Grouper clinic

Saltwater Offshore Reports
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Black Angus and I Took a couple of BBQ legends offshore with us on Tuesday. We had John Haney who builds Alveron grills in Summerville, Phil Wingo the owner of Pork Mafia from Chicago and Othell Driggers rounded out the crew. Was a beautiful day on the ocean and it was pretty easy to make bait before heading deep. Stopped at the ledge and easily caught a limit of jumbo b-liners and pinkies. Pushed off a little deeper and it was on with the grouper. We also caught three lionfish and five scorpionfish. Phil had a good work out fighting a couple of large sandbar sharks, and we also got to watch a 15 foot hammerhead tried to destroy anAtlantic sharp nose shark. Stuff you don’t see in Chicago every day.

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PROUD YANKEE

Oyster Baron

NMFS = No More Fishing Season

“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”

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Nice box of meat! Good work!

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I had to work. Salt in the wound, Paul.

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

ECFC

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How deep were them groupas?!

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Very nice

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quote:
Originally posted by millacd

How deep were them groupas?!

190’-220’

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PROUD YANKEE

Oyster Baron

NMFS = No More Fishing Season

“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”

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MMMMMMMMM…Scamp!!!

No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.

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Paul what type of grouper is that spotted one in the 1st picture? I caught one the other day like that and thought it was a speckled hind and threw it back.

28 WA Hydra Sport
Twin 225 4 stoke Yammies
“Fin Loco”

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Kitty Mitchell grouper?

http://www.seafoods.com/product/383-kitty-mitchell

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Rock Hind

BTW: Nice fishing!!!

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quote:
Originally posted by sellsfish
quote:
Originally posted by millacd

How deep were them groupas?!

190’-220’

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PROUD YANKEE

Oyster Baron

NMFS = No More Fishing Season

“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”

Thanks, tried for them last week at a spot I had done well before, but we were too shallow for this time of year I think.

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Originally posted by skinneej

Rock Hind

BTW: Nice fishing!!!

Skinny is correct

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PROUD YANKEE

Oyster Baron

NMFS = No More Fishing Season

“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”

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quote:
Originally posted by Wahoomike

Kitty Mitchell grouper?

http://www.seafoods.com/product/383-kitty-mitchell

Those idiots have the wrong picture for a Katie Mitchell. A Kitty is purple with white spots.

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PROUD YANKEE

Oyster Baron

NMFS = No More Fishing Season

“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”

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Nice fishing Sells!!

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Very impressive! I am still working on my bottom game and noticed you had a line run off the cleat…would you say anchoring is a must vs. drifting?

“Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance”

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You’ll get lucky drifting and catch some, but the guys that catch consistent quality grouper know how to use an anchor.

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Originally posted by 23Sailfish

You’ll get lucky drifting and catch some, but the guys that catch consistent quality grouper know how to use an anchor.

Trolling motors with the spot lock feature are all the rage now.

23 says you only need 20 baits for a day of fishing.

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I’m assuming white braid was the color of choice?

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?

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Nice job, Paul.
I agree with Capt Fritz. I bought a new trolling motor with the anchor feature just for fishing underwater structure in deep water. It’s tough to anchor on a spot in water over 100’ deep…at least it is for me. Some of my buddies are now going to the self-deploying trolling motors so they don’t have to get up on the bow in choppy waters.

Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com

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quote:
Originally posted by hwilcox

Nice job, Paul.
I agree with Capt Fritz. I bought a new trolling motor with the anchor feature just for fishing underwater structure in deep water. It’s tough to anchor on a spot in water over 100’ deep…at least it is for me. Some of my buddies are now going to the self-deploying trolling motors so they don’t have to get up on the bow in choppy waters.

Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com

Before I sold my Sportsman 211 I had a 36V Minnkota with spot lock, it made all the difference at the wrecks where you have to be right on top of the structure. Anchoring at those places can take a while to get it right. Spot lock takes all the work out of it.

290 Sailfish “GameChanger”
x2 300 Yamaha’s