A few video highlights of our fishing trip the week of April 17 targeting Cobia and other species with friends and family off the Forgotten Coast. We fished every day visting several existing spots in our waypoint collection and exploring a few new locations.
Species we caught included 3 Cobia in 60ft (only saw one small fish off the beach), 2 Gag Grouper (one in 100ft and another in 60ft), Red Snapper galore, Triggerfish, 4 Amberjack in 100ft (all were an inch too short), 3 Crevalle Jacks laid-up off the beach, numerous Spanish Mackerel while looking for Cobia, and a Shark in 60ft. No Kings were found where we normally see them but I hear they are close and could see some bait moving in closer 6 miles off the Cape.
Water temps ranged from 70-75 I believe. We only got blowed-out a couple days and enjoyed seeing this area again in the Spring. I'll return in June and will be fishing off/near Alligator Point in July/August for the first time hoping to target tarpon, grouper, and any other species I can learn more about in this area.
Fishing the Forgotten Coast - Spring 2011:
http://www.vimeo.com/22862887[/video]
Sight Fishing Drag-Ripping Jacks off the beach:
http://www.vimeo.com/22823505[/video]
Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
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Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
nice. Looks like a great trip with the family
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Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Great trip! might want to keep quite about gags (if you kept) in a 100 ft don't know any spots that deep where you fished that are in state water 
Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Thanks Ranaman - you are correct - 100ft is in Federal 18-20 miles out so the gag was safely released. I believe we know where she lives though and will be back in June if they open them up at that timeRanaman wrote:Great trip! might want to keep quite about gags (if you kept) in a 100 ft don't know any spots that deep where you fished that are in state water
I have heard the grouper fishing may be better over in the Carrabelle area so hope to learn something about fishing a bit shallower when I am visiting family in July.
Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
How about pushing some of those fish closer to shore for the flats guys?
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Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Sign me up... Looks like a great trip!
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Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Not too shabby for a bunch of hillbillys. 
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Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Like Joe said, Great trip..Looks like everybody had some fun with the catching.
Very nice video productions, too. Wouldn't mind knowing what kind of video camera and software you are using.
Very nice video productions, too. Wouldn't mind knowing what kind of video camera and software you are using.
Re: Mexico Beach 4-25-2011
Thanks - Camera is a little Kodak Playsport and Windows Movie Makerqoutrage wrote:Like Joe said, Great trip..Looks like everybody had some fun with the catching.
Very nice video productions, too. Wouldn't mind knowing what kind of video camera and software you are using.