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CATCHIN ST. MARKS-EAST-WEST
Posted: July 11th, 2006, 9:47 pm
by FUTCHCAIRO
THE TWO OLD MEN OF THE SEA, AND ROY LAUNCHED THE FISHIN MACHINE THIS MORNING ABOUT 7 A.M. AT THE LIGHTHOUSE POOL. WE WENT TO THE WEST FLATS AND THE 3RD.-OR 4TH CAST HAD A TREMENDOUS STRIKE, SET THE HOOK AND THEN THE FUN WAS ON. HE CAME UP ON TOP AND JUMPED AROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. BEFORE I SAW IT WAS A BULL SHARK ABOUT 3' LONG, GOT HIM TO THE BOAT AND DISPOSED OF HIM PROPERLY. CARL HAD SEVERAL LINES OUT AND CAUGHT A NICE KEEPER, 19". AFTER THAT ALL WE CAUGHT WERE SMALL SHARKS, SMALL BLUE FISH, AND A COUPLE OF SEA BASS. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF THIS WE DECIDED TO HEAD TO THE EAST FLATS, WE CAUGHT A TOTAL OF 22 TROUT OF WHICH WE HAD A NICE MESS OF FISH TO TAKE TO THE HOUSE. THE WIND WAS ABOUT 10-15 INSTEAD OF THE FORECASTED 5-10, MODERATE CHOP ON THE FLATS, VERY HOT. THE WATER TEMP WAS 84 OUT ON THE FLATS. ALL OF THE KEEPER TROUT WE CAUGHT WAS ON CUT BAIT, MAINLY CUT UP BLUE FISH, CAUGHT MANY HARDHEAD CATS, AND BABY SHARKS EVERYWHERE WE FISHED. NOT A BANNER DAY ON KEEPER TROUT BUT WE HAD FUN ANYWAY, GOOD FRIENDS FISHING TOGETHER IS THE BEST, DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER , MAYBE IF EVERY FISH WE CAUGHT WAS A 30' TROUT WOULD BE BETTER.
THE TWO OLD MEN OF THE SEA & ROY
PA
Posted: July 11th, 2006, 10:41 pm
by rocket
Nice job PA
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 7:27 am
by GC
Sounds like a good day!
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 7:32 am
by Chalk
Glad you got'm Pa
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 8:29 am
by Sir reel
Thanks for the report PA
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 12:01 pm
by tin can
Pa, you and Carl have scared every fish out there. I'm surprised you find any fish. I'm sure when the fish see your boat they hide.
Glad y'all got out there.
TIN CAN
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 1:19 pm
by FUTCHCAIRO
HEY JOHN, THE KICKER DID FINE, WE WENT ABOUT 12 MILES AND WHEN WE CAME BACK IN THE PROP WAS GOOD AND TIGHT, NO MOVEMENT IN OR OUT, I GUESS THE DOG GEAR GOT COATED WITH OIL AND DO NOT HEAR THE CLICKING ANY MORE. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION YOU SENT TO ME.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 1:58 pm
by Will_Fish_4_Food
I was wondering how much longer before the flats went shark crazy. Seems to happen to me also about this time of year. Between you and I there should be a decline in the population.
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 2:13 pm
by RHTFISH
PA = SHARK TERMINATOR!
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 2:18 pm
by pops
we have been catching alot of really small sharks lately, some of them still have milk on their lips
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 2:21 pm
by catchin1
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 4:12 pm
by RodBow
Pa, I'm just worried about that 30' trout you were talking about - geesh!
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 5:27 pm
by Fisherman989
My experience is that if you use cutbait this time of year...you will catch a lot of hardheads and sharks. I went yesterday to Aucilla....fished the west side of the river a lot...caught no sharks.....but I didn't use any cutbait either. The big trout were feeding too as I got my first 5 lber in about 2 years.
Gulp shrimp was the ticket.
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 9:44 pm
by Redfish Jim
