pile of snapper, big hits and shark!
April 12, 2017
Fort Myers
2 photos
Grouper (Red)
Snapper (Lane)
Scup (Porgy)
Shark (Lemon)
Triggerfish (Gray)
Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Started the day off by making the run thru pine island sound out towards redfish pass. Lots of osprey, a couple bottle nosed dolphins were seen on the way out. We made it out thru the pass and set up on our first spot in 60 ft of water. A bunch of sand perch (squirrel fish) were caught and kept for live/cut bait. Soon, the Lane snapper began biting with a flury of fish coming on board. After boxing about a dozen, we made a quick move and set up on our second spot. Here, we caught a nice JoltHead Porgy, lots of Lane Snapper, and some close to legal Red Grouper. We had 3-4 BIG Thumps on the bottom that ultimately beat the anglers. A long, drag screaming run that pulled out about 250 yards of line before coming unglued. THis was for sure a bigggg kingfish. We continued to add some quality snapper to the box, ultimately boxing a little over 50 total. I gave the 5 minutes notice before we headed back in when the flatline again takes off on a steady long run. Paul battled back and forth with the fish for nearly 1/2 an hour before we got a visual of the fish: A large 6-7 ft Lemon shark! We got it boatside about a 1/2 dozen times where it would again take off on a drag screaming run. We got it to the boat for a pic or two before sending him on its way. With sore arms, we made the run back in thru beautiful, calm seas!