starting to detect a pattern

wrightackle · 03-13-2008, 10:11 AM

I seem to be stuck on one grouper per trip. That is certainly better than zero though. First butterflied ruby on the bottom yesterday was another 30" gag. Next bait down another big fish on a ruby. I was thinking finally a two grouper day but it turned out to be a black snapper bigger than the gag. Missed two more mystery fish that very well could have been groupers. After that the bite just died about ten o'clock. When that familiar SW breeze started up I headed for the ECUA culverts. They don't seem to be marking up too much anymore. It is a shame that they wasted all of that bridge rubble in federal waters when they could have easily been replenishing the old tried and true spots in close that are gettting covered up. Especially since the first six weeks of snapper season is going to be confined to state waters. After trying the culverts we slid over to the I-10 rubble and caught a bunch of red snapper. By then it was howling out of the SW but the ride back in was in the trough so it was not too bad.

gator7_5 · 03-13-2008, 10:38 AM

got a pic of the Black snapper? 30+" is a STUD.

wrightackle · 03-13-2008, 11:02 AM

That black snapper would have made a great photo. Usually it doesn't matter to me about taking pics but I do regret not having a picture of that fish. The guys at Daybreak can back me up but thats about it. We catch a lot of big blacks during the summer but I believe that one was my personal best. A friend of mine caught a 33" black snapper a couple of years ago off of a sunken shrimp boat. I was feeling really bad for some reason when we got in or I might have gotten someone to take a picture of that fish.

gator7_5 · 03-13-2008, 11:09 AM

Oh, Ididnt mean to imply I wasdoubting thecatch in any way..I really just wanted to see it.

Telum Pisces · 03-13-2008, 11:17 AM

There are definately some big Mangroves out there. Last summer, we caught a nice onethat was 28". One that size (30"+)is a very nice catch.

Any day that you can put at least one grouper and a stud mangrove like that in the fish box is a good day in my book. Thanks for the report.

Ocean Man · 03-14-2008, 11:53 AM

Nothing wrong with that pattern especially when you throw in a large Mangrove. Congrats

wirenut · 03-14-2008, 07:45 PM

Damn nice black congrats:clap

03-13-2008, 10:11 AM	#1
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	starting to detect a pattern I seem to be stuck on one grouper per trip. That is certainly better than zero though. First butterflied ruby on the bottom yesterday was another 30" gag. Next bait down another big fish on a ruby. I was thinking finally a two grouper day but it turned out to be a black snapper bigger than the gag. Missed two more mystery fish that very well could have been groupers. After that the bite just died about ten o'clock. When that familiar SW breeze started up I headed for the ECUA culverts. They don't seem to be marking up too much anymore. It is a shame that they wasted all of that bridge rubble in federal waters when they could have easily been replenishing the old tried and true spots in close that are gettting covered up. Especially since the first six weeks of snapper season is going to be confined to state waters. After trying the culverts we slid over to the I-10 rubble and caught a bunch of red snapper. By then it was howling out of the SW but the ride back in was in the trough so it was not too bad.

03-13-2008, 10:38 AM	#2
gator7_5 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 937	RE: starting to detect a pattern got a pic of the Black snapper? 30+" is a STUD.

03-13-2008, 11:02 AM	#3
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	RE: starting to detect a pattern That black snapper would have made a great photo. Usually it doesn't matter to me about taking pics but I do regret not having a picture of that fish. The guys at Daybreak can back me up but thats about it. We catch a lot of big blacks during the summer but I believe that one was my personal best. A friend of mine caught a 33" black snapper a couple of years ago off of a sunken shrimp boat. I was feeling really bad for some reason when we got in or I might have gotten someone to take a picture of that fish.

03-13-2008, 11:09 AM	#4
gator7_5 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 937	RE: starting to detect a pattern Oh, Ididnt mean to imply I wasdoubting thecatch in any way..I really just wanted to see it.

03-13-2008, 11:17 AM	#5
Telum Pisces Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,608	RE: starting to detect a pattern There are definately some big Mangroves out there. Last summer, we caught a nice onethat was 28". One that size (30"+)is a very nice catch. Any day that you can put at least one grouper and a stud mangrove like that in the fish box is a good day in my book. Thanks for the report.

03-14-2008, 11:53 AM	#6
Ocean Man Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bagdad, FL Posts: 1,484	RE: starting to detect a pattern Nothing wrong with that pattern especially when you throw in a large Mangrove. Congrats

03-14-2008, 07:45 PM	#7
wirenut Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola west side Posts: 1,267	RE: starting to detect a pattern Damn nice black congrats:clap

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