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We'll it ain't the Miami International Boat Show. But there must be at least 100 boats for sale at the North Florida Fair Grounds today and tomorrow. The boat brands represented include Robalo, Cobia, Parker, Contender, Sportsman, Pathfinder, Pheonix, Tidewater, G3, Benington, and more. I suspect ...

The Tallahassee Regional Boat Show will be held at the North Florida Fair Grounds in Tallahassee this weekend. Might be time to buy a new boat.

The show will be hosted by Big Bend Marine in Perry, Fla. and Mikes Marine Supply in Panacea, Fla. I have had positive experiences with both of these ...

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

The best time to fish is when you can. I'm glad you were able to get out.

An old angler once told me to focus on the deep spots. I did that and then got skunked. If you figure out the strategy, let us know and post a few pictures.

Here are some additional underwater pictures from my fishing trip on December 26, 2025. I can’t wait for work and weather to give me another opportunity to get out on the water.
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On Christmas Day, I don’t know what everyone else was thinking about, but I was thinking about fishing. The marine forecast for the day after Christmas called for warm weather with light winds and calm-as-a-bathtub seas. And red snapper would still be legal to keep.

A big goal for the trip was ...

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 ...

Outstanding. I love all the pictures. What are the yellow and orange things next to your hooks? Colored weights, beads?

Wow, sounds like an incredible day on the water, What’s your favorite method for keeping brined shrimp on the hook, and do you think it would improve your hogfish catch? Also, how do you decide which spots to try first when the fish are being unpredictable? patta chitta


I think the fish are ...

The pattern over the last few
Years , at
Least in the fall, is to have isolated sow snapper in shallower. The small
Ones in the 100 ft plus…. Dont know if this it their
Range or not.
When we dive 55-75….
Neve more than 2 RS on a spot, usually one… but they aee big like yours.
Video stills
Are ...

Wow, sounds like an incredible day on the water, What’s your favorite method for keeping brined shrimp on the hook, and do you think it would improve your hogfish catch? Also, how do you decide which spots to try first when the fish are being unpredictable? patta chitta


To brine fresh shrimp ...

I saw these shrimp rigs near the Sabiki rigs at Walmart the other day. I intend to try them, but the hooks are much larger than the hooks on Sabiki rigs that I usually use for cigar minnows. Has anyone tried these shrimp rigs? What do they catch? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20251215 ...

dombern34 wrote: December 9th, 2025, 1:50 pm mannnnn! i believe it.

last year, i got up in the stand and there was a Rattlesnake curled up on the branch right about my head! it's certainly unlocked a new fear!

Yikes!

Wow!