Offshore St. Marks 10-12-2002

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Offshore St. Marks 10-12-2002

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No keeper grouper today, only shorts. Caught one 10 pound king early then went looking for more bottom. Got to 30 feet and noticed a school of bonita busting so we decided to stop and check them out. This is what we found....

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Not only them, spanish, 30 pound amberjacks, 20 pound jack crevale, and huge blacktip sharks jumping 5 feet in the air to hit bonita.

Could hardly fish because of the 30-35" reds hitting our baits. Lost a big jack and 2 kings that I could not turn around on my calcutta 250. We finally anchored and chumed and had the spanish and kings schooling behind the boat. Started throwing yozuri's at them and hooking 3 or 4 fish per cast. Wil caught a 8.5 pound king on 8 lb test. Fun! Then he had a big fish on that got taken by one of the flying sharks. We left them biying at 2:00 as we were hot and exhausted. Ran in at WOT on glass calm seas. The whole trip we watched kings skyrocketing bait. They have arrived and are hungry. We should have a great tournament. Spanish and kings are thick outside the last channel marker. We kept 2 kings and 3 spanish. Made it back to the truck just in time to hear Wide Left. =(

Good day on the water.
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Post by Ken K »

Way to go Tom!!!! I'm going to be fishing with Vic next weekend I hope ya'll leave me some. :D
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30 feet of water

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How far out to 30 feet of water from the St marks river?
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Post by Reel Country »

hopefully I'll be out there on Sunday afternoon.

Nice fish btw.
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SE about 15 miles should put you in consistant 30 feet.
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Post by Rogan »

Nice Fish and Report !
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