Charleston Diving 10-10-07 Big Pompano

Saltwater Offshore Reports
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Got beat up pretty bad on a rough ocean but the fishing was good. Vis was around 50-60’ and the water seemed a little colder.

Shot a lot of nice scamps, Mangroves, gags, several 12-15 pound hogs and a few big lobster.

Big fish of the Day was a African Pompano on a wreck. Those suckers are Tough! Group effort but we finally got the fish. Kent pulled a real nice female bug out of the wreck also.

The pompano were schooling close to the wreck mostly staying below the amberjack. Lots of bait and cudas up above the AJ’s.

Last dive of the day it got real sharky, was glad for that dive to be over.

Rob H
Charleston diving
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Do you just keep posting the same pics over and over again???.. or do yall really know how to dive??

“No tail like Split Tail…”

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How does that Pompano eat?

OVER BUDGET

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quote:
Originally posted by Islander

How does that Pompano eat?

OVER BUDGET

I'm pretty sure it uses it's mouth to eat...
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quote:
Originally posted by skinneej
quote:
Originally posted by Islander

How does that Pompano eat?

OVER BUDGET

I'm pretty sure it uses it's mouth to eat...

Your absulutely right I caught an AP once and it ate my live bait with its mouth.

Dark Star

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How do they taste?

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quote:
Originally posted by fishcrazy

How do they taste?

I'm pretty sure that they use their tongue... But, you can ask dodmarlin for a second opinion...
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Originally posted by skinneej
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Originally posted by fishcrazy

How do they taste?

I'm pretty sure that they use their tongue... But, you can ask dodmarlin for a second opinion...

I herd AP’s base 70% of taste on smell.

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Correct they taste through their sense of smell, whereas the florida pompano has a small tongue like apendage in the back of its throat the ap has none and therefore relies strongly upon their sense of smell for taste. catch a lot on potted meat

bulletsrcheap

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I stand 70% corrected…

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I had AP at Schooner’s in Jupiter last spring.It was outstanding.I can’t wait to catch one here.

“That one-armed man said he caught one this long!”-Papa Sid,1975