Many thanks...10/13/07 Keaton

beatswork · Post by **beatswork** » October 15th, 2007, 10:45 am

I have a long list of folks I want to thank. First off will be NOAA and the good folks at the weather channel. I no longer will take the time to check the forecast because it is always wrong. Seas were forecast to be between 1 and 2 feet Saturday with a light chop in the bays and protected waters. I launched the boat at Keaton around 7:30 am and was greeted by 2-3 waves stacked up outside the channel. Rough morning.

I had packed the boat up Friday evening with the intent of going out into 45-50 foot of water and catch some grunts, bass, and if luck would allow me, a grouper or two. Lucky for me that I have about as much faith in NOAA as any other government office, and packed my flats gear too. Headed out to five foot of water and proceeded to fish for some trout, while my wife, the eternal optimist, proceeded to catch pinfish for the trip offshore that I told her we would not be taking.

I put on a rootbeer colored grub and cast it into the frothy seas. BAM!!! Rodâ€™s bent and it feels good all the way to my shoulder. Get the net. I bring up the biggest dadgum lizard fish Iâ€™ve ever seen. It went almost 24â€

Post by **birddog** » October 15th, 2007, 11:48 am

I feel yo pain.

dawghouse1 · Post by **dawghouse1** » October 15th, 2007, 11:55 am

Thanks for the report

Sounds like you did well w/ plan B.

Tritonman · Post by **Tritonman** » October 15th, 2007, 12:53 pm

I was there Saturday also,everthing you said was true about people driving thru your drift it happened to us several times.They think if they get close enough they can see what color jig your throwing.There was a KeyWest at the ramp around 2:30pm loading up was that you?

Post by **jsuber** » October 15th, 2007, 1:05 pm

Try fishing in a kayak. I was anchored up inside a creek when i heard an airboat. I was next to a grassy bank and waved my paddle so the Airboat would not run over me. Anotehr kayaker was anchored up 20 feet away and were lines wet. The airboat pulled up 50 feet away and dropped anchor and started fishing right in front of me. After 5 minutes he left and I caught a 26" Red when he did. Thanks Richard.

beatswork · Post by **beatswork** » October 15th, 2007, 1:52 pm

Tritonman, I came in around that time. When I got back into the No Wake Zone a guy at the end of the pier had something on his rod and I stopped to watch him reel up a big stingray. There was an older dual console boat behind me and a boat waiting at the dock, I think it was GA. registered. Either of them you?

Tritonman · Post by **Tritonman** » October 15th, 2007, 3:10 pm

Beatswork,I was in a green Triton jon boat just in front of you,FL#'s

beatswork · Post by **beatswork** » October 15th, 2007, 3:15 pm

Glad to meet ya. Hope you brought a cooler full home. I try to monitor 16, next time your out, give a holler.

Tritonman · Post by **Tritonman** » October 15th, 2007, 3:27 pm

Will do.We did have a cooler full...of ice! Didn't catch one keeper all day fished down by Yates creek and ended up by Big Grassy.A buddy of mine went offshore at around 1:00pm and loaded up on grouper trolling stretch 30's and bottom fishing with sardines.

Post by **dolphinatic** » October 15th, 2007, 3:29 pm

jsuber wrote:Thanks Richard.

I've said this a few times on the water while saying "YOU'RE #1" at the same time

Breambuster · Post by **Breambuster** » October 15th, 2007, 4:11 pm

Tritonman wrote:I was there Saturday also,everthing you said was true about people driving thru your drift it happened to us several times.?

It's becoming a common occurrence in KB. I think some of them are new to the area and just trying to play "follow the leader". See my previous fishing report. I've seen people with a nice boat veering off from the 3 or 4th channel marker during low tide.

Good Times · Post by **Good Times** » October 15th, 2007, 6:14 pm

People wrecking the drift was our story too last Friday. Didn't mention it in my report, but it was crazy. Two guys came right by us WOT and a guide came by about 30 yards off port, shut her down and started fishing. It's crazy. I try to give folks lots of room to fish. I mean lots.

Post by **Ron Wilson** » October 15th, 2007, 7:00 pm

Thanks for the report BW. We went out of Econfina and did about as well.