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Ginzu, Yakntat, AFSOCSGT, and I headed out to get some 'gulf therapy' :001_huh: this morning. With some good surf in areas and a very deep entry, our launch was a bit out of the ordinary, but nontheless uneventful. I was anxious to get out there, but I'm still without my Fishfinder/GPS so my expectations weren't terribly high. It's always a great start when you can catch some good bait right away. We ended up with a mix of threadfins, cigars, and a few hardtails.
On the way out I picked up a couple bobos and a king. We got to our first spot and picked up a couple good snapper and some sharks. I pulled up a 7ft hammerhead that fought a lot harder than the 7.5 ft dusky or sandbar I caught last weekend. I really don't like to catch these guys, but its all part of the game. Remoras were out in force and we pulled up a few hardheads and sailcats as well. Some of us more than others
After a while we headed east and found a few areas where fish were showing up on Ginzu's FF. Lots more remora, a couple more sharks and just before leaving the spot, Eric hooks into a big bad jack crevalle that must have had dinner plans in Lousiana because he moved out in a hurry. He was towing him against the current at 2mph. After 30 mins or so I was nearby from landing a king and decided to stop and see how he was doing. It wasn't for another 5 or 10 minutes when he finally saw color. Up to then we thought it was a shark, but I caught a glimpse of the yellow fins and yelled, 'It's a huge jack!' Another few minutes and he had him in the yak where he proceeded to fill the yak with huge pool of blood. This jack was quite the beast at approximately 40 inches. Video clip will be forthcoming.
We caught up with yakntat and ginzu and moved spots again. We brought up a few trigger, a couple cobia, a couple small snapper and probably 10 more remora. Yakntat and Ginzu headed in just ahead of Eric and I but I kept hooking up with kings on the way in. Hooked into 4 kings on the way back with 3 of them being 39-40inchers.
On the way out I picked up a couple bobos and a king. We got to our first spot and picked up a couple good snapper and some sharks. I pulled up a 7ft hammerhead that fought a lot harder than the 7.5 ft dusky or sandbar I caught last weekend. I really don't like to catch these guys, but its all part of the game. Remoras were out in force and we pulled up a few hardheads and sailcats as well. Some of us more than others
After a while we headed east and found a few areas where fish were showing up on Ginzu's FF. Lots more remora, a couple more sharks and just before leaving the spot, Eric hooks into a big bad jack crevalle that must have had dinner plans in Lousiana because he moved out in a hurry. He was towing him against the current at 2mph. After 30 mins or so I was nearby from landing a king and decided to stop and see how he was doing. It wasn't for another 5 or 10 minutes when he finally saw color. Up to then we thought it was a shark, but I caught a glimpse of the yellow fins and yelled, 'It's a huge jack!' Another few minutes and he had him in the yak where he proceeded to fill the yak with huge pool of blood. This jack was quite the beast at approximately 40 inches. Video clip will be forthcoming.
We caught up with yakntat and ginzu and moved spots again. We brought up a few trigger, a couple cobia, a couple small snapper and probably 10 more remora. Yakntat and Ginzu headed in just ahead of Eric and I but I kept hooking up with kings on the way in. Hooked into 4 kings on the way back with 3 of them being 39-40inchers.
