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Trigger
 
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| I waited at my office until after the rain stopped on saturday. I called down to Daybreak and had the boat put in the water and my usual 20 gal fill up. (150 gallon tank) LOL. I decided to go by myself since my "old timer" buddies only want to go early morning and be back by 2 pm...you know who you are Hhahahah. Got out to my spot and drifted over until I hooked my two snapper. I decided to anchor up, turn on the radio and have a cold one. I put my TLD down several times, only to bring up more of the "almost extinct" red snapper, I was getting bites everytime I went down. I kept feeling a trembling bite, so with no kids or wife on the boat, I was totally concentrated on what was on the bottom. I felt the bite and eased up with my TLD expecting a snapper on the other end, then all of the sudden my pole arched, the line started running and my heart started racing. I was just hoping my 80 pound flourocarbon would hold up against the rocks on the bottom if the fish went into a hole. I was crankin'. I felt like I had it up off the bottom but I wasn't 100 percent positive what it was, then as the fish got to the top, it felt like I was bringing in a tire, no fight, but heavy...All of the sudden I saw my grouper, I was screaming for my wife to give me the net, but hell, I was so stoked that I forgot no one was on the boat with me. I was shaking like I had just shot my first deer. This was my first legal grouper. I know this is no big deal for a lot of you guys, but it made my day, hell, it has made my month! Tonight, I came home got the grease hot, cooked up some peppers, onions and mushrooms, fixed some crawfish etoufee with rice, and my wife heated up the crab stuffing from Joe Pattis, I had the best grouper sandwich with swiss cheese, and my vegetables, crawfish etoufee, and crab stuffing....I was sitting across from my wife at the table, I looked into her eyes and told her this was the best 300 dollar grouper sandwich I have ever had...hahahahahaha oh yeah, to my friends that told me I would never catch a grouper on a frozen cig...I DID! LOL Thanks to Jim at Daybreak for putting my rods in the office. I left them on the rack off the deck in a hurry to get home...All the guys on the dock are great ! 
James Martin
26 ft Century
"Graymack"
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Grouper
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| good job man.....now start using big live bait and get your self a whopper by the way they require alot more cold ones...(cold cold beer) very cold
 
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Snapper
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| Way to go on your grouper, that was a good read. I have yet to get myself a nice legal grouper, with the exception of a Scamp, my days are hopefully coming like yours did. Well done.
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Ruby Red Lip
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Looking for my first one as well. Got several snapper and a few nice kings on my first two trips out but sure would like one of those. Congrats!!!
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Snapper
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| Congratulations on your grouper. Anytime you can put one grouper in the boat it is quite an accomplishment. With all the snapper around you just don't catch many grouper. The guys at Daybreak are top notch.
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Grouper
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Congrats, I just had my first one Friday. They sure are yummy. My favorite to eat.
Fish On!!!
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Trigger
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There ya go bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats James!
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