Left out of Charleston around 7am. We were met with 2 rain storms but no wind, so we headed out to our honey hole. We anchor in 111 ft and had dolphin behind the boat as soon as we stopped. Tommy was bottom fishing and we notice a mahi jumping behind the boat with a bank sinker hanging from his mouth. The first fish in the boat was a 15lb mahi caught on a bottom rig with squid. We dove down to the bottom to find loads of large grouper and snapper. Vis was at least 50ft 76 degrees on top 72 on the bottom with a cool thermocline around 35ft. Daniel and I shot snapper and grouper and he picked up his first bug and I did also -between 8-10lbs. Tommy caught triggers, snapper, bsb, 30lb amber jack, porgies and a mahi. It turned out to be a great day on the ocean.
Gregg thanks again for yet another great day aboard the MISS EMILY!!! I had a blast as usual glad to be out on the water again what a crazy tail about the dolphin that will definatly be a memory the lasts forever never have I ever had that happen, or even heard of it happening!!! Thanks again for everything, have a safe and fun trip with your daughter this week!!! Keep me posted about the boat…
new reel was not to bad I will get up there and talk to ya about how we did when you work next??? Wish you could have been with us bg alot of hungry fish!!!
Here is the picture of one of those dang sharks that kept lingering around at the 60. I have to give it to megan she stuck it out when I was slightly scared when the second one showed up. Made the decision not to do any spearfishing with the 10-15ft of vis. IE picture taken from less than 6ft away right after he bumped into my spear.
We have been seeing more sharks, BIG sharks, this year than in the past. A lot more turtles too, smart move to not shoot fish with them around when you can’t see them comming till it’s too late! Nice bug though!
Now that you mention that Reed I’d have to agree. The sharks I have seen offshore this year have definitly been larger then average it seems. I learned the lesson of not to drag shot fish around attached to you with a stringer the hard way! Small float bags and a chase boat above is the way to go in my book.
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.”
Ernest Hemingway
The best part of the whole trip is that i must have the most awesome girlfriend around, because she was with me while we were diving with the sharks in low vis. I was cool with not spearing and continuing to dive with one shark, I felt we could collectively pay attention for one, but when the second showed up and got close enough to bump my speartip ( I didn’t want him any closer than my 53" JBL Woody would reach) Then there were as many of them as there were of us, Little disconcerning, made me nervous, however my girl kept her cool, I have to give her props. Also anyone ever seen a sailfish as close as the sixty? on our way to the surface I saw in the distance the distinctive shadow of a sailfish in about 20ft of water?
on our way to the surface I saw in the distance the distinctive shadow of a sailfish in about 20ft of water?
I assume you mean that you were down 20 feet but in 60 feet of water, correct? It is possible. They have been caught that shallow before. I've heard several stories of them being caught within sight of land over the past few years, although it's not as common as catching them further offshore.
