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no big fish today, the biggest was a 10 pound red snapper, season closed on tuesday so we couldnt keep any red snapper, but we caught over 50 various kinds of snappers triggerfish and grouper. had a blast, arms are so sore i cant move, mama stripernut caught the biggest fish....again:o
hittin em again in the morning, going farther out for the bigger red grouper maybe, depends on the waves
[QUOTE=stripernut;460689]i try to catch alewives or "hardtails" on sabiki rigs (you can buy them at walmart for $3, just drop them straight off the pier to the bottom and set the hook, they will be there) take the live baitfish off the sabiki rig and put it on a larger reel with a "king mackerel steel leader rig" , available at walmart or the pier for $3, drop or "lob" the live bait without any weight and let it swim downcurrent of the pier on the surface, if a king hits hit him back. i use 60lb braid on a shakespeare tiger stik with a okuma avenger baitfeeder. if you want to try for spanish mackerel its hard to beat a "gotcha" plug, available anywhere on the coast.
that pretty much wraps up my limited knowledge, my suggestion would be to watch the locals, they catch alot more than i do :p[/QUOTE]
Try cutting each of the forked tail parts off at the base where they meet with wire cutters. The hardtail will vibrate like a bumble bee with out those tail parts.
[QUOTE=Duayne;460618]Just recently got back from the gulf coast and wishing I were still there! We did a tarpon trip in the Apalachicola river with a guide that specializes in the river stripers in the cooler months. I had six on and my brother had a 125 #er six feet in the air before the unbutton.
Let me know if you are interested and I can hook you two up. It would be about an hour's drive east for you. Dave is a real cool guy and the tarpon was probably once in a life time for me but I hope not..
The guy can talk stripers all day if you let him..[/QUOTE]
What'S the guides name. The cooler months striper fishing sounds like something I need to do. Apalachicola is a great area!
[QUOTE=bassmaster;460621]Well folks, the fish in kentucky just breathed a sigh of relief!! The fish are now officially on vacation because they don't have to fear the stipernut for a while. Lol!! :D Get 'em while you can guys. Later Jeff have a nice and safe trip.[/QUOTE]
I hear ya. Stripernut says he is going to try to get on as a first mate down there in FL. If he does I'm going to try to get his job in Kentucky. Seems like he gets to go fishin more than anybody I know. If the Captain needs a referance tell him to call me. I'll tell em something real good so I can get that job.
Mean while I am going to sneak down to the lake and and try to catch some of those fish while their guard is down.
Pfffftt to you.:mad:
Joking. Keep your bare skull covered so you don't cook your brains.
He is Dave Heinke. He works out of the Robinson Brothers guide service. 850 653-8896
The guy has striper fished all over the west. He also works with the Florida fish and wildlife in the area of research.
My brother and I went. While talking about the trip before hand, I kept telling him that all I want is a chance, and then if I couldn't get one to the boat I just wanted to see how long I could hold on. Dave, my brother, just kept looking at me with this puzzled look. I will never forget the look on his face when that big guy went horizontal six feet in the air and came un-buttoned. He looked like he had just met God.. LOL On the way home, he confessed that he had no idea how difficult Tarpon fishing was and that he thought I was nuts with all my talk before the trip.
Thanx for the info. Ill try it. Looking forward to catching some salt water fish. Ill let you all know how i did when i get back.
Try the Jetties from 2pm to 5pm
I was there last week and you could catch big redfish on Bomber badonk a donks.
You can see the reds swimming in the waves as the tide moves out.
what color badonkadonk? start of the incoming? start of the out going?
i like the sound of this....reds are a blast havent caught any since chesapeake 3 years ago....oh yeah and they taste kinda good too lol!
hey peter you would think someone who fishes as much as me would eventually get better :confused: lol
fished today....had to dodge the storms offshore most of the morning still managed limits of reef fish and some giant red snapper that had to go back....killing me i tell ya !
down to destin tommorrow to troll for dolphin, king mackerel and wahoo....cant wait.
call me crazy but i sure am starting to miss the brown fish;)