So far so good, but still no keeper grouper

[tylerdurden]

Figured the best way to quit the cigs was to keep busy, also to keep myself from eating everything in the house. Sooo ive been fishing every night this week. Bring home a couple snappers every night but dang it i cannot get a keeper grouper, so far ive caught an 18" and a 19". Lost 2 that felt bigger but coulda been goliaths. I want one dang it! LOL

But its been pretty cool almost like ive been on vacation all week. Get home from work and out the door i go. Pier is nice an uncrowded, just a few regulars, usually pull up one or 2 snapper on my first casts. But tomorrow night im gonna get me one, i want some grouper

[bcc]

So what do you like better being able to afford to fish the skyway everday or smoking everday. I am sure that quitting smoking will allmost pay for the fishing addiction.

[bill jacques]

Hang in there, keepers will come. Took me over a year to get my first keeper thanks to this forum and its members

[goindeep]

Monday 11pm was my last cigarette, havent cheated once. The cravings still hit me every few hours but go away after 10 minutes or so.

Heck I might start freshwater fishing here in Lakeland to keep my mind off it....got plenty of lakes close by.

Tyler, what bait you using for grouper? All of my keepers were caught on cut bait on the bottom. Havent got one yet on a live freelined bait.

Keep at it, its only a matter of time before you take one home.

[tylerdurden]

Bcc ive been hitting the fort, thats my bread and butter there. I know almost every hole and crevice that the fish like on the longer pier

Congrats GD. This first week is the toughest cuz its physical withdraws, usually the 3rd and 4rd day are the toughest for me. Not really this time cuz i had quit in may and picked it back up late june so its not to bad. But hang tough.

Ive been using large greenbacks caught on the sabiki. I had a big 7"er on yesterday the one that broke me off. Gonna try again today, maybe see if i can sneak outta work early