Did a four hour trip. Went 10 miles offshore. We were hoping to catch some dinner. Captain was a hard working safety conscious guy. I give him an “A” for effort. The boat was clean and well maintained. Plenty of room for six. Unfortunately we only caught one small keeper and a few undersized fish. We had several line breaks; some due to snagging the bottom which is to be expected but also due to larger fish breaking the line. We were using “bass type” open bale spinning reels with 15 lb test. I am no expert but seemed a bit light to me especially for bottom fishing. Even smaller fish had the rod bent in half. We were basically trying to horse fish in with the drag set tight. Works for smaller fish but not for the bigger ones. Hard to imagine bringing in a “keeper” grouper (24 inches according to the captain) with that rig. At the end of the day, we had a safe trip with a nice captain and pleasant company. With fishing there is no guarantee of success. We still had a nice day on the water.
Did a four hour trip. Went 10 miles offshore. We were hoping to catch some dinner. Captain was a hard working safety conscious guy. I give him an “A” for effort. The boat was clean and well maintained. Plenty of room for six. Unfortunately we only caught one small keeper and a few undersized fish. We had several line breaks; some due to snagging the bottom which is to be expected but also due to larger fish breaking the line. We were using “bass type” open bale spinning reels with... More
Fun was had by all. Very patient with kids
Glad y’all had a fun day!! Looks like some memories were made and some fish tacos will be for dinner!! We look forward to fishing with y’all again!
Wonderful experience great with kids!