4 hr Offshore Live Bait Trolling
July 20, 2015 St. Augustine 2 photos

Trip Summary

I fished with Roxanne, Susan and Noah today. We started out catching live bait (menhaden aka pogies) in a backwater area. Bait has been hit or miss the last couple of days and we were lucky to get a couple dozen good ones. The run out to the 9 mile area was a breeze (no pun intended) and we were fishing in 20 minutes or so. First strike came after just a few minutes and was only on for a 100 yard or so run before something bit it off (barracuda eating our king mackerel). We then had a double on the outriggers (which turned into just one and a tangle with the other rigger) that I had to hand line in the last 20 feet, king mackerel that weighted 22.0 pounds. Next up was a snake (small king) on the down rigger then back to the outrigger (20#s 14oz). A short dry spell then another on the outrigger (12#s) and one on the downrigger (19#s4oz). We were just about out of pogies at this point and the downrigger screamed off again. Pulled the hooks next to the boat on a kingfish that looked to be about mid teens. At this point we decided to go look for an Amberjack with **hidden content** bait we had left and what little time we had left. Made one drift over some structure and caught/released a short Amberjack about 25"s. Time up. We had a very fast paced morning to be sure. Lets go fishing. See you on the pond. Capt. Guy
Guy Spear
St-augustine, Florida, United States
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