Hi and stuff and things.
dunno if this belongs in the inshore or offshore forum.
lets see. saturday, left shell point at high tide and decided to troll east to st marks and see what was there, me being a n00b to the area and stuff.
only got one light hit that didnt catch anything using a mackerel tree. overnited behind marker 16.
next morning, i trolled back towards shell point..and got two light hits that didnt catch anything in the same general area. apprx 1/3rd of the way between the st marks seabuoy and that wreck on the chart that says it uncovers that i have never seen.
i decided to troll south from shell point to the mouth of the ochlocknee since i had caught mackerel before along the way there and back.
caught a HUGE crab trap. I would post a pic of that thing for you all to see but i couldnt haul it aboard to take a photo. I didnt have a camera on board anyway. you will just have to eat your hearts out in a vacuum ok?
replaced the mackerel tree...continued trolling...when i approached the shell point reef..i noticed a long scud slick extending east/west...and on the other side of it..i noticed what looked to be some batfish floating in the water.....also trunkfish or cowfish..not sure what you call them locally here.
trolled to the mouth of the ocklocknee and returned to catch the hi tide back into shell point...passing by the shell point reef...began noticing BUNCHES of cowfish/trunkfish in the water. dunnno what that was all about...either a fish kill of some sort or maybe a shrimper had emptied its nets..odd that all i saw was one species tho.
I cant wait till the next time i go out.
Maybe I will catch a tire or something.
Shell Point 4/17-18
Moderators: bman, Chalk, Tom Keels
We didn't have much luck trolling the mack trees Saturday. Did better anchored up and chumming. From talking to other folks, sounds like most caught fish either drifting or anchored up. But then, I've never been a big fan of trolling. Insufficient patience. Of course, all it takes is a big crabtrap or two to give you the trolling fever. 
