Carrabelle 7/3-7/4
Posted: July 11th, 2004, 8:35 am
Sat.--
Chased grouper north of the O tower in 65' of water with my father in law and my brother in law. The bite was ON between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. We managed to box 15 gags and red grouper between 20 " and 30 ", 2 nice Kings up to 40", 1 red snapper, and a slew of grunts and triggerfish . Caught everything on frozen LY's, cigar minnows, spanish sardines , and squid. Back at Carrabelle Marina, boat washed up, and headed to Mexico beach by 3:30. Great dayon the water.
Sun.--
Sundays crew consisted of my wife, her father, my niece, and myself. Left Carrabelle Marina by 8:00 a.m. and fish the same 65' of water north of O the tower as on Sat.
The bite was a little slower today but we still were able to land 13 keeper gags and red grouper up to 28 " and twice as many grunts as Sat. Had a 10' Hammerhead circle the boat a few times, then hit a bottom rig. Man that thing could PULL!. Thankfully he cut the leader about 5 min. after he hit. He was definately gonna spool my reel. Again caught everything on frozen cut bait.
Back on the hill by 1:00 and headed back to Mexico beach. A great 2 days off shore. Can't wait until next time.
Chased grouper north of the O tower in 65' of water with my father in law and my brother in law. The bite was ON between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. We managed to box 15 gags and red grouper between 20 " and 30 ", 2 nice Kings up to 40", 1 red snapper, and a slew of grunts and triggerfish . Caught everything on frozen LY's, cigar minnows, spanish sardines , and squid. Back at Carrabelle Marina, boat washed up, and headed to Mexico beach by 3:30. Great dayon the water.
Sun.--
Sundays crew consisted of my wife, her father, my niece, and myself. Left Carrabelle Marina by 8:00 a.m. and fish the same 65' of water north of O the tower as on Sat.
The bite was a little slower today but we still were able to land 13 keeper gags and red grouper up to 28 " and twice as many grunts as Sat. Had a 10' Hammerhead circle the boat a few times, then hit a bottom rig. Man that thing could PULL!. Thankfully he cut the leader about 5 min. after he hit. He was definately gonna spool my reel. Again caught everything on frozen cut bait.
Back on the hill by 1:00 and headed back to Mexico beach. A great 2 days off shore. Can't wait until next time.
