Saturday Pensacola Triggers, Flipper, and Rude boater

Captain Mickey O'Reilly · 01-30-2012, 12:15 PM

Headed out of Shorline around 1100 with my wife, April, and daughter, Autumn. Beautiful ride through the bay, and a nice ride to the East with a ground swell running 1 to 2 feet. I built Autumn a new bottom rod last week, and she was ready to put it to use! Got to our first spot over some live bottom, and started prepping rods, and cutting bait. While I'm doing this, April notices a boat headed towards us, which is no big deal as there is plenty of room and bottom to fish. I just continue getting stuff ready, and we are slowly drifting West to East. I look up as April is getting a little nervous because this boat is now within 200 yards and closing at about 20kts, directly at us! I sit there and stare in disbelief, as this idiot passes no more than 5 feet off the bow of my boat at the same speed, then chops his motor, and drops a bouy 50 yards directly East of us. They start fishing and never even look at us, so I crank up and get the hell away from them, as I would not want to even entertain a conversation with them in the mood I was In! Amazing!

Well we started fishing and the bite turned out to be kinda slow for a few minutes, and then Auti got a good bite! She pulled up a nice 16" Trigger, and was just thrilled with how easy it was with her new rod!

The bite turned steady for awhile alternating between Porgy, medium sized Snapper, and just shy of legal Triggers. We hit several spots in the same area, and April got a beautiful 21" Trigger and Autumn another 16". I caught a couple of legal Triggers, and some Snapper. Auti got sick of waiting for me to unhook her fish, as I was was unhooking for April and me, so she grabbed a towel and did it herself!

She did well except for Triggers, the teeth made her nervous! We saw Flipper here and there, and laughed about them becoming so lazy! Autumn had a fish get eaten on the way up, and thought it may have been Flipper, who knows! She was rambling on as she was bringing up another fish, and her fish got nailed! I just sat and watched as she and April tried to get the fish (a big AJ im sure) under control! I knew we would not get a hook in the fish as we were using #4 circles, but it was fun to watch! After April and Auti got tired of fighting the fish, which was making some great runs, they handed me the rod. I put some pressure on the fish, and the Porgy it ate popped out of its mouth. The Porgy was scaled front to back, with no tooth marks! Oh well it was fun to watch!

Overall we had a great time, kept 4 Triggers, and some Porgy for dinner! I'll try to load the pics again, later!

lobsterman · 01-30-2012, 12:30 PM

Sounds like you had an awesome day, and it could have been a good grouper

lobsterman · 01-30-2012, 12:39 PM

I would also like to add, just because someone has the money to buy a boat doesn't mean they have the brains to operate it.

Captain Mickey O'Reilly · 01-30-2012, 01:29 PM

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tugfisher76 · 01-30-2012, 01:41 PM

nice triggers

oxbeast1210 · 01-30-2012, 01:53 PM

Awesome sounds like fun!
how far do you normally have to go to get into trigger fish?

Captain Mickey O'Reilly · 01-30-2012, 02:04 PM

We were 5 miles South of the beach, I've caught them closer also! I forgot to mention, I have never seen as many Kayaks out as I did Saturday! The 3 Barges must be hot!

Kim · 01-30-2012, 06:09 PM

If that ever happens again take his pic. If you can catch the bow of your boat and his wake in one shot and then one of the stern with the name of the boat it will make that boat famous on the wall of boater shame.

Captain Mickey O'Reilly · 01-30-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim

If that ever happens again take his pic. If you can catch the bow of your boat and his wake in one shot and then one of the stern with the name of the boat it will make that boat famous on the wall of boater shame.

I will do exactly that! I was so amazed and ticked off, I never even thought about the camera. Thank God it wasn't foggy, or there would have been a serious issue!

Trophyhusband · 02-01-2012, 11:24 PM

OK, I'll say it. Your wife likes to fish AND she's hot? You, my friend, hit the jackpot.

01-30-2012, 12:15 PM	#1
Captain Mickey O'Reilly Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Navarre, FL Posts: 407	Saturday Pensacola Triggers, Flipper, and Rude boater Headed out of Shorline around 1100 with my wife, April, and daughter, Autumn. Beautiful ride through the bay, and a nice ride to the East with a ground swell running 1 to 2 feet. I built Autumn a new bottom rod last week, and she was ready to put it to use! Got to our first spot over some live bottom, and started prepping rods, and cutting bait. While I'm doing this, April notices a boat headed towards us, which is no big deal as there is plenty of room and bottom to fish. I just continue getting stuff ready, and we are slowly drifting West to East. I look up as April is getting a little nervous because this boat is now within 200 yards and closing at about 20kts, directly at us! I sit there and stare in disbelief, as this idiot passes no more than 5 feet off the bow of my boat at the same speed, then chops his motor, and drops a bouy 50 yards directly East of us. They start fishing and never even look at us, so I crank up and get the hell away from them, as I would not want to even entertain a conversation with them in the mood I was In! Amazing! Well we started fishing and the bite turned out to be kinda slow for a few minutes, and then Auti got a good bite! She pulled up a nice 16" Trigger, and was just thrilled with how easy it was with her new rod! The bite turned steady for awhile alternating between Porgy, medium sized Snapper, and just shy of legal Triggers. We hit several spots in the same area, and April got a beautiful 21" Trigger and Autumn another 16". I caught a couple of legal Triggers, and some Snapper. Auti got sick of waiting for me to unhook her fish, as I was was unhooking for April and me, so she grabbed a towel and did it herself! She did well except for Triggers, the teeth made her nervous! We saw Flipper here and there, and laughed about them becoming so lazy! Autumn had a fish get eaten on the way up, and thought it may have been Flipper, who knows! She was rambling on as she was bringing up another fish, and her fish got nailed! I just sat and watched as she and April tried to get the fish (a big AJ im sure) under control! I knew we would not get a hook in the fish as we were using #4 circles, but it was fun to watch! After April and Auti got tired of fighting the fish, which was making some great runs, they handed me the rod. I put some pressure on the fish, and the Porgy it ate popped out of its mouth. The Porgy was scaled front to back, with no tooth marks! Oh well it was fun to watch! Overall we had a great time, kept 4 Triggers, and some Porgy for dinner! I'll try to load the pics again, later! __________________ http://www.angrybirdfishingcharters.com/ Captain Mickey O'Reilly Angry Bird Fishing Charters LLC 850-723-1274 Captainmickeyo@yahoo.com

01-30-2012, 12:30 PM	#2
lobsterman Jiggin Finatic Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okaloosa Posts: 5,877	Sounds like you had an awesome day, and it could have been a good grouper __________________ AKA Jiggin Junkie II Chronicles 7:14 Randy's Canvas & Marine Vinyls 850-279-4140 850-855-5314 cell Custom Awnings - Repairs Boat Cushions - Curtains and more

01-30-2012, 12:39 PM	#3
lobsterman Jiggin Finatic Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okaloosa Posts: 5,877	I would also like to add, just because someone has the money to buy a boat doesn't mean they have the brains to operate it. __________________ AKA Jiggin Junkie II Chronicles 7:14 Randy's Canvas & Marine Vinyls 850-279-4140 850-855-5314 cell Custom Awnings - Repairs Boat Cushions - Curtains and more

01-30-2012, 02:04 PM	#7
Captain Mickey O'Reilly Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Navarre, FL Posts: 407	We were 5 miles South of the beach, I've caught them closer also! I forgot to mention, I have never seen as many Kayaks out as I did Saturday! The 3 Barges must be hot! __________________ http://www.angrybirdfishingcharters.com/ Captain Mickey O'Reilly Angry Bird Fishing Charters LLC 850-723-1274 Captainmickeyo@yahoo.com

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01-30-2012, 01:29 PM	#4
Captain Mickey O'Reilly Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Navarre, FL Posts: 407	[attach][attach][/attach][/attach] Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.angrybirdfishingcharters.com/ Captain Mickey O'Reilly Angry Bird Fishing Charters LLC 850-723-1274 Captainmickeyo@yahoo.com

01-30-2012, 01:41 PM	#5
tugfisher76 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: crestview Posts: 79	nice triggers

01-30-2012, 01:53 PM	#6
oxbeast1210 Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: milton Posts: 3,543	Awesome sounds like fun! how far do you normally have to go to get into trigger fish?

01-30-2012, 06:09 PM	#8
Kim Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,470	If that ever happens again take his pic. If you can catch the bow of your boat and his wake in one shot and then one of the stern with the name of the boat it will make that boat famous on the wall of boater shame.

02-01-2012, 11:24 PM	#10
Trophyhusband Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 652	OK, I'll say it. Your wife likes to fish AND she's hot? You, my friend, hit the jackpot.

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