Requiem Custom Rods goes after snapper 7/26/14

Saltwater Offshore Reports
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I took a trip down to Brunswick to deliver a pair of my new “Endurance” bottom rods, my buddy took me off shore to test them out before snapper season closed Ended up with 4 Mules all about this size and one nice gag. The only snapper we got a good weight on was 27# Check out my custom rods at www.facebook.com/requiemcustomrods

video of mine at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8-UehyGRk4&feature=youtu.be

~Russ

~Russ

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Nice fish! Finally someone on this site has an accurate scale to show a real 27lb fish!

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Nice haul. Plenty of table fair there. How were the seas down in Brunswick?

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Sees were rough it was 3 ft at 4.5 when we left and got worse. Came in at 22 mph. but worth the ride for the snaps. I don’t trust the scale on the grips on a rocking boat. it said they were all 25-30 all 4 were about the same size. cant figure out how to add another picture of all of them.

~Russ

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That is a fine red :sunglasses:

Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose

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Nice! No push needed for those pics:smiley:.

NN

07, 23 Key West, Twin 115 Yammys

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Sounds like you were in about what we were. Very close together and everyone and awhile a 6 or 7 would sneak up and you had the old butt pucker. Like you said well worth it bring home the table fair. We ended up with two nice red snappers, a cobia am done BSB for a one meal.

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Referencing the first picture…care to explain why you chose to place the stripper on backwards?

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quote:
Originally posted by FishnBarrels

Nice fish! Finally someone on this site has an accurate scale to show a real 27lb fish!

Can't accurately weigh a snapper at sea! We use a digital scale at the dock which we hang from something stationary.
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“Referencing the first picture…care to explain why you chose to place the stripper on backwards?”

I did its a rod i build. There is several reasons to use a stripper backwards. in this case it is to get the guide as absolutely as close to the grip as possible. that accurate boss is a small reel. so in order to use the 14 in fatty fore grip the stripper needs to be as close a possible. Turning it upside down gets it about 3/4 of a inch closer, it also MAY help braided line from tangling (i don’t think the turbo guides have issues there) , on large Wide reels it keeps the line from hitting the frame. (by large i mean 12/0 or bigger)

~Russ