Fished the reef today after the storm blew over. Caught some various bottom dwellers on sabiki rigs in 20 feet. yellow tails some sort of mackral. Pushed out to the drop off. Dropped anchor in 60’. 2 minutes later had a black grouper in the boat bout 10lbs and 26 inches. Dropped a live ballyhoo to the bottom and 30 seconds later something nailed it and took my dads line straight under the reef and got hung up. had to cut the line. Dropped back a ballyhoo under a balloon for the hell of it on an ugly stick intercoastal and 15 minutes later my dad goes BILL BILL BILL. HOLY $H*T we had a bill crashing a bait on a redfish rod. I pulled a big rookie mistake and started reelin it in. fish followed it to about 40 feet from the boat the hauled tail. Man it was cool watchin him jump after that bait. ■■■■ my rookie mistakes next time ill let him till he starts takin drag then pull the anchor lol. good times in Flo rida. Dont think im gonna leave for a while
19’ Key West CC 140 Johnson
16’ War Eagle 40 Yami
12’ Alumacraft 1954 Johnson 5.5
“The charm of fishing is that, it is the pursuit of what is elusive, but attainable; a perpetual series of occasions for hope.”