:thumbup: We Clobbered 'Um
For the avid angler little can compare with night snapper fishing around the full of the moon. During this time of the month mangrove snapper are known to go a little crazy as well as very hungry. Last month's 44 hour full moon trip found the mangos ready for dinner:
We were fishing the day before the full moon. This month we will be fishing four days after our big bright moon does its monthly thing. In addition, a severe Arctic Blast is due over the weekend. Yes! This happens even in Florida. Our temperature is expected to plunge all the way down to a very cold 48 degrees, and our high only 71. But we are ready for the worst:
Will fishing after the full moon prove to be as good as before? What about that "Arctic Circle' type weather? Will our Southern fish be hungry or frozen? Will we be able to say, 'We Clobbered 'Um?' Or, 'we'll get um next time?' Only one way to find out...sit back, relax, and join us as we find out together. Ten A.M. Friday morning, Hubbard's Florida Fisherman ll is ready and so are we. Let's go!
First things first! We are starved. Rich (L), and Larry, that Tammy special hot meat balls & melted cheese on fresh Cuban bread looks like heaven on earth. This 44 hour trip is already a winner:
Now that was good. Decision time. Shall we watch TV? Tell tall tales? Hit our cozy bunks? Or just sit back and relax?
Better hit the sack; after all, we will be challenging the monsters of the deep for twenty five hours of actual fishing time. Captain Garett has advised us to get plenty of rest; we are going to need it. After mango time we are going to this wreck known to be the home of Mr. Amber jack and family. OK, Captain, we get the message.
The additional time allows us to cover more territory than the standard overnighter. Let's go way North where, we hope, the snapper are hungry. After a good 'days' sleep it's time to finds out. They are!
The bite is not as fast as we would like, but many very respectable mangos are filling the box:
For the avid angler little can compare with night snapper fishing around the full of the moon. During this time of the month mangrove snapper are known to go a little crazy as well as very hungry. Last month's 44 hour full moon trip found the mangos ready for dinner:
We were fishing the day before the full moon. This month we will be fishing four days after our big bright moon does its monthly thing. In addition, a severe Arctic Blast is due over the weekend. Yes! This happens even in Florida. Our temperature is expected to plunge all the way down to a very cold 48 degrees, and our high only 71. But we are ready for the worst:
Will fishing after the full moon prove to be as good as before? What about that "Arctic Circle' type weather? Will our Southern fish be hungry or frozen? Will we be able to say, 'We Clobbered 'Um?' Or, 'we'll get um next time?' Only one way to find out...sit back, relax, and join us as we find out together. Ten A.M. Friday morning, Hubbard's Florida Fisherman ll is ready and so are we. Let's go!
First things first! We are starved. Rich (L), and Larry, that Tammy special hot meat balls & melted cheese on fresh Cuban bread looks like heaven on earth. This 44 hour trip is already a winner:
Now that was good. Decision time. Shall we watch TV? Tell tall tales? Hit our cozy bunks? Or just sit back and relax?
Better hit the sack; after all, we will be challenging the monsters of the deep for twenty five hours of actual fishing time. Captain Garett has advised us to get plenty of rest; we are going to need it. After mango time we are going to this wreck known to be the home of Mr. Amber jack and family. OK, Captain, we get the message.
The additional time allows us to cover more territory than the standard overnighter. Let's go way North where, we hope, the snapper are hungry. After a good 'days' sleep it's time to finds out. They are!
The bite is not as fast as we would like, but many very respectable mangos are filling the box: