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My thoughts exactly.

I'm staying down by St Andrews State Park. It won't be completely low tide the next few days but any suggestions where I can go floundering?


I don’t know much about floundering or Saint Andrews State Park, but if you figure it out, I would love to hear about it in a blog post. A few pictures ...

On Monday, I fished out of Carrabelle with some friends and followed my usual routine. I picked up the boat from Martin Marine, launched at a ramp on the Carrabelle River, caught a variety of baitfish offshore, and targeted the most expensive legal fish in the area. Upon returning home and reviewing ...

rockyg wrote: May 20th, 2025, 2:42 pm Sadly, Jim passed away just a few days ago. He suffered a heart attack while fishing. Search for him on Facebook for more info. He was a great guy....he will be missed.

Wow! I met him at his shop last year. Seemed like a great guy.

Bienvenue! Il y a beaucoup de gros requins dans la région de Big Bend. Veuillez les attraper et les manger. Les requins mangent trop de red snapper et de grouper.

Translated: Welcome! There are many large sharks in the Big Bend area. Please catch and eat them. The sharks eat too many red snapper ...

I think everyone on this form likes real repair by Jim. His shop is over by the Talon shooting range on the west side of town at 301 Commerce Blvd Suite F, Midway, FL 32343. http://reelrepairbyjim.com

Great report.

doomtrpr_z71 wrote: May 9th, 2025, 12:35 pm My preference is to use the JDM torium

Do you prefer the HG or the PG version?

I just purchased a 5'8" heavy jigging rod that I plan to use primarily for bottom fishing. I could use some some reel advice. I have Shimano Torium 16s and like them. But is there a good reason to use the SpeedMaster II instead?

Tuesday morning, we launched the boat from Carrabelle. We headed south through East Pass until we reached one of my usual bait spots in about 50’.
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One of the guys on the boat fished with a Sabiki rig. The rest of us ...

boomhauer wrote: April 8th, 2025, 10:39 am Lobster like thing may be baby bulldozer?

Boomhauer, I know no one who is better at identifying fish than you. I had never heard of a bulldozer lobster before your comment, but I looked them up, and I think you are correct in your determination.

Thanks for the story. Gets my mind out of the office for a moment.

doomtrpr_z71 wrote: March 29th, 2025, 10:01 pm Great report, I guess my fishing buddies love me cause never make them help clean the boat, a dirty boat catches more fish in my opinion

Striking how little structure there is in those fotos. Just some scattered rocks. How do you find those spots with fish from all the other spots that have just scattered rocks 30-40 miles south?

A lot of trial and error is involved. I stare at the sonar as we run with the machine zoomed-in to ...

shakenbake wrote: March 29th, 2025, 9:35 pm Great report and nice catch! Hope to get out there to hunt some new numbers in preparation for RS season once the wind lays down.

Thanks, Shakenbake. Finding red snapper in June should be easy, but it will get more difficult when the water gets hot. Good luck.