middle grounds

bait boy · Post by **bait boy** » November 30th, 2004, 2:17 am

Has anyone ever went out to the middle grounds on one of the overnite "party boats"? I am trying to get a sorta cheap fishing trip to the middle grounds. thanks for any input

Bait Boy

Post by **tin can** » November 30th, 2004, 7:15 am

I've never been to the middlegrounds. That would be an interesting trip.

BKTomblin Jr · Post by **BKTomblin Jr** » November 30th, 2004, 7:36 am

Goodmorning bait boy

These middlegrounds you speak of .... where "basically speakin" are these grounds ??

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 30th, 2004, 7:59 am

From here its about 85 miles, and its approx 65 miles offshore.

Post by **wevans** » November 30th, 2004, 8:54 am

According to my Mapsource, it's 88 miles from C'Belle to the first wreck and 103 miles from Saint Marks to the same point

Post by **Sea Fox** » November 30th, 2004, 8:55 am

There has been talk of a armada going deep for an overnight trip, but it hasent happened yet. Im not sure when the best time of year would be weather or fish wise but I would be interested.

Post by **Aucilla** » November 30th, 2004, 9:19 am

I'd be interested too. But I think I'd have to be crew and not Captain: I don't think it'd be safe in the 13'er!

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 30th, 2004, 9:49 am

You can go further south of St Marks and decrease the distance.

Post by **wevans** » November 30th, 2004, 9:56 am

Depending on were in the Middle Grounds ya want to fish

At it's longest point it is 43 miles long and it's widest is 16 miles wide

That's a bunch of fishin area

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 30th, 2004, 10:03 am

You ready, we get the no name Redneck boat out there.

Post by **wevans** » November 30th, 2004, 10:07 am

Gettin out there would not be my worry

It's the gettin back that would concerne me

Post by GC » November 30th, 2004, 10:08 am

Wevans, post a pic so we can see what yer talking about.
I don't think my bluechart software goes that far out!

Bait boy, Captain K does middle grounds trips and has a new boat. Check the guides link on this site. Also check spearboard.com, they mention several charters that do middle grounds trips. I'm not sure you'll find a cheap trip with it being close to 200 miles round trip, and moving from spot to spot....that's a lot of fuel! Big bend charters runs a one day middle grounds trip, I think it's 12 hours, 6 of that is riding.
Good luck, and let us know how the trip goes!

Post by **wevans** » November 30th, 2004, 10:48 am

This is the best I can do for ya GC

The Lat/Lon at the bottom of the pic is for the wreck in the center

Post by **mjsigns** » November 30th, 2004, 10:51 am

I'd be interested in a trip out there if the seas were calm. The last time I was out there (20 yrs ago) I went on a party boat out of St. Petersburg. On the way back we got into some 15's and 20's and ralph made his presence known thorugh the boat.

I even contributed to the chum line. That was the only time I had ever been sick on a boat, and I sure hope it was my last.

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » November 30th, 2004, 10:58 am

This is from an on-line chart so it will not show the correct depth numbers this far out, see chart 11400. The Buoy station 42036 is 106 Nautical miles N N/W of Tampa

Looks like its closer to Cedar Keys.