Fresh Punta Rassa Fishing Reports

Couple of big trout but bite was slow

I had the pleasure of taking the baum family fishing this morning, they had me baiting hooks and taking fish off non stop for the first couple hrs. The second half of the trip wasnt as plentiful but we still continued with tight lines and good times!

Good snook bite today in the pass. Angela and Jason had a blast and doubled up.

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Trout still hitting jugs

A little slow on the bite but the big one finally hit