Bay Grouper

BigBen · 12-16-2007, 11:45 AM

Caught these a couple of weeks ago. I just got around to signing up for the new forum or I would have posted this report earlier. We left from shoreline about 6am and went outside the pass to find some of the reds on top water that I have been reading about on here. The birds were going mad right outside the pass on the pickens side but there was not any red activity. After casting a little bit my motor started to sound funny so we headed back inside. We trolled some pink stretch's for reds along the navy base with no luck. Then we moved a little further into the bay and I put somechartruese stretch 25's on. That is when the fun began. We had a double hook up right away, but only got one in. After landingthat grouper we put the lines out again and had another double, again just landing one. We realized after that pass that one of the eyes on my friends rod was messed up and it was cutting the line. We switched to another poll for our next pass and we got a single on the new pole. Biggest of the day was 28" and wegot some good filets off of them. I'm out now and need to go back for some more.

Tuna Man · 12-16-2007, 11:52 AM

clap:clap Very nice and the :takephoto

Boardfeet · 12-16-2007, 12:14 PM

Nice catch!!:bowdown

Great pics.

When is dinner?

Chris V · 12-16-2007, 01:49 PM

Nice fish. How deep were you fishing where you caught those?

wirenut · 12-16-2007, 05:07 PM

Hell yes

clap

bombtosser · 12-16-2007, 05:18 PM

nice gags....:clap

Sig · 12-16-2007, 05:33 PM

Nice catch!! Nothing better than catching gags in the bay...

BigBen · 12-16-2007, 07:25 PM

tunapopper --

I set them out to troll in about 10ft of water over a sand bar. They bounced off the bottom for afew secondsuntil we got totheedge of the bar that dropped off and led to somestructure in about 25ft of water. Every time they took the dip off the sand bar we were hooked up.

SkinnyWater · 12-16-2007, 10:45 PM

As soon as I figure out how to get my stretch 25's to dive, I'm there.

Nice catch. :bowdown

Hope the engine gremlin was something simple.

Cubs Fan · 12-17-2007, 12:52 PM

Ben , glad you figured out the gags.I wouldnt give that spot away. Nice fish.How you been man? This is Mike from Ju Jit So. Had a good season in the back yard lots of big trout and some nice slot reds. Give me a call somtime.

12-16-2007, 11:45 AM	#1
BigBen Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 29	Bay Grouper Caught these a couple of weeks ago. I just got around to signing up for the new forum or I would have posted this report earlier. We left from shoreline about 6am and went outside the pass to find some of the reds on top water that I have been reading about on here. The birds were going mad right outside the pass on the pickens side but there was not any red activity. After casting a little bit my motor started to sound funny so we headed back inside. We trolled some pink stretch's for reds along the navy base with no luck. Then we moved a little further into the bay and I put somechartruese stretch 25's on. That is when the fun began. We had a double hook up right away, but only got one in. After landingthat grouper we put the lines out again and had another double, again just landing one. We realized after that pass that one of the eyes on my friends rod was messed up and it was cutting the line. We switched to another poll for our next pass and we got a single on the new pole. Biggest of the day was 28" and wegot some good filets off of them. I'm out now and need to go back for some more.

12-16-2007, 11:52 AM	#2
Tuna Man Senior Member Grand Slam Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calera, AL....25 Miles S of Birmingham Posts: 6,583	RE: Bay Grouper clap:clap Very nice and the :takephoto

12-16-2007, 12:14 PM	#3
Boardfeet Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 638	RE: Bay Grouper Nice catch!!:bowdown Great pics. When is dinner?

12-16-2007, 01:49 PM	#4
Chris V Squid technician Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: foley, Al Posts: 4,544	RE: Bay Grouper Nice fish. How deep were you fishing where you caught those? __________________

12-16-2007, 05:07 PM	#5
wirenut Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola west side Posts: 1,299	RE: Bay Grouper Hell yes clap

12-16-2007, 05:18 PM	#6
bombtosser Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: crestview Posts: 472	RE: Bay Grouper nice gags....:clap

12-16-2007, 05:33 PM	#7
Sig Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235	RE: Bay Grouper Nice catch!! Nothing better than catching gags in the bay...

12-16-2007, 07:25 PM	#8
BigBen Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 29	RE: Bay Grouper tunapopper -- I set them out to troll in about 10ft of water over a sand bar. They bounced off the bottom for afew secondsuntil we got totheedge of the bar that dropped off and led to somestructure in about 25ft of water. Every time they took the dip off the sand bar we were hooked up.

12-16-2007, 10:45 PM	#9
SkinnyWater Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Barrineau Park, Florida Posts: 279	RE: Bay Grouper As soon as I figure out how to get my stretch 25's to dive, I'm there. Nice catch. :bowdown Hope the engine gremlin was something simple. __________________ *2003 Hydra Sports 230WA / 225 Yamaha*

12-17-2007, 12:52 PM	#10
Cubs Fan Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 130	RE: Bay Grouper Ben , glad you figured out the gags.I wouldnt give that spot away. Nice fish.How you been man? This is Mike from Ju Jit So. Had a good season in the back yard lots of big trout and some nice slot reds. Give me a call somtime.

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