Found a still alive 100 lb Goliath Grouper floating upside down like he needed to be vented at the mouth of Shem Creek yesterday. Maybe it’s been eating the stuff thrown off the shrimp boats? Wonder how many are out there.
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Wow. Didn’t know they are here. HHHmmmm.
Some fellas have all the luck dammit.How many bags of filets did you get?
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Originally posted by smanSome fellas have all the luck dammit.How many bags of filets did you get?
Federally protected so it didn’t go home. 10k fine and I’m not sure that they’re all that good to eat. We called DNR to see if they wanted it. They just told us to let nature take it’s course.
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The mystery of “What Spooled Me” has now been solved.
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Originally posted by Flat BottomThe mystery of “What Spooled Me” has now been solved.
nice.
y’all think these have been here for sometime now, or are they starting to move up the Atlantic? or is this just some random anomaly
Anything that pulls drag, right?
Some friends of mine dive murrelet inlet jetty spearing doormats and they’ve been here since late 90s in summer.
Show up about the same time as tarpon and triple tails do.
Since they are now protected should see more and more in the coming years.
And yes I’ve been spooled numerous times on Gtown jetty’s and always wondered if that’s what got me!
I saw one in Shem Creek a few weeks ago. I thought it was a manatee at first. It was flopping around on the surface. I drew a star around where I saw him, right between those sea walls.
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Originally posted by flywattI saw one in Shem Creek a few weeks ago. I thought it was a manatee at first. It was flopping around on the surface. I drew a star around where I saw him, right between those sea walls.
I thought it was a manatee at first as well.
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Why are they floating? Must have dredged Shem creek.
I know they catch them in some creeks down in Florida. There’s some pretty impressive videos on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTjKkm3HKm0
anybody figure its worth spending some time trying to winch one out of some gnarly structure in the harbor or is it likely too much of a random thing???
I cant believe you take a picture of a rare out of place fish without putting in the background. You mentioned the place so its not like your protecting the spot. I believe you saw it just to be clear.
Shemcreek does have monster rays and that dock with the star is the honey hole. Ive caught 150lb rays there and have seen other people get reels demolished. Ive seen a spinfisher 10500 get smoked right there on lockdown drag.
I dont think they are moving north and south, i think they move east to west, offshore to inshore.
Facts Golith grouper are known to travel around 100 miles from there home and they are also known to be found in the gulfstream. Seems reasonable for some to come in shallow. Would i try to catch one in Charleston? No.
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Originally posted by surfwrangleranybody figure its worth spending some time trying to winch one out of some gnarly structure in the harbor or is it likely too much of a random thing???
IMO, Why target an endangered species of fish that once you bring to the surface you have to hope (if you are a decent person) that it lives? When I go fishing, I go for the enjoyment and fact that I’m bringing home some food for my family. I just don’t understand the people that know targeting a large fish that can not be taken home for consumption just turn it loose with only a small regard to the fact that it has a high chance of dying. IMO that is a greedy situation. Go out catch a few fish, take a couple home, eat em. Don’t go out for bragging and photo op rights on a species that doesn’t need the pressure. Modern fishermen at their best.
supposedly they are extremely hardy and release very well. purely a novelty, since it seems they arent particularly common in our inshore waters. would be pretty neat I think to horse one out of some 20-30ft crag. To each there own I guess, I generally try not to harm fish any more than necessary, but we are all familiar with your stance on the matter. ad nauseam.
The fish would be very unlikely to experience Barotrauma when caught in Shem creek. If caught in the shipping channel around the bridge might be a different story, seem plenty of red drum floating downstream of that area. Either way someone fishing in deep water should have a descending device on hand to aid in the safe release of the animal at depth. Seeing such a beautiful fish struggling at the surface facing certain death would be very disconcerting.
If that fish was caught by someone around here pictures would have already surfaced.
Wow, that had to be cool as hell to see!
I was recently scouting for some grouper and dropped a camera down on a wreck and found one hanging back in the distance. Judging by the background, it appeared to be about the same size as the one above.
