AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics

mdrobe2 · 07-22-2008, 04:40 PM

Me and JEC crossed the state line this morning with thoughts of tripletail. We met up with our guide around 7:30 and started fishing. We gave away 2 baits at the first stop before I drew first blood but it wasn't what we were hoping for...

It was about a 6 lb. sheepshead (total guess on my part based on one I caught this spring of similar size that I weighed with Capt. Wes's Boca Grip). JEC is a fairly big boy and he refrained from throwing our host overboard when he cussed that it was "only a sheepshead." The captain was of course joking, but he was upset that it wasn't the target species.I however was vindicated as I had already lost 2 baits to that little thief before I finally caught it.

Next stop I actually saw my first tripletail ever. I was wired like I saw a tub club cobia or something- it was fun! I threw to the fish but then thought I had snagged the piling- tripletail are big tough fish. It wasn't the piling I snagged, it was the fish, and here it is...

JEC is holding that small fish on the left- it was 27 inches long and the guide said it was probably 18 lbs. or so, but my fish was definitely larger- must have been a bad camera angle!

Well, I wanted Jamie (JEC) to catch a fish so he took on the next one. Those of you that know Jamie know he is a meat fisherman and does not play. Those of you that know me know that I am out there for fun and don't care if I keep fish or not. Well, JEC hooks that 27 incher in the photo above and it's the biggest fish he's ever caught- he's cupping the spool to keep it from running and the guide is yelling at him to let the fish run before the hook straightens and it's basically pandemonium. I just hang out laughing my arse off and take some photos...

Well, we are havinga great time and the action gets better- we are finding fish at every spot and marveling at our guide's ability to see fish- I spot a few and JEC even spots some despite his lack of polarized glasses- that boy needs some Costas! I hook up a fish and the fight is on- we can see the fish AND I PULL THE HOOK! !@#$%^&*(). The fish was running drag and I thought it was as good as caught when the hook pulled. Dang it! I caught one more and Jamie got another one (bigger than mine %!@#$&*). I was reminded of the cobias I lost while tournament fishing with Gump- bummer. But we finished out the day with a HUGE heavy bag of pearly white fillets and had a great time. We'll be going again.

A great day on the water came to an end but we were looking forward to making a post on the forum. Thanks for reading and please reply with any comments. If you want to go contact Captain Will Manci at 251-269-7463. Also at http://www.easternshoreoutfitters.org/.

mdrobe2

JEC · 07-22-2008, 04:56 PM

Mike, I had a blast! The guide was a great, and I am ready to do it again.:clap

GatorBait · 07-22-2008, 04:58 PM

Nice catches!!!! :clap Did you guys stick to the South East end of the Bay where you launched, or did you cross over and fish the west side? Those tripletails are quit the fish.... They are definately on my target list in the near future. :letsdrink

Jason

mdrobe2 · 07-22-2008, 05:08 PM

Jason- I honestly don't know where we were and if we weren't with our guide we would not have caught half the fish we did- he took us to some spots that only he knows about. He used a GPS to find the honey holes. NO WAY Jamie and I would have found them on our own. Tripletail are a fantastic species and probably underfished before this post. I think they'll be getting some pressure now. Sorry I don't know more about our route- as you know I had to ask the forum members just to get directions to where we were going.

konz · 07-22-2008, 05:17 PM

Cool pics and report. A friend of mine caught one by accident once. Using cut bait bottom fishing. It was as big as his cooler lid......probably weight around 10 pounds or so.

GatorBait · 07-22-2008, 05:20 PM

Thought I'd give it a shot. I know they catch them over on the west side of the bay but am unsure about the east side. Next time you'll have to throw me an invite :hungry :toast

mdrobe2 · 07-22-2008, 05:27 PM

Thanks konz...your buddy must have a big cooler becasue the 5 we had totally filled Jamie's cooler- the lid wouldn't close!

konz · 07-22-2008, 05:34 PM

LOL actually the cooler is there next to him. I think that's all he put in it that night anyway...lol.

Again, great report man!

dailysaw · 07-22-2008, 05:49 PM

those things look like monsters! wow.. i bet they were fun to catch. with so many fins they have to put up a fight. i would love to see those fish in person.all i can say is "beautiful". great job on the fine catch guys. the guide you took, was that your first time with him? his rates look very good. overall how would you rate him as a captain/guide. thanks for the report and pics.

dailysaw · 07-22-2008, 05:57 PM

oh yea mike, did you see any of them on the top of the water on their side. if so is that how you caught yours. thats how i would want to target them. but any method that produces will work for me:letsdrink

07-22-2008, 04:40 PM	#1
mdrobe2 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point Posts: 1,275	AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Me and JEC crossed the state line this morning with thoughts of tripletail. We met up with our guide around 7:30 and started fishing. We gave away 2 baits at the first stop before I drew first blood but it wasn't what we were hoping for... It was about a 6 lb. sheepshead (total guess on my part based on one I caught this spring of similar size that I weighed with Capt. Wes's Boca Grip). JEC is a fairly big boy and he refrained from throwing our host overboard when he cussed that it was "only a sheepshead." The captain was of course joking, but he was upset that it wasn't the target species.I however was vindicated as I had already lost 2 baits to that little thief before I finally caught it. Next stop I actually saw my first tripletail ever. I was wired like I saw a tub club cobia or something- it was fun! I threw to the fish but then thought I had snagged the piling- tripletail are big tough fish. It wasn't the piling I snagged, it was the fish, and here it is... JEC is holding that small fish on the left- it was 27 inches long and the guide said it was probably 18 lbs. or so, but my fish was definitely larger- must have been a bad camera angle! Well, I wanted Jamie (JEC) to catch a fish so he took on the next one. Those of you that know Jamie know he is a meat fisherman and does not play. Those of you that know me know that I am out there for fun and don't care if I keep fish or not. Well, JEC hooks that 27 incher in the photo above and it's the biggest fish he's ever caught- he's cupping the spool to keep it from running and the guide is yelling at him to let the fish run before the hook straightens and it's basically pandemonium. I just hang out laughing my arse off and take some photos... Well, we are havinga great time and the action gets better- we are finding fish at every spot and marveling at our guide's ability to see fish- I spot a few and JEC even spots some despite his lack of polarized glasses- that boy needs some Costas! I hook up a fish and the fight is on- we can see the fish AND I PULL THE HOOK! !@#$%^&(). The fish was running drag and I thought it was as good as caught when the hook pulled. Dang it! I caught one more and Jamie got another one (bigger than mine %!@#$&). I was reminded of the cobias I lost while tournament fishing with Gump- bummer. But we finished out the day with a HUGE heavy bag of pearly white fillets and had a great time. We'll be going again. A great day on the water came to an end but we were looking forward to making a post on the forum. Thanks for reading and please reply with any comments. If you want to go contact Captain Will Manci at 251-269-7463. Also at http://www.easternshoreoutfitters.org/. mdrobe2 __________________ Mike 2009 Key West 1520 Pro 2009 70 HP Yamaha 2 stroke Garmin 540S GPS/Bottom Machine Sound by Clarion and Bazooka Coastal Night Lights Transom LED's Minn Kota Riptide Co-Pilot/Auto Pilot GPS Enabled Remote Control Trolling Motor

07-22-2008, 04:56 PM	#2
JEC Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 92	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Mike, I had a blast! The guide was a great, and I am ready to do it again.:clap

07-22-2008, 04:58 PM	#3
GatorBait Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 124	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Nice catches!!!! :clap Did you guys stick to the South East end of the Bay where you launched, or did you cross over and fish the west side? Those tripletails are quit the fish.... They are definately on my target list in the near future. :letsdrink Jason

07-22-2008, 05:08 PM	#4
mdrobe2 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point Posts: 1,275	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Jason- I honestly don't know where we were and if we weren't with our guide we would not have caught half the fish we did- he took us to some spots that only he knows about. He used a GPS to find the honey holes. NO WAY Jamie and I would have found them on our own. Tripletail are a fantastic species and probably underfished before this post. I think they'll be getting some pressure now. Sorry I don't know more about our route- as you know I had to ask the forum members just to get directions to where we were going. __________________ Mike 2009 Key West 1520 Pro 2009 70 HP Yamaha 2 stroke Garmin 540S GPS/Bottom Machine Sound by Clarion and Bazooka Coastal Night Lights Transom LED's Minn Kota Riptide Co-Pilot/Auto Pilot GPS Enabled Remote Control Trolling Motor

07-22-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,114	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Cool pics and report. A friend of mine caught one by accident once. Using cut bait bottom fishing. It was as big as his cooler lid......probably weight around 10 pounds or so.

07-22-2008, 05:20 PM	#6
GatorBait Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 124	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Thought I'd give it a shot. I know they catch them over on the west side of the bay but am unsure about the east side. Next time you'll have to throw me an invite :hungry :toast

07-22-2008, 05:27 PM	#7
mdrobe2 Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point Posts: 1,275	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics Thanks konz...your buddy must have a big cooler becasue the 5 we had totally filled Jamie's cooler- the lid wouldn't close! __________________ Mike 2009 Key West 1520 Pro 2009 70 HP Yamaha 2 stroke Garmin 540S GPS/Bottom Machine Sound by Clarion and Bazooka Coastal Night Lights Transom LED's Minn Kota Riptide Co-Pilot/Auto Pilot GPS Enabled Remote Control Trolling Motor

07-22-2008, 05:34 PM	#8
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,114	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics LOL actually the cooler is there next to him. I think that's all he put in it that night anyway...lol. Again, great report man!

07-22-2008, 05:49 PM	#9
dailysaw Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: scenic hwy Posts: 1,543	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics those things look like monsters! wow.. i bet they were fun to catch. with so many fins they have to put up a fight. i would love to see those fish in person.all i can say is "beautiful". great job on the fine catch guys. the guide you took, was that your first time with him? his rates look very good. overall how would you rate him as a captain/guide. thanks for the report and pics.

07-22-2008, 05:57 PM	#10
dailysaw Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: scenic hwy Posts: 1,543	RE: AWESOME Tripletail trip with pics oh yea mike, did you see any of them on the top of the water on their side. if so is that how you caught yours. thats how i would want to target them. but any method that produces will work for me:letsdrink

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