Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron

cmc_joe · 03-08-2008, 11:39 AM

Went out early to the RF and spent about 4 or 5 hours there. Could not keep the Red Snapper off the bait. Caught at least a dozen or more all between 17" and 20". Also caught 1 Laneand a short Gag. Just before we moved my brother got spooled by something. Just ripped the 20lb mono right of the reel. Never even got it to pause. He was fishing on the bottom with cut bonito.

Moved over the the Heron.Missed the wreck by about 50 feet to the north and really didn't feel like pulling the anchor and resetting it. Spent about an hour there and the only thing caught was anice bull red by my brother. 35" 22lbs.

He about cried when I told him it had to go back.

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wrightackle · 03-08-2008, 12:22 PM

Thanks for the report. If you can cleat your anchor off on the side away from the spot the boat will slide over to the wreck without reanchoring. That is interesting about being spooled with the bonito off of the bottom. I do know sharks love to munch on bonito. Did you catch the bonito or just take out a frozen one?

cmc_joe · 03-08-2008, 12:47 PM

Thanks for the advice. The bonito was frozen from outcast

Getsome · 03-08-2008, 01:39 PM

I landed a large barracuda off that wreck last season about 5' long, there were lots of bobosand small red snapper when I fished it late last season.

parrothead · 03-08-2008, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the report.

clap

Scott

Private Pilot · 03-08-2008, 09:17 PM

Nice report:clap

Cut bonita is the way to go

wirenut · 03-09-2008, 06:05 PM

Good report Thanks

yucarenow · 03-09-2008, 06:54 PM

those fish you never see always keep you going back for more!

how2fish · 03-09-2008, 07:29 PM

Quote:

yucarenow (3/9/2008)those fish you never see always keep you going back for more!

Ain't thatthe damnable truth of it...:clap

legalhookin · 03-11-2008, 03:47 PM

had something completely take me to school on the frieghter about 3 weeks ago. had a large live bait on the bottom and was using 80# power pro on a stiff rod. got it up a couple feet but it started creeping line off back towards the bottom. i screwed up and tried to pump the rod. it got in the wreck and won. figure it was a big grouper, it only wanted to go down and in the wreck, had a 9/0 pen rod completely noodled over. o well theres anouther story to get someone to go back!! good luck

03-08-2008, 11:39 AM	#1
cmc_joe Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Went out early to the RF and spent about 4 or 5 hours there. Could not keep the Red Snapper off the bait. Caught at least a dozen or more all between 17" and 20". Also caught 1 Laneand a short Gag. Just before we moved my brother got spooled by something. Just ripped the 20lb mono right of the reel. Never even got it to pause. He was fishing on the bottom with cut bonito. Moved over the the Heron.Missed the wreck by about 50 feet to the north and really didn't feel like pulling the anchor and resetting it. Spent about an hour there and the only thing caught was anice bull red by my brother. 35" 22lbs. He about cried when I told him it had to go back. <img src="http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com...s/DSC03169.jpg"> <img src="http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com...s/DSC03170.jpg">

03-08-2008, 12:22 PM	#2
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Thanks for the report. If you can cleat your anchor off on the side away from the spot the boat will slide over to the wreck without reanchoring. That is interesting about being spooled with the bonito off of the bottom. I do know sharks love to munch on bonito. Did you catch the bonito or just take out a frozen one?

03-08-2008, 12:47 PM	#3
cmc_joe Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Thanks for the advice. The bonito was frozen from outcast

03-08-2008, 01:39 PM	#4
Getsome Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 951	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron I landed a large barracuda off that wreck last season about 5' long, there were lots of bobosand small red snapper when I fished it late last season.

03-08-2008, 02:21 PM	#5
parrothead Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cantonment Posts: 2,059	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Thanks for the report.clap Scott __________________ 18' Sea Pro / 115hp Johnson 140 Heritage / Powered by me

03-08-2008, 09:17 PM	#6
Private Pilot Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 1,068	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Nice report:clap Cut bonita is the way to go

03-09-2008, 06:05 PM	#7
wirenut Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola west side Posts: 1,266	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron Good report Thanks

03-09-2008, 06:54 PM	#8
yucarenow Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Santa Rosa Beach Posts: 213	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron those fish you never see always keep you going back for more!

03-11-2008, 03:47 PM	#10
legalhookin Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 174	RE: Wed 3-5 Report Russian Freighter and Heron had something completely take me to school on the frieghter about 3 weeks ago. had a large live bait on the bottom and was using 80# power pro on a stiff rod. got it up a couple feet but it started creeping line off back towards the bottom. i screwed up and tried to pump the rod. it got in the wreck and won. figure it was a big grouper, it only wanted to go down and in the wreck, had a 9/0 pen rod completely noodled over. o well theres anouther story to get someone to go back!! good luck

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