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Post by dive2cfish on May 12, 2009 20:38:38 GMT -5
Headed out to SSP At 6:30 am. Stopped at the rocks at the entrance on a hunch. Put on a popping plug and worked the grass. First cast, a 12" trout. Sent him back home to get momma. Next cast, 18" keeper. played around a while longer, 16"keeper. Sun came up and that was that. Set up shop in the alley. Threadies were thick. Sent some to the bottom, not much going on. Tide was non existant. Got a 20" short around 9:30. Tide started moving a little bit around 11. Jumped first poon. Put another threadie on, hit again. Poon #2. Met up with Skyjay, started to Mango fish. Got hit by the "What the F### was that?" Popped 60# Mamoi like it was 10# test. 12:30, 3rd Poon on. Gotta love em. Shortly after popped again by "What the f###." Managed limit of Mangos. Just got done with dinner. I made a white wine, butter, caper, basil, garlic reduction, saute'd filets. Yum. See ya on Sunday.
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Post by goindeep on May 12, 2009 20:46:43 GMT -5
Great report Chris. Good to hear about the poons.
My gf got hit by the same 'what the ####' fish while I was nappin in the van Sunday. Popped my 50# power pro the same way.
And that recipe sounds great. Reminds me of my sous chef days.
Fish on
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Post by SkyJay on May 13, 2009 15:10:47 GMT -5
Nice report Chris, and nice to meet you by the way. Would like to have stayed longer, but 8 hours is about the ole Lady's limit, especially in the heat. Sounds like a great dinner, ya had there. Glad to hear you got to play with Megalops. He's my favorite to. Fish On... J P.S. We had a couple visits from WTF Fish to. Seemed to be swimmin awful hard and fast for a Mudfish. Seen a couple Giant Wolfies (Barracuda) terrorizing the LadyFish before Daylight. Ya reckon? I don't know, but whatever it is ain't playin. That was the reason I was riggin up the pole with the 100 on it when you stopped by. To no avail though... A swing and a miss on that one, to.  Possibly a big ole BlackTip? Who knows?  |
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Post by tylerdurden on May 13, 2009 15:20:11 GMT -5
break out the metal leader and bring a camera, i wanna see what it is now,
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Post by dive2cfish on May 13, 2009 15:27:45 GMT -5
Megalops, yeah, that's what it was. Seriously though, I was thinking possibly a large shark? In all the years I have been going to the piers, I have never felt anything with the speed and power this thing had. (I've caught large tuna and Marlin). It hit me a total of three times. Same result each time. It did not head to the pilings but to open water. If anyone has any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them.
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Post by jab on May 13, 2009 15:56:37 GMT -5
cobia? idk. you said you were using a popping plug. you mean like a mirrolure? top water? and you were next to the rocks at the entrance? please reply i like to load up on these facts.
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Post by ripnlips on May 13, 2009 16:21:20 GMT -5
i've seen some big t heads and bull sharks there. could be one of those. last run in i had with one of those nearly pulled me in the drink. as a matter of fact, i think you were there.
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Post by dive2cfish on May 13, 2009 16:40:59 GMT -5
Hey Mario, no actually I was not there for that one but saw the pics. I"m not leaning toward shark cause the water is super clear and never saw a thing. Plus I don't think a shark that big would mess with a Threadie on the bottom. But you never know.
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Post by dive2cfish on May 13, 2009 16:43:02 GMT -5
Hey jab, yes a top water popper over the grass flats by the rock jetty.
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Post by goindeep on May 13, 2009 16:44:02 GMT -5
I think the shark theory is a good one. Maybe he's takin the bait inside his mouth and swimming off, leaving the line to scrape against his teeth as he bolts?
Was talkin to the gf bout it last nite, and were thinkin heavy steel leader may be the way to get a look at what it is.
Maybe the bay has its own version of Nessie. Lol
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Post by SkyJay on May 13, 2009 17:05:50 GMT -5
I tried steel, on 100#, backed off the drag, and got spooled. soon as I beared down and applied a little pressure... 100 went POW!...
Not bit, not cut, POW!
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Post by bcc on May 13, 2009 17:09:25 GMT -5
Mabeys its the old hammerhead i use to hear storys about in tampa bay.
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Post by jmfishin on May 13, 2009 17:12:31 GMT -5
dang, i hope someone gets a look at the monster some day,.
i cant wait to hear , or better yet, see what it is
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Post by havetofish on May 13, 2009 17:17:15 GMT -5
It was one of those Narco Subs, there everywhere.  |
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Post by SkyJay on May 13, 2009 17:20:57 GMT -5
LOL, if that be the case, the least the Captain could have done was left us a little sumpin sumpin for our trouble! LMFAO!
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Post by goindeep on May 13, 2009 17:24:23 GMT -5
I tried steel, on 100#, backed off the drag, and got spooled. soon as I beared down and applied a little pressure... 100 went POW!... Not bit, not cut, POW! Well damn. |
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Post by bcc on May 13, 2009 17:28:33 GMT -5
All this talk has got me wanting to only target giant sharks when i get to fish the skyway again. To bad my penn 12/0 isent working right. I am not really sure whats wrong with it. About 6 yrears after i havent used i started playing with the reel and it dident seem to work. I think i was trying to get to florida and use it i was pissed off. I bought the rod and reel from a guy who thought it was a 9/0. A friend of mine who i worked for in a little bait shop right across the street from redington pier called me and told me somebody was trying to sell it him. I got for $75.00 and used the heck out of it.
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Post by GoinDeep on May 13, 2009 23:01:33 GMT -5
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Post by bcc on May 14, 2009 13:38:39 GMT -5
Eyewitnesses describe it as a turtle-like ambush predator. quote from the article that goindeep posted.
While on the queen fleet all day trip i did hook any a hige sea turtle and got aboout 15 feet from the boat but there was not fast swimming from it. It was lmore like fight a slow moving snag.
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