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Aqua Finatic · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: 2-25

Got 11 over the rail... lost about 60 more... I'll let Hbn fill in the details =)

Aqua Finatic · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:24 am Post subject:

goliath407 · Expert Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 351 Location: Orlando

Is this the south or north. So pole #8 is where u had also caught the goliath.
How big was he & what Bait did u use? Nice pic's & a cooler full Wink

hbn1234 · Master Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 80

i vowed never to bring the 12' bait net out to the skyway again after last time i brought it out...but needed some quick bait for the little tunny. I let the net sink...didn't see any shiny flashes, so i let it sink some more all the way to the bottom. Begin to pull it up, and i thought i snagged the piling...but nooooo, it was full of bait. After a busted knuckle and help from 2 others, we got the bait up...enough to fill 4 buckets. We were on the little tunny all day, til where my forearms were cramping/locking up. Conservatively speaking, probably hooked into 50 between the 3 of us. There were a few mackeral mixed in as well.
The goliath was caught near the baitshop...my estimates was around 400, but the one's fishing said it was a 600lber. Believe they used a whole little tunny for bait.

Aqua Finatic · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject:

Filletnrelease · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Hey Aqua, just curious, do you keep those for Shark bait, or do have some secret recipe to make them edible. Everybody I know who has tried them couldn't even get past the first bite. I personally have never tried, just cutting them up for bait is bad enough. Like I said, just curious, never thought a Sail Cat would be good until I tried one.
Jack

Aqua Finatic · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:04 am Post subject:

They did not go to waste. =) My family loves to eat fish and they say bonito taste pretty good. My mom says it tastes a little like steak lol With the right seasoning anything can taste good =) I also gave them away to 3 different family... Still waiting for replies if they like it or not...

Filletnrelease · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:04 am Post subject:

Aqua, not implying that you would let a fine fighting species like that go to waste. My family is also a big fish eating group, and we have tried several fish that was not necessarily considered to be great table fare, but turned out to be pretty good. I am still waiting to try smoking some smaller Jacks one of these days, just lately, they been running about 8-10 pounds. Fish on, tight lines and full coolers to you.

Cookinman · Expert Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Posts: 192

Aqua Finatic · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject:

Man I miss catching them big Jacks lol I think that most people dont like Jacks, Mackeral, and Bonito because they didnt prepare it right. I was at the market to my amazment they were selling Toadfish. You know the ugly looking fish that no one even wants to touch? lol They were selling them for $5 per lbs.

ripnlips · Master Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 105 Location: Ocala

hbn1234 · Master Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 80

my main probably is getting the castnet over the rail haha When you have a hundred some pounds of bait in the net, it's kinda hard to pull it up with the little hand line Smile

Took 4 of us last time to get that net up.
But that's a good tip...most of the time, i have a little hand net available...not too bad using that to scoop the bait up.

Cookinman · Expert Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Posts: 192

Cookinman · Expert Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Posts: 192

Filletnrelease · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tip on the Jacks, Cookinman, next big one over the rail goes on the smoker. Several of my buds say they have done them and said I would be pleasantly surprised. Kinda thought a smaller one would be better, but didn't think about cutting the blood line out, wouldn't be much left, your right.