hello from sunny florida !

[stripernut]

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
hittin em again in the morning, going farther out for the bigger red grouper maybe, depends on the waves

[peter]

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

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.

[peter]

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..

What'S the guides name. The cooler months striper fishing sounds like something I need to do. Apalachicola is a great area!

[peter]

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!! Get 'em while you can guys. Later Jeff have a nice and safe trip.

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.

[Tyme2fish]

Pfffftt to you.

Joking. Keep your bare skull covered so you don't cook your brains.

[Duayne]

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.

[Duayne]

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.

[first2fish]

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.

[BabyHeuy]

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.

[stripernut]

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 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