Pontoon Dan

Went outwith pops for a few hours. Stopped by the Mass and netted a few scoops of live bait. Ran offshore in the 'tooner about 20 miles, flat seas and fair winds. Dropped anchor and had marks on the ol'Hummingbird sounder about 1/3 to 1/2 way down. Dropped the live baitand hooked up as manysnapper andamberjack that we could muster. AJs were all small, under 24", but the snapper were over 5lbs, limits for both. Also had a keeper king and lots ofhard fightingbonita were released. Had a larger king take me under and around the boat and pop's line, but good ol' dad sawed me off as he wasgracious at first and gave mesome slack line, but then he tighted upwhen a smallerAJ ripped into his bait, leavingme hanging with 50 ft less line (long line release). Not a bad day for the 'tooner.

PompNewbie

Pontoon Dan?...did Bonita Dan have a kid? or is this a dark sided alter ego....actually come to think about it if Dan had a alter ego it would be more mister rogers like and less Captain morgan as the Original:shedevil

all kidding aside great snap's and report....20 miles out in a pontoon boat :sick you got bigger stones then me

jmartintcb

Nice fish, the water looked calm too! beautiful fish!

wrightackle

Really nice quality snapper. If you have room in your fishbox you ought to bring some of those bonitos home. They are unbelievable bait. Fresh bonito will outfish live cigar minnows any day of the week. Chumming with fresh caught bonito is a trip. If there are any black snapper where you are fishing they will swarm the boat. Enjoyed reading your report!

Heller High Water Mate

Bonita make awesome bait and chunk it for chum...they are really bloody and the fish go crazy for em!!! Nice snaps!!!

Daydreamin

Not just in the Gulf...he said 20 miles offshore. Just one thunderstorm away from a very long swim!!!! :doh

Pontoon Dan

No bilge to fill up on the pontoon, only waves that wash over the bloody decks toclean the smellof the catch.