Bay report

Fish on! · 05-08-2008, 01:14 AM

Earlier today we decided to take our pontoon out with me, my mom and my grandpa. We launched from the navy base and headed across to ft. pickens. After a while of fishing there we realized we were basically wasting time as all we had caught was this little guy.

Then we decided to go over to the three mile bridge and try our luck. Got there, and as soon as i got the anchor set my mom already had a nice white trout on. good sign. Then i dropped in and Wham something hit it on the way down! Nice spanish mackeral in the boat.

After that we caught some pretty big ground mullet and of course more white trout. I hooked anice about 2 1/2 foot sail-cat on the lightest pole we had and fought it for about five minutes before i got it to the top to see it. When it was just out of reach with the net it dove under the boat one last time and got tangled in my mothersline on the other side:hoppingmad:hoppingmad... you can guess what happened. Oh well, next time he wont be lucky. Then my grandpa caught this little thing... i have no idea what it was but we snapped a pic and back in it went. It was only about three or four inches.

We were about to call it a day and head on back when we realized we had started drifting. I thought "oh crap... stupid anchor came loose" so i walked to the front to check it and CRAP! its gone... somehow it came untied after 4 hours..... guess we should have left five minutes sooner :doh

well thats about it.. we ended up with

1 spanish

1 sail cat (much smaller than the one that got off)

alot of white trout and ground mullet(or whatever else they are called)

finished product

Old Man · 05-08-2008, 09:17 AM

Nice Report!

Your mystery fish is a sea robin.

Glastronix · 05-08-2008, 11:25 AM

Ahhh....3 mile bridge claims yet another anchor....Nice fish, I gotta get out there in the daylight sometime.

how2fish · 05-08-2008, 04:18 PM

Nice report ! Congrats:clap

lighttackle2fun · 05-08-2008, 09:34 PM

What bait did the spaniard hit?

Fish on! · 05-08-2008, 11:45 PM

Sorry i guess i forgot to add that, him and 90% of the other fish were all caught on peeled shrimp... couldnt get much action with different types of artificials

PaleRed · 05-09-2008, 08:57 AM

A lot of people catching reds on free lining gulps. Not on the bottom. Are those whiting(kingfish)?

Fish on! · 05-11-2008, 01:13 AM

Yeah They were whiting, i did try freelining real shrimp periodically but no takers

05-08-2008, 01:14 AM	#1
Fish on! Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pensacola Posts: 145	Bay report Earlier today we decided to take our pontoon out with me, my mom and my grandpa. We launched from the navy base and headed across to ft. pickens. After a while of fishing there we realized we were basically wasting time as all we had caught was this little guy. Then we decided to go over to the three mile bridge and try our luck. Got there, and as soon as i got the anchor set my mom already had a nice white trout on. good sign. Then i dropped in and Wham something hit it on the way down! Nice spanish mackeral in the boat. After that we caught some pretty big ground mullet and of course more white trout. I hooked anice about 2 1/2 foot sail-cat on the lightest pole we had and fought it for about five minutes before i got it to the top to see it. When it was just out of reach with the net it dove under the boat one last time and got tangled in my mothersline on the other side:hoppingmad:hoppingmad... you can guess what happened. Oh well, next time he wont be lucky. Then my grandpa caught this little thing... i have no idea what it was but we snapped a pic and back in it went. It was only about three or four inches. We were about to call it a day and head on back when we realized we had started drifting. I thought "oh crap... stupid anchor came loose" so i walked to the front to check it and CRAP! its gone... somehow it came untied after 4 hours..... guess we should have left five minutes sooner :doh well thats about it.. we ended up with 1 spanish 1 sail cat (much smaller than the one that got off) alot of white trout and ground mullet(or whatever else they are called) finished product

05-08-2008, 09:17 AM	#2
Old Man Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	RE: Bay report Nice Report! Your mystery fish is a sea robin.

05-08-2008, 11:25 AM	#3
Glastronix Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seminole, Al Posts: 573	RE: Bay report Ahhh....3 mile bridge claims yet another anchor....Nice fish, I gotta get out there in the daylight sometime.

05-08-2008, 04:18 PM	#4
how2fish Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Marietta Ga Posts: 307	RE: Bay report Nice report ! Congrats:clap

05-08-2008, 09:34 PM	#5
lighttackle2fun Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 163	RE: Bay report What bait did the spaniard hit?

05-08-2008, 11:45 PM	#6
Fish on! Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pensacola Posts: 145	RE: Bay report Sorry i guess i forgot to add that, him and 90% of the other fish were all caught on peeled shrimp... couldnt get much action with different types of artificials

05-09-2008, 08:57 AM	#7
PaleRed Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Destin Posts: 444	RE: Bay report A lot of people catching reds on free lining gulps. Not on the bottom. Are those whiting(kingfish)?

05-11-2008, 01:13 AM	#8
Fish on! Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pensacola Posts: 145	RE: Bay report Yeah They were whiting, i did try freelining real shrimp periodically but no takers

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