naclh2oDave

We had planned to fish some inshore structure but with the nasty green stuff and ripping current we decided to take the skiff a few miles out. It payed off! Using LYs in 50-90 feet we limited out on Mangos and none were small. We also threw in some Porgies and an Almaco.

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shanester

heck yea thanks for the report and the pics. that youngun sure looked happy. keep up the good work

Getsome

That boy is so cute, great catch.

TBonds

Those are some damn nice fish. I'm hoping to get out this weekend.

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ScullsMcNasty

great report! it seems that the "black snapper" are really thick on the wrecks thisyear. weve caught a bunch of nice black snaps on public near shore(within8 miles) wrecks this year!

ScullsMcNasty

if you dont mind, what size line were you using? weve been catchin them on very light line for wrecks(8lbs)

naclh2oDave

Actualy since we had planned an inshore trip all we had was light spinning gear. I was using 10 lb power pro with 20 lb floro. The bite was on strong for a few hours before we got blown off the sweet spot.

Btw the pictures are of my son Andy and my buddy Mikey. This was Andy's first time out of the pass so it was his and my skiffs innaugural offshore trip.



He is turning into quite the little fisherman. Here he is on the cover of the "Fishermans weekly newsletter" where he wasnamed the angler of the week in June.

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Cane Pole

Nice catch budy!! I am a little confused on the name you have for them. I thought those were "mangrove" snapper. Can anyone confirm that? We caught a few last monday and I was using the mangrove size chart (which was 10") to keep them. If I am wrong, I sure am gla we didn't see the Grouper Troopers on the way in. LOL!!!

naclh2oDave

Black, Gray, Mangrove = Mango. Just another nickname.

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nextstep

i callem black snapper. they sure have been thick this year. just got in, waiting on the rain to clean fish and wash the boat. there is no size limit, but are included in your 10 snapper aggregate. no season either. i like the taste better than the endangered red snapper. i use 30 lb fluorocarbon for a leader. they will pull you in a wreak or rocks like a grouper if you let em. thats why the higher test, but fluorocarbon for invisibility and abrasion.