nice grouper and biggest of the day. These guys are great, I will fish with them anyday.

Next day was Jim and Bart Carey and  the seas kicked our butt the first two hours. We could not get out of the storms. Kept beating it till we finally got out in a clear spot and licked our wounds. In less that an hour seas were flat calm and the boys finished the day with a limit of snapper and Aj's, mixed with a handful of grouper, scamps and Almaco jacks. Jim thought he had the fish of the day with his grouper till Bart pulled up are really nice Aj.

Jims grouper has the best story thou. I think this story is so good, it could not be made up. He hooked it on light tackle while snapper fishing. It cuts him off. 5 minutes later he hooks it again. It rocks him but does not cut off. We play with him for like 5 minutes and I become to impatient to fool with him anymore. Those that know me know that I am VERY impatient. I put the boat in gear to break the line and 5 seconds after the line should have already broke, he comes out. We wrestle him off the wreck and Jim is stoked. I keep telling him how big this one is going to be. He is going to pop to the top like a 50 gallon drum. You are going to catch your biggest Grouper to date. Way to go Jim. You deserve it Man. Jim fights him like a champ. Nice and easy with a good tight line all the way. 30 feet from the top the hook pulls. I Kid You NOT! @^%**^ and a few other really REALLY ugly words later, I walk back to the controls and say man it would be nice if he would pop up. I put the boat in reverse and look behind us just in time to see him bust the surface. We back up to him and gaff him. I'm telling you that is a honest to God, True story. Notice our leader from earlier still in his mouth. Also the rock scratches on his sides. LUCK LUCK LUCK. The good Lord is looking out for us fools. Good fishing and great friends but man I hate those storm. Lighting makes me wine like a baby. Fishing is really good right now. Just get out there. Be careful and watch those storms. If you hear someone crying during a storm, that is just me. I have never got along with electric very well. Especially that much juice.  I am very fortunate to have some great friends that are excellent fisherman. You guys are the best. I am off this week but have a few trips next week. Tight lines and good luck.  

We start in 90 to 120 and work our way out. Got to 230 Monday before the boys started to whine about the depth. I like it all. Monday we were hitting at the snappers with out rod tips trying to scare off the smaller ones. The snappers are bad out there. Had two cobia around the boat and could not get a bait to them for the snapper and ajs. They were knocking the bait out of the water 3 feet from the boat. But, that is another story. Fishing seems to be good all over. I think there is actually more and bigger grouper in swallow right now. 120 to 165 foot. Hit a spot in 180 the other day and got 5 nice gags off it. We are getting out bigger scamps in the 160 to 200 foot depths right now. The deeper you go, the small they are. Go figure that one out. East, South,or West has been about the same for us. Hope this helps

do you think the grouper could be making there way inshore for the spawn allready.  i know some of these inshore guys started killing some nice flounder pretty early. and some respectable gags have been caught inshore as well. and im talkin way inshore up to the base . i cleaned a few scamp last sat 2 of them had row in em