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R-5 TOWER TRIP

April 05, 2026 St. Simons Island 30 photos
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Trip Summary

Absolutely action packed trip. We traveled 50 miles out and vought massive black sea bass, rednsapper cobia, vermillion snapper, grunts and a ton a bait fish.
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Vashon Herring
St-simons-island, Georgia, United States
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