Port St Joe 7-12-03
Posted: July 14th, 2003, 10:15 am
Left out early to look for blue water and weed lines. After 40 miles we'd only crossed a couple of lines and the water was still tinted green. We trolled a bit and picked up one king and a peanut.
The plan had been to make it to the 50 fathom line, but the clouds began building to the south, so we drifted a new spot in 150 ft. Boxed 7 red grouper to 28" and 3 red snapper in a couple of hours.
Snapper came off frozen cigar minnows. The bigger grouper we got on an 8 oz jig.
As usual, the fish bite best before a storm. Despite keeping a close eye on the clouds, we got caught. Lightning, horizontal rain, 30-40 kt wind, 6ft+ seas, catagory I life vests....... the whole 9 yards. We punched through a hole and rode it out, made it back in older, wiser, and wetter than when we left.
Not a bad day for a busted trolling trip. Next time we'll take our bottom rods.
The plan had been to make it to the 50 fathom line, but the clouds began building to the south, so we drifted a new spot in 150 ft. Boxed 7 red grouper to 28" and 3 red snapper in a couple of hours.
Snapper came off frozen cigar minnows. The bigger grouper we got on an 8 oz jig.
As usual, the fish bite best before a storm. Despite keeping a close eye on the clouds, we got caught. Lightning, horizontal rain, 30-40 kt wind, 6ft+ seas, catagory I life vests....... the whole 9 yards. We punched through a hole and rode it out, made it back in older, wiser, and wetter than when we left.
Not a bad day for a busted trolling trip. Next time we'll take our bottom rods.
Sounds like a good trip, except them storms. 