Thom

With just two nights left of Snook season, Thom is on a mission to break the inlet curse. I picked Thom up at Capt. Hiram’s at 6 p.m. He had dinner ready to go for us. Thanks Thom for the sandwich. We made our way over to Sebastian Inlet. The tide was still incoming. I threw the cast net a few times and loaded up on the Mojo’s.  We tried for the pinfish for a hour and only caught two.

With it getting dark, we started to fish. Thom caught 3 or 4 jacks and I caught 1. The tide switched to outgoing  just after dark. About 30 mins into the new tide Thom hooked up with a nice 30 inch Snook. It gave him a great fight.  The curse was broken. Thom was on fire, he ended with two keepers and two shorts with a few misses. It was still a good percentage. One night left !

Dave, Greg, and Joey

The tide was going out most of the night. It slacked at 10:30 p.m. The winds are strong 10-15E. The pinfishing was kind of rough. Still a lot of small baits. The fishing was tough with all the wind. The bite was on for a bit. We had some nice hook ups but just couldn’t get anything to the boat. Joey lost the best fish of the night. It was a nice Snook, he just couldn’t get it turned. He did a great job. There were a few Ladyfish caught. Thanks again Dave and Greg for your support. Joey keep fishing you are a natural. It was truly a pleasure to meet and fish with you guys.

Dave, Greg, Mikey, and Joey

 Dave is from Minnesota Mikey and Joey are his boys. Greg lives in S. Dakota and is Dave’s brother-in-law. I picked them up at the Sebastian Inlet State Park boat ramp. The weather was perfect, a light west wind and sunny. We decided to try for Kings and Permit. When we left the Inlet the tide was incoming. The greenies were thick, there were about 6 huge schools on the surface just north. We caught plenty of baits. I also picked up 3 dozen live shrimp.

When we arrived at our spot. I set out a free line and slowed trolled. It only took about 1 minute and there was a fish on. A big Barracuda. We set up drifts over the spot and were sighting schools of permit. Joey was hot handed, this 10 year old can fish. He landed a nice Kingfish and a nice Barracuda. Joey also hooked up a permit for a bit but it broke off. Greg and Joey both lost one as well. Joey hooked up his second permit and landed it all by himself, 15lbs. I’m telling you this kid was impressive. Greg was having a heck of day, just some bad luck. Patience paid off at the end though when he hooked up to a screamer Permit. A fight that he will never forget. It was a nice 20lb. fish. That was so great to hook you guys up. I thank you for everything and it was all my pleasur e. Hopefully we can fish together again soon.

Miguel, Rick, Aaron, and Nathaniel

The weather was perfect with a light breeze out of the south. We headed out the Sebastian Inlet just after 9 a.m. There were Spanish and Bonitas every where. We decided to try our luck and go for some bigger fish. I found the greenies just near my house. We trolled for a bit and nothing. We headed to a wreck and caught some big Jacks. Everyone got to catch a big Jack. It was quite the sight to see Aaron reel one in. He got the taste of what it is like to battle a big saltwater fish. Nathaniel caught a Barracuda and Had the only two Permit hits. Missed one and caught one. Great job on the Permit. We also caught a king. Thanks again guys for the trips it was a blast.

Miguel, Rick, Aaron, and Nathaniel

The weather was a little rainy with a few showers over the area. I picked the guys up at Capt. Hiram’s at 6 p.m. We went straight to get pins. It was a little tough to catch bait(pins). We ended with 3 dozen. The winds are calm and the tide is slack at dark switching to incoming. Fishing was slow, maybe only 3 or 4 hits all night. Only one Snook brought to the boat and Nathaniel caught it. It was a monster 39″. That was a BIG SNOOK! nice catch Nathaniel. With the bite being slow we decided to call it a night and get some rest for the morning trip.

John R. and Chief

The winds were still west 10 mph. The tide is incoming all evening. The pinfish were near the inlet. We caught plenty of baits. We made our way to the Inlet at dark. The fishing was slow. We are two days past the full moon. It was a little tricky to fish with the west wind and the incoming tide. Chief caught one small Snook and lost one keeper. John only had a hit or two. We fished to midnight and decided to call it a night. Thanks again John and Chief it was nice to fish with you two. Hopefully they will feed better next time.

John, Bob, and Sans

The weather was windy 10mph west. At dark the winds laid down. Pinfish were still tough to find. We caught atleast 3 dozen though. The tide was incoming all evening. The tide slacked around 11 p.m. The moon was fullest. The fishing was slow. There were a few hits near the end of the tide. Bob landed a nice big Red. On the outgoing the Blues and Ladyfish are in there thick. You have to beat them off. John caught one keeper Snook on a plug. Over all I would say that the fishing was slow due to the full moon. It was a beautiful night though. Thanks John, Bob, and Sans it was pleasure to fish with you guys again. Hopefully next time we can tear them up!

Dave, Renato, and Marli

The weather is nice. A little overcast with some small showers. The wind is west 10mph. Incoming tide most of the night. The tide slacked at 11 p.m. Well we left from the inlet at 5 p.m. and headed to fish the beaches for croakers. No luck, maybe there gone after that bad weather. I just need to find them again. The pinfish catch wasn’t much better. We ended with close to 3 dozen pins. As we started to fish Dave hooked up first, on the second drift. This one was a screamer, it ripped off some line in a hurry, Big Snook. Dave did a great job of landing it, 36 inches. The bite was on. We were getting a hit just every drift. Renato caught the first keeper, just 28 inches. Next fish was on the boat was Dave’s biggest Snook 37 inches and FAT! check out the picture!  Dave also put the next keeper in the box a 30 inches. That was a good night if we would of had more bait we possibly would of got a third keeper. Thanks Renato, Marli, and Dave it was great to fish with you. Marli I hope that your back is feeling better.  Sorry again for the jerks fishing from the rocks. Enjoy the fish.

Mark A. and Greg

The weather was rough. The winds were blowing strong 15-20 mph out of the south. The tide right now is incoming until 10 p.m.  We met at the boat ramp. Mark and Greg are from Michigan. I offered to reschedule because of the strong wind but they had limited time in Florida. The ocean is way to rough right now for bait. The pinfish are not thick but we caught close to 3 dozen.

We left for the Inlet just before sunset. The tide was incoming and there were Bluefish killing our baits. Mark did catch one that was decent size. The fishing was difficult, the wind was ripping out of the south. Greg had the hot hand he managed to hook and land two big over sized Reds and a Snook that was just shy of a keeper. Once the tide switched we had to move. We fished a little of outgoing but no luck.Thanks guys for fishing with me. I hope our offshore trip went well.

Amy, Lucretia, Tom, and Chris

Its is Mother’s day. Happy Mothers day, Moms. Amy’s 2nd trip with me. Well the weather is nice, a little windy. It was foggy and light west wind in the morning. The wind picked up through the morning to a NW 20 plus. We left from Capt. Hiram’s and went straight to the ocean. The tide was moving out in the Inlet. There was some threadfins near the beaches. After catching enough bait we slow trolled.

Tom hooked and landed the first kingfish followed by the second as well. The bite was on, a lot of bait and Kings. We trolled around for awhile and everyone got to catch a nice King. Lucretia did a great job at fighting her first saltwater fish ever. Chris is 11 yrs. old and got to pull in a few as well. Tom caught a solid Bonita. Amy ended with the biggest of the day. Great job! That was a nice king approx. 25lbs. We caught all our fish on Shimano 4500 Baitrunners with 20lb. test. What a great day! Full of action. The kings are close to the beach and you cant beat it. Thanks Amy, Lucretia, Tom, and Chris. It was a pleasure to fish with you. Hope you guys enjoy the pics and the fish.