Another great wednesday afternoon on the PainKiller. Fast afternoon run out to the blue water. Started trolling at the Santee Banks. One slinger.
Wanting to try out a few new jigs, we ran just north of the GT hole. Nice scamp on the first drop. The jigs were productive as were the freezer burned cigar minnows. We had a variety of fish in no time. A giant yellow tail, giant sized queen trigger fish, strawberry grouper, speckled hind, gray trigger, a few b-liners and the one scorpion fish.
Back to the troll for the afternoon bite with another five slingers, a 40 lb wahoo, and a little tuny to end the day.
A fast ride home, back just after sunset.
We dropped anchor in 160 feet or water - a few miles north of the gt hole. The seas were flat. The hind in the photo is indeed a rock hind.
While looking over the photos and video, our tuny was actually a skipjack tuna. Has anyone tried it and enjoyed it? I have yet to
find a fish that someone hasn’t eaten, but am curious as to where skipjacks fit in the tuna chain? The internet says ‘in cans’ or dried for Japanese fish stock.
