Keys Trip
Posted: January 29th, 2008, 4:33 pm
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
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
