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Well I planned a trip for the fall that never materialized with a supplier rep and we got together and set a date in April when I would be done planting corn. Well I get a phone call, hey man can my boss come too? Sure bring him, itll be calm and the weather looks great.



Yeah, about that 7 day ...

John21:6 wrote: March 30th, 2026, 4:21 pm Good report. Catching one puffer is fun.

Great video of the goliath.

That what's weird, the last 2 trips all I have gotten to hit the jig has been puffers

A good time, except for the fuel bill, I see we should have ran out to 90ft to find the fire trucks.

Well March came around and I had to pay what I owed for a research trial on a product I formulated. The researcher wanted a sheepshead trip so I decided we'd take my boat one day and a guide for another day. And I even bought a fancy new quest trolling motor since my current terrova shaft is to ...

I'm also looking for my first red of 2026, my bride is wanting to go so when I finish laying floors I think we'll take a day trip.

A lot of nice boats and a good reminder that I got a great deal on my boat

What are your favorite ways to prepare grunts for a meal, not bait?


Small ones I cut like a bream and fry them, ones big enough to filet I normally grill on the Blackstone with old bay and taijin for fish tacos, old bay, Tuscan herb butter, and dillo dust if they are going with rice instead ...

I can't believe people throw grunts back lol, they are way too good in the grease or on the Blackstone for that

Yeah them were not caught in the river, they were caught in a creek over towards big pass. I don't fish the river, I can't stand retards fishing in the middle of the channel

Definitely no complaints, I love making fish tacos from grunts so while we didn't find grouper we had plenty of tacos

After the good offshore trip we had before Christmas I got the itch and decided the weather looked good enough to throw a trip together last week. My boss knows if I take off a random day during the week the weather must be right to run offshore :-D



Unfortunately I had to get through a meeting ...

Remember every boat is a compromise. It’s not just about length. If you want to fish offshore primarily, you will want a longer boat, with a deeper-V, and higher gunnels/sides. All these features will work against you if you want to fish in shallow water. A bay boat can fish in kinda shallow water ...

I've had a 17, 19, 20, and I now have a 24. The 20 was probably the best compromise for running offshore and fishing inshore as it would float in 10in. The 24 is a lot more comfortable offshore and it drafts 13in and runs pretty skinny with the jack plate and trim tabs down but it ain't a creek boat.

John21:6 wrote: December 23rd, 2025, 5:35 pm Outstanding. I love all the pictures. What are the yellow and orange things next to your hooks? Colored weights, beads?

They are actually floats, I usually do them when I do squid but we only used shrimp this trip because all the squid ended up getting sucked out of my baitwell

Dad gum good couple days! Thanks for sharing, espically the pictures. Went to Aucilla yesterday with my 2 boys (worth the trip whether we caught anything or not). Put in at about 12:30 to have a little water. Fished in the river for about an hour and caught 3 keeper trout and a pile of shorts. Not ...