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Post by tristan on Aug 25, 2017 12:58:10 GMT -5
So, is everyone so busy catching fish they don't have time to post?
Tonight looks like a decent tide, might give it a try.
Tristan
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Post by snookninja on Aug 25, 2017 14:32:04 GMT -5
I caught another 40 inch snook this week down of a dock in Lee county. Snapper bite is hot at the moment and cobia are being caught from shore.
Shark Bite is also good.
Lots of rain, so bite mite increase, but considering lake O dumps it's run off into our river the bit will go down in the next few days as the salinity will go down.
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Post by tristan on Aug 25, 2017 16:27:35 GMT -5
That's a lunker Snook for certain! Were you fishing at night? Cobia from the shore is music to my ears! Any idea how they're targeting them? Chunk o' crab? Anybody getting any keeper snappers at the N & S Skyway piers? Thanks for sharing the info, Snookninja! Hubbard's sent me this report (from my email inbox): In Shore Mangrove snapper are super thick inside Johns Pass right now tearing up nearly anything thrown out for bait. They are the most prolific around the docks, bridges and structure around the pass. The best technique for them is a freelined piece of shrimp, if the tide is running too strong then a small knocker rig style set up works well too. If you can cast net live greenbacks they work well for snapper too even cut in half! The snook are thick inside the pass still and the best bite has been on the tail end of incoming tide once the cooler waters have flooded the pass. The outgoing tide is hot and the snook are a bit more lethargic that time, unless it's at night then any moving water seems to have the snook ready to bite! Tarpon are still around the pass too, were seeing handfuls of them rolling through the pass on outgoing tides and coming back into the pass on incoming tides. They love a freelined pass crab or will hit the large flare hawk style jigs that are popular for snook. Near Shore The near shore waters are finally starting to kingfish again, just this week was our first schoolie kingfish of the fall run. This is a great sign as the mackerel are already back. The next full moon should bring large numbers of mackerel and more kingfish. Red grouper bite is a little mushy as of late but the best bite has been in the deepest near shore waters around the 17-20 mile mark in the 90-110 foot range. Drifting large areas of flat hard bottom and fishing the bait shows is the best technique for catching plenty of keeper red grouper. Mangrove snapper near shore have been active too especially around the large ledges, rock piles or wrecks. Cut threadfins or sardines on a double snell rig with 4-6ot hooks and 40-50lb test seems to be the ticket for the super smart mangrove snapper. To learn how to tie a double snell rig, check out Capt. Dylan Hubbard's tips and tricks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiaOiD1Bcvs&t=56s |
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Post by karneei on Aug 25, 2017 18:11:55 GMT -5
"Anybody getting any keeper snappers at the N & S Skyway piers?" I caught a couple last week around the jetty that leads to the SSP, at night. I was using threadfin and chunks of large pilchards I sabiki'd up the week before at the SSP. Shrimp will work, but you will have to fight through the pinfish more. I usually buy 4 to 5 dozen and try to hide the hook in the tail as much as possible. I don't worry how long they will live like that because something (usually pinfish or sand perch) willhit them pretty quick. Wish I could make it out there this week. Good luck! Bring home a limit!!  |
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Post by bman on Aug 25, 2017 22:11:32 GMT -5
I went and did some fishing on the day of the eclipse... The bigger fish must have been looking at the sun cause they didn't see my baits. Caught a few just keeper snappers and a couple of smaller grunts, but threw them all back.
I took a drive to the end of the bridge and saw a couple of guys with at least 3 keeper grouper in their bucket. At least someone caught something!
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Post by blacktip on Aug 25, 2017 22:15:20 GMT -5
I'm just "sooooooo" busy, thinking about fishing, I don't have time to.
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Post by tristan on Aug 25, 2017 23:52:05 GMT -5
Man, that sounds too familiar. Time to stop thinking, and get to doing.  |
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Post by montylfl on Aug 26, 2017 1:25:34 GMT -5
"Anybody getting any keeper snappers at the N & S Skyway piers?" I caught a couple last week around the jetty that leads to the SSP, at night. I was using threadfin and chunks of large pilchards I sabiki'd up the week before at the SSP. Shrimp will work, but you will have to fight through the pinfish more. I usually buy 4 to 5 dozen and try to hide the hook in the tail as much as possible. I don't worry how long they will live like that because something (usually pinfish or sand perch) willhit them pretty quick. Wish I could make it out there this week. Good luck! Bring home a limit!! I am finding the smaller the shrimp the better. |
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Post by snookninja on Aug 26, 2017 12:44:07 GMT -5
That's a lunker Snook for certain! Were you fishing at night? Cobia from the shore is music to my ears! Any idea how they're targeting them? Chunk o' crab? Anybody getting any keeper snappers at the N & S Skyway piers? Thanks for sharing the info, Snookninja! Yes at night, 1st trophy snook I caught in a few weeks, I was beginning to think I lost my touch. The cobia are being caught on everything from shrimp and pin fish to artificials. I've not caught one but two weekends in a row my buddies have caught them on the morning bite. I typically fish evenings and nights. |
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Post by karneei on Aug 26, 2017 16:17:39 GMT -5
"I am finding the smaller the shrimp the better."
That's good news! Easier to find and easier on the pocket book!
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Post by blacktip on Aug 26, 2017 23:01:01 GMT -5
I know what ya' mean. I want to dedicate a day to goofy jigs and rigs like it. Never had much luck pompano fishing. But want to give it another shot.
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Post by tristan on Aug 27, 2017 20:54:09 GMT -5
I wonder how all this fresh water washing into the bay is going to affect things...?
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Post by karneei on Aug 28, 2017 0:18:21 GMT -5
I wonder how all this fresh water washing into the bay is going to affect things...? Good question. I imagine it would depend on where it was. Father up the bay or up-river (Hillsbourough, Alifia or Little Manatee) may be more effected. I guess it all depends on what it picks up along the way, ie chemicals etc. |
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Post by montylfl on Sept 1, 2017 13:55:54 GMT -5
"I am finding the smaller the shrimp the better." That's good news! Easier to find and easier on the pocket book! The pinfish tear up the big shrimp before the snapper can get to tem |
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