Pensacola Bay 7/10 Report

dabutcher · 07-10-2012, 03:51 PM

A friend and I got on the water before daylight and quickly found a good top water speck bite but it only lasted for about 30 minutes or less. The rest of the morning consisted of a lot of moving to different spots and only picking up a couple of specks at each spot. The biggest fish of the day was a speck with an estimated weight of 3.5 lbs and another speck was caught that weighed a solid 3 lbs on the boga grip. We caught a few more specks that measured 17-19 inches. Overall it was a slow bite and we really had to work for the fish we put in the boat.

Final count:

12-15 specks with only 2 or 3 fish under 15 inches
no redfish
tons of bluefish and some of them bigger than average

All fish were caught on super spooks, flukes, and a mirrolure catch 2000.

ctilton · 07-10-2012, 04:30 PM

No video? C'mon we are spoiled.

JoshH · 07-10-2012, 06:24 PM

pretty sure we saw ya out there. did about the same with a couple decent redfish.

fsu alex · 07-10-2012, 10:04 PM

If you were using Gulp you would have loaded the boat.

dabutcher · 07-10-2012, 10:15 PM

Between trout, bluefish, skipjacks, and pinfish I went through about 2 packs of flukes today which cost me about $5. Two packs of flukes is equivalent to 4 packs of gulps which would have cost me about $25. I can't afford to use gulps.

ctilton · 07-11-2012, 07:46 AM

Do you use the swim flukes or the regular?

Jeff Russell · 07-11-2012, 08:02 AM

You should give Zman baits a try. I fished Grand Lagoon the other day and caught over 15 trout, 2 bluefish, and a redfish on the same bait. They run $6/pack with 5 baits in each pack. They are the most durable baits on the market right now. Check Hot Spots, they stock them.

dabutcher · 07-11-2012, 10:01 AM

I use the regular 5 inch fluke but I do have a pack of the swimming flukes.

I definitely have considered using the Z-man baits. Which ones have you been using? The paddlerzs look like they would be good bait for this area.

fsu alex · 07-11-2012, 10:06 AM

I've consider the Z-man baits too. I might pick up some Friday.

8 lb test · 07-11-2012, 04:58 PM

Do you fish the flukes on a jig / if so what size

Do you think the fluke out fishes spooks and skitter walks?

thanks in advance / I can use all the help I can get

07-10-2012, 03:51 PM	#1
dabutcher Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 728	Pensacola Bay 7/10 Report A friend and I got on the water before daylight and quickly found a good top water speck bite but it only lasted for about 30 minutes or less. The rest of the morning consisted of a lot of moving to different spots and only picking up a couple of specks at each spot. The biggest fish of the day was a speck with an estimated weight of 3.5 lbs and another speck was caught that weighed a solid 3 lbs on the boga grip. We caught a few more specks that measured 17-19 inches. Overall it was a slow bite and we really had to work for the fish we put in the boat. Final count: 12-15 specks with only 2 or 3 fish under 15 inches no redfish tons of bluefish and some of them bigger than average All fish were caught on super spooks, flukes, and a mirrolure catch 2000. Attached Thumbnails

07-11-2012, 08:02 AM	#7
Jeff Russell Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milton Posts: 161	You should give Zman baits a try. I fished Grand Lagoon the other day and caught over 15 trout, 2 bluefish, and a redfish on the same bait. They run $6/pack with 5 baits in each pack. They are the most durable baits on the market right now. Check Hot Spots, they stock them. __________________ Tight Lines!!! Jeff Russell 2011 Hobie Pro Angler 14

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07-10-2012, 04:30 PM	#2
ctilton Senior Member Trigger Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wylie, Texas Posts: 229	No video? C'mon we are spoiled.

07-10-2012, 06:24 PM	#3
JoshH Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beulah Posts: 1,799	pretty sure we saw ya out there. did about the same with a couple decent redfish.

07-10-2012, 10:04 PM	#4
fsu alex Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 509	If you were using Gulp you would have loaded the boat.

07-10-2012, 10:15 PM	#5
dabutcher Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 728	Between trout, bluefish, skipjacks, and pinfish I went through about 2 packs of flukes today which cost me about $5. Two packs of flukes is equivalent to 4 packs of gulps which would have cost me about $25. I can't afford to use gulps.

07-11-2012, 07:46 AM	#6
ctilton Senior Member Trigger Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wylie, Texas Posts: 229	Do you use the swim flukes or the regular?

07-11-2012, 10:01 AM	#8
dabutcher Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 728	I use the regular 5 inch fluke but I do have a pack of the swimming flukes. I definitely have considered using the Z-man baits. Which ones have you been using? The paddlerzs look like they would be good bait for this area.

07-11-2012, 10:06 AM	#9
fsu alex Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 509	I've consider the Z-man baits too. I might pick up some Friday.

07-11-2012, 04:58 PM	#10
8 lb test Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 52	Do you fish the flukes on a jig / if so what size Do you think the fluke out fishes spooks and skitter walks? thanks in advance / I can use all the help I can get

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