Keys Trip

[ak man]

This isn't a big bend report, but in the cold winter I figured someone would enjoy looking at it. 3 buddies and myself planned a trip down to the keys for the 22nd thru 27th of Jan. We stayed in Marathon at a campsite with its own boat slip. We rented a 24ft Mako from Capt. Pips that turned out to be a really nice boat with a 250 4-stoke yamaha with 11 hrs on it. We had the boat for 4 days, only really caught any good fish on one of the days. Catching bait was really tough and going to a new place and doing it all on your own is not easy. On Thursday, with a well full of pilchards we did pretty well, catching a small blackfin tuna and a bunch of nice kings. Kingfish aren't a really prized fish, but they were a trip savor for sure, and on 20lb spinning outfits they were a lot of fun. It was a learning experience for sure, and even though the 12 hr drive was pretty tough, it was worth it to get some 80 degree beer drinkin' days in.

First king of the day


Travis's big king


Manning the gaff


This is the only pic of Derek without a beer in his hand


My biggest king to date

[SHOWBOAT]

cool trip Ak Man.

Sounds like a good time.

[birddog]

Thanks for posting.

[Ron Wilson]

Nice report. Thanks.

[Reel Cowboy]

Sweet little report Ak Man

[jsuber]

Those are fun to catch. Glad you got those pics up.

[Barhopr]

the Keys are a sweet place this time of year

[CATCH 22]

Nice report, Kings on 20lb is a blast