Archive for the 'Redfish' Category
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Jennifer and Ken
The weather is still nice. Sunny with afternoon storms.The water temp is cold. Jellyfish everywhere. At 7 a.m. the tide was the end of outgoing. The bait pods of greenies were really big and thick just behind Spanish house. Jennifer hooked up first with a nice Kingfish, we released it at the boat. Ken caught 3 nice 30 inch Redfish and had a few good fish on. I think I caught a big Bonita that whipped my but. I swear, I need to fish more.
We caught a few Barracuda’s. We had a few fish get away. No permit today! lots of action, I guess you cant kill it everyday. It was a good day. Other than the 3 JERKS in the Contender that pulled right up on me with there loud-ass twin 2 stroke Mercury’s. You know who you are, enough said.
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Ray, Joan, and Kristie
Ray, Joan and Kristie are from the gulf coast of Florida near Tampa. I picked them up at Capt. Hiram’s in the morning. The water temp. has dropped a bit. The tide was coming in when we left the inlet. There was no signs of bait in sight. There were some Bonita exploding on some glass minnows. We got close enough for Ray to cast and hook up twice on Bonita. He landed the first one and handed off the second one to Kristie and she landed it.
We didn’t stay long before leaving for our fishing spot. Things were slow for awhile when we got there, plus we had no live bait. Ray caught a blue runner and we put out there and a Big Cuda or King hit it. I saw the fish but just could see the back of the fish. It was black so most likely a huge Barracuda. After a few more passes, Kristie hooked up with a good fish. She did a great job of handling the fish. After some good fighting she landed a nice permit. On the next drift she hooked another but it got off. Ray caught a keeper Redfish a few moments after that. It was a beautiful day. No wind but some storms to the west. Thanks again Ray, Joan, and Kristie. I hope you enjoy the fish!
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Steve, Jaron, and Dave R.
Steve, Jaron, and Dave are from Melbourne. Dave has fished with me before. I picked these three up at Capt. Hiram’s. The weather was near perfect. It was blazing hot though. We decided to try for Kingfish, because of the good day on Friday that I had. The greenies were there but a little shy. They were getting hammered from all the boats. As the boats laid off they started to come up more. A couple of schools of big Jacks were roaming. Never could get hooked up. I missed a couple of hits. The tide switched to outgoing around 10 a.m. We moved into the Inlet around 11. We set up a few drifts and Steve was first to hook up and land a nice Redfish. A few drifts later Dave caught himself a nice Redfish. Jaron hooked up and landed a small Goliath on a crab. There has been some crabs on the grass. Thanks again Steve, Jaron, and Dave. I’ll get pics up asap.
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Sans and Greg
Catch and Release Snook, season is closed. I picked Sans and Greg up at 6 p.m. We looked for the croakers but not much luck. I came inside and had no problem catching pins. The tide switched to outgoing around 6 p.m. As it got dark we moved into the inlet. It was a great night Greg instantly hooked up with a nice Red. Sans caught a nice Red as well. The first two Snook were in the slot size, go figure. Greg also caught a monster Snook. Nice catch, Greg. Sans had a good size Snook too. We were careful with the Snook and released them with care. This was a great night with tons of action. A night to remember. Thanks Sans and Greg. Sans I will see you in July. Let me know on your dates?
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
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!
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
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.
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
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.
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Kelly and Bob
Kelly and Bob are friends and business partners. They run Malabar storage here in Palm Bay, Fl. The tide was incoming all night the switch was at midnight. We caught plenty of Croakers, they were thick. We watched the sunset and then headed to fish. The fishing was really slow at first. The Bluefish are thick, watch your baits. With the tide getting faster the fishing became impossible. Bob was the only one to get a hit, he had it on for a minute but came up short. We decided to take a little break and kill some time instead of our baits. We anchored up and waited.
When we went back to fishing the tide was just starting to weaken. The bite didn’t happen for a bit. Kelly was first to catch a fish a nice Redfish. On the next drift Kelly caught a keeper Snook, just 28″. Bob caught a big Redfish a few minutes later. Kelly caught a Snook that was 37″ that was a big boy. Nice Catch and Congrads again. I switched them over to plugs and Bob caught his keeper Snook fat 30″ and another short. The ladyfish are crazy thick on the outgoing. Well it got late quick. 2 keepers and that was that. Thanks Kelly and Bob for hooking me up with some storage and I hope you guys had some fun.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Bob, Mo, and Karl
This trip was the 2nd Night for Bob and Mo. Karl is a friend of Bob and This was his first trip aboard the Attitude Adjustment. The tide was incoming in the inlet for an hour after dark. The bait was not plentiful. Winds SE 15. We managed to catch about three dozen. We made our way to the inlet around 7 p.m. I figured the bite was to happen early and at the slower tide.
We started to fish and Karl would be the first to feel the power of a nice over sized Redfish. Karl ended up having the hot hands. He caught two big Reds and a nice keeper Snook. Bob had a keeper Snook with a Redfish or two and a small Goliath on a wind cheater. The bite was hot right before and just a bit after dark. Great trip, thanks Bob, Mo and Karl it was great to hook you up!
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