Weekend Report

Deep South Charters · 02-08-2012, 01:04 AM

You have to wonder, where are the reports of the bad trips? Well, here it is! haha!

I guess not too bad but not super good either.

We were able to fish Saturday and Sunday. The forecast was looking a bit rough but not rough enough to cancel. Saturdays seas ended up being ok i guess, Sunday was bumpy.

Out of the two days, Saturday was the best. We set out to find wahoo and you know how that can go. We were fishing 3 days before a full moon and I just knew that we would crush them. A little trolling in the morning and nothing to show for it, we made a stop to get our amberjack. Now the jacks were hungry and didnt take long before we had a 6 man limit in the boat. It was a good way to start off a day. After a little ice on the fish, we head to find the wahoo and maybe a few tuna.

We made a stop and pulled the cutting board out. Matt began to cut bait, I lined out 3 guys to start chunking. Took a while but did get a couple nice blackfin and 2 small yellowfin to eat. This wasnt really doing it for us so switched gears and went to pull baits.

After many, many wraps around a few rigs we hear the reel scream. The customer made quick work of the fish and we had our first and only wahoo of the day in the boat. The guys put in a good effort but just couldnt find anymore hooters.

We ended the day chunking for tuna, only to fight shark after shark. Like I said, not too bad but could have been better!

Now for Sunday.

Start off in blue water at a floater, fish it hard, one small yellowfin. Seas are starting to build now so we head in a little closer to have a shot at some wahoo. After pulling baits for a while, the rough seas are taking a toll on my crew. One is sick and one is not looking good! I hear talk of them calling the trip so I quickly put amberjack baits in the water so I can get the guys some meat before it is all over. After the 6 man limit of amberjack is in the box, at 12:30, the guys say take it to the barn, we have had enough!

I hate to see a sick crew but as you all know, it does happen! I would like to think we would have caught a few more fish but who knows. I know of 2 wahoo caught that day. Glad that weekend is over.

I did not fish Monday and Tuesday, Friends of mine did catch a few nice fish on these two days so I am pumped to get back at it Thursday!

Capt Josh Howard

eodusmc · 02-08-2012, 02:02 AM

good haul capt

Longbow14 · 02-08-2012, 06:29 AM

is it just the picture or did one of those blackfins get nipped?

Crab Man · 02-08-2012, 11:03 AM

What are your rates?

Deep South Charters · 02-08-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Longbow14

is it just the picture or did one of those blackfins get nipped?

Oh, it had a shark hanging on it at the boat! haha

Deep South Charters · 02-08-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Crab Man

What are your rates?

$2000 1-6 people, price includes all fuel, bait, tackle, ice and fish cleaning. 10-12 hour trip!

02-08-2012, 01:04 AM	#1
Deep South Charters Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 39	Weekend Report You have to wonder, where are the reports of the bad trips? Well, here it is! haha! I guess not too bad but not super good either. We were able to fish Saturday and Sunday. The forecast was looking a bit rough but not rough enough to cancel. Saturdays seas ended up being ok i guess, Sunday was bumpy. Out of the two days, Saturday was the best. We set out to find wahoo and you know how that can go. We were fishing 3 days before a full moon and I just knew that we would crush them. A little trolling in the morning and nothing to show for it, we made a stop to get our amberjack. Now the jacks were hungry and didnt take long before we had a 6 man limit in the boat. It was a good way to start off a day. After a little ice on the fish, we head to find the wahoo and maybe a few tuna. We made a stop and pulled the cutting board out. Matt began to cut bait, I lined out 3 guys to start chunking. Took a while but did get a couple nice blackfin and 2 small yellowfin to eat. This wasnt really doing it for us so switched gears and went to pull baits. After many, many wraps around a few rigs we hear the reel scream. The customer made quick work of the fish and we had our first and only wahoo of the day in the boat. The guys put in a good effort but just couldnt find anymore hooters. We ended the day chunking for tuna, only to fight shark after shark. Like I said, not too bad but could have been better! Now for Sunday. Start off in blue water at a floater, fish it hard, one small yellowfin. Seas are starting to build now so we head in a little closer to have a shot at some wahoo. After pulling baits for a while, the rough seas are taking a toll on my crew. One is sick and one is not looking good! I hear talk of them calling the trip so I quickly put amberjack baits in the water so I can get the guys some meat before it is all over. After the 6 man limit of amberjack is in the box, at 12:30, the guys say take it to the barn, we have had enough! I hate to see a sick crew but as you all know, it does happen! I would like to think we would have caught a few more fish but who knows. I know of 2 wahoo caught that day. Glad that weekend is over. I did not fish Monday and Tuesday, Friends of mine did catch a few nice fish on these two days so I am pumped to get back at it Thursday! Capt Josh Howard Attached Thumbnails

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eodusmc Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Crestview Posts: 131	good haul capt

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