the smallest shrimp Ive seen there in a long time. Anyway bait was abundant, large greenbacks and threadfins. Not much doing the first few hours except for there being tons of tarpon around all morning. I free lined a pinner and a threadfin in hopes to jump one for a little action, didnt work. The mackerel showed up in force around 11, I caught a few and the 2 guys next to me were catching a lot of them on cut whitebait. All of the macks I saw come over were pretty big. I caught a short grouper, about 17 inches on a shrimp of all things. I also had a pinner soaking all day with no takers. Great weather and a good day of fishing. Tide was outgoing the whole time I was there, I left about 1.
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Post by polkcntypierfisher on Oct 14, 2010 23:47:38 GMT -5
should have stayed for incoming we were there wensday all day didnt catch the first fish until the tide change to incoming then it was game on brung home 40 jacks and 10 mackeral had a blast
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Post by ripnlips on Oct 15, 2010 10:28:41 GMT -5
same thing with me on sunday. the bite started about 1 hour after the tide started to come in. all were bluefish and spanish macks. blues were pretty big by west coast florida standards. most were around 2 to 4 lbs. The macks were good sized too. they ranged from 21" to 26".
also decided to make one drift out for grouper and got a 21 3/4" that hit a big threadfin.
everything we caught was released. just wanted to go and get my fix.
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Post by gerard1031 on Oct 15, 2010 13:05:05 GMT -5
Adding to the Oct 14 report, went out around 3 p.m. to catch the very last of an outgoing and fish the incoming, sabiki'ing large greenies and pins was pretty easy, on my first cast of a live greenie I got a nice plunk and a hook up of a shorty gag.
On the turn floated a live greenie, out under the opposite span, got a hit and my line zigged left as I was reeling then zigged right and pulled against the pier to break off....dunno what it was but it was fast. Maybe one of those big macks. Continued floating a few pins and greenies, got a couple more short grouper and a gafftail cat, oh and what i think was the dolphin pull and pluck of a pinfish....no keepers but a steady bite until we headed home.
Oh, wife caught a pelican, brought him up, released him....off he went...to go find another line to tangle in!
Did see the mackerel fishermen at the front, had a few nice ones they were bringing in.
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Post by fishwander on Oct 15, 2010 15:08:20 GMT -5
Gerard
Were you using braid line , or mono ?
Did you use a mono leader ? If so , what pound test ?
Fishwander
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Post by gerard1031 on Oct 16, 2010 20:01:28 GMT -5
50 lb. Mono main, 50 lb. mono leader.
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Post by fishwander on Oct 18, 2010 12:34:28 GMT -5
Gerard
With a 50# mono main , and a 50 # mono leader , I would have thought you would be able to control / direct the fish. But since you never saw it , I would assume it to be a "Big Toothey Critter". Oh well , that's why they call it fishing , instead of catching .
Better Luck next time !
Fishwander
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Post by fishwander on Oct 18, 2010 12:48:47 GMT -5
Gerard
I was just over at Big Mike's site( with photos) and saw that they had several 30# kingfish come over the rail . Apparently they are getting them in the AM .
It would seem that you may have just been undergunned , and may need to invest in some steel wire for the kings ! (You know the big 'Toothey Critters).
Now get out there and haul in dinner .. lol !
Fishwander
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Post by gerard1031 on Oct 19, 2010 21:26:05 GMT -5
I'm guessing it broke off on the main though....since it was whipping back and forth...maybe Steel main!! YEA!
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