CARABELLE 10-21-06

Post by **dolphinatic** » October 24th, 2006, 4:13 pm

Stopped by and picked up some frozen bait from Mike in Lanark, then headed down to Dockside in Carabelle. Had spent all week working on a 24' Osprey, so the owner decided to take her out for a run before putting it in her new home at the new Boatclub in Carabelle. We stopped by the BP and picked up 6 dozen live pins (@ $8 / dozen

). On the water at 7:30 AM and headed to the first spot of the day in 70 ft. We were marking nice structure and alot of fish, so down went an LY.....nothing. A whole squid......nothing. Cigar minnow.......nothing. Live pinfish.....BAM !!!!!! Immediately hooked into something BIG and all I could do is hold on. After 30 seconds and alot of tugging......broke off! On with another leader and down with another pin.......BAM !!! This time I was ready and brought up a nice 26" Red grouper

Oh yeah....my buddy had already brought in 2 nice gags

The bite went on like this for about 45 minutes. As soon as the bite slowed, we took a break with already 2 nice red grouper (2 released), 8 gags & 1 nice red snapper. I let out about 25 ft. of anchor rope and the fun started all over again......at this point we hadn't even gotten to our marker buoy

We proceeded to finish our limit of gags and started releasing 22" + fish one after another

When the action slowed again, we took a lunch break

Decided to send out a live pin on a freeline while we recouped during lunch. About 2 minutes later, BZZZZZZZZ.......a huge king had grabbed the pin and was running for Cuba. So much for lunch. We kept sending out pins and kept fighting kings getting broke off 3 times while boating 2 . Arms sore and backs hurting, we decided to call it a day with a 140 qt. cooler so full that we couldn't shut it

Back at the boatclub at 3:00 just in enough time to watch the FSU "game." At halftime, loaded up and headed back to Tally.......What a great day on the water!!!

(Note to the webmaster TK: This was the same spot you went diving on last year with me.....

LOTS of fish there....)

TOTAL FOR THE DAY: 10 GAGS (22"-32")
2 REDS (24"- 27")
2 KINGS (36" - 41")
1 RED SNAPPER (22")
ABOUT 6 BREAK OFFS (BIG GROUPER & KINGS)

Most of the fish were caught on live pinfish (best $50 I've spent lately). The snapper bit squid and mackeral. Not much action on the LY's. The kings hit both frozen mackeral and live pins freelined from the back of the boat. Even the reds hit live pinfish. Fished 70 ft. in one spot all day long. Not sure of the water temp.....never took time to look.

Will post pics later..........

Post by **wevans** » October 24th, 2006, 4:19 pm

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN BOUT

That is a day like I hope ta have before I die

Post by **Tom Keels** » October 24th, 2006, 4:23 pm

I'm ready to go back because that spot is amazing on the bottom. Just hope I can shoot better this time. (I do have a few more trips under my belt).

Post by **dolphinatic** » October 24th, 2006, 4:26 pm

Be glad to take you back.......we marked good bottom and fish all day long and never even got within 50 ft. of the marker......amazing.

Post by **Reel Fun** » October 24th, 2006, 5:03 pm

What a GREAT day

In my 6 years of off shore fishing, I've only had 1 day like that....and it was pretty much just like that.......limited out , and left them wanting more.

Congrats...and thanks for the heart pounding report

ps- where is that BP ?

Post by **rocket** » October 24th, 2006, 6:42 pm

Dang Tom, now that's what I call a banner day!!!!

Post by **Ron Wilson** » October 24th, 2006, 7:46 pm

Very nice! Thanks for the report.

Post by **mjsigns** » October 24th, 2006, 9:58 pm

Bent rods and broken lines kind of day!

DuctTapeKing · Post by **DuctTapeKing** » October 25th, 2006, 10:20 am

I could be wrong but I think the bag limit for grouper includes all grouper species except for black sea bass. I thought the limit was five a person. Reds, Gags, Scamp, Black, Strawberry, and others. I know that if this is the case it was just a simple mistake but it could be a costly one if "the man" had stopped yall. I'm not judgeing just want people to be informed so a mistake isn't made.

Post by **dolphinatic** » October 26th, 2006, 8:50 am

You are correct sir on the bag limit

......I failed to mention that we had "the old man" with us......he didn't fish.....just came along for the ride and took all the pictures. About all he was good for was helping to increase the bag limit for reds and tell us how to fish

We stopped at a 2 man limit on the gags to save a few for next trip

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » October 26th, 2006, 10:48 am

WTG

Post by **Browning Slayer** » October 30th, 2006, 7:43 am

Awesome trip!