MARATHON KEY REPORT

WELL WE MADE IT HOME FROM A WEEK OF FISHING IN MARATHON.WE WENT OUT SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE MORNING BITE (BIG SKUNK)THE BAD THING ABOUT IT WAS THERE WAS ENOUGH WEEDS BUILD UP TO COVER KEY WEST NO FISH UNDER THE WEEDS.MONDAY MORNING TROLLED 23.6 MILES AND PULLED EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK (ANOTHER BIG SKUNK)WENT TO THE LOCAL TACKLE BOX THE MAN THE SAID WE NEED TO BE PULLING FRESH HOO’S HE SHOWED USE A RIG THAT WAS DEVELOPED DOWN THERE CALLED HOO BEADS ITS MADE TO BE RUN NAKED THEY REALLY WORK GREAT THE HOO PULLS STRAIGHT.WELL WE TRYED THEM THAT EVENING PUT ONE FISH IN THE BOAT ABOUT 30 INCHES.TUESDAY PULLED EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF NOTHING (BIG SKUNK AGAIN).WEDNESDAY WENT TO THE BEACH TIRED OF FISHING.THEY MUST NOT BE ANY FISH IN THE KEYS NOT EVEN A CUDA.THURSDAY WE HIT THE AFTERNOON BITE LATE ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK.PUT LINES IN THE THE WATER AT 100FT STARTED DRAGGING ABOUT 230FT DOUBLE KNOCK DOWNS WE WERE TROLLING AT 14.5 MPH THOUGH IT WAS TWO 30LB TUNA. FOUND SOME WEED LINES AND WORKED THE HELL OUT OF THEM THE GIRLS LOST TWO DOLPHINS.FRIDAY TRIED MIDDAY BIT NOTHING (SKUNKED).WELL IF ANY ONE ELSE IS HEADING DOWN GOOD LUCK WATCH OUT FOR THE WATER SPOUTS AND LIGHTING IT WAS EVERY WHERE.ANY ONE THAT WAS WANTING NUMBERS WE TRIED NO ONE WOULD GIVE UP ANYTHING EVERY ONE SAID HEAD SW PAST SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT TOWER AND DROP THE LINES IN AT 100FT AND HEAD 220 DEGREES ON THE COMPASS AND HOLD ON. WELL IT DIDN’T WORK FOR US.WELL AGAIN GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.