11/06/2007 Grouper Wow!

pierfish · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:13 am Post subject: 11/06/2007 Grouper Wow!

Arrived at the pier early am and filled up my bait tank with a huge variety of bait, everything from blue runners, to huge pinfish. We then started to the different rock piles, we get a 24" grouper and many shorts. Then I get the big boy of the day, a 29" grouper. We went to the fillet station to clean our catch and seen tarpon and jewfish below us sucking up the scraps so I couldn't resist. I put a scrap down on the 4/0 and bam! I had an estimated 150lb poon hooked up, I got a couple jumps and off he came. We used light leader so it wiould break. We retied and bam a 40lb poon, we got him bridge side and popped the hook. Hooked a couple more tarpon and a jewfish, then we called it a night. Here are a couple pics:

RangerRyan · Master Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 64

No pics of the jewfish or the poons? Wink

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pierfish · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject:

We left them in the water, we didn't want to injure them. Very Happy

RangerRyan · Master Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 64

To funny! You just did not want to take a chance of getting that $5000 fine! Wink

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SNOOKER · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject:

thats smart.

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pierfish · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

I know to many of them to get a fine Wink

INSTEEL · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

Dude sounds like a great time, man I miss Florida. It is like 23 outside and my back is killing me, I need the warmth of Florida....Tell your mom I said Hi..
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SNOOKER · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject:

i miss fla. to. keep me posted about the skyway. I can get my dad to fish out there for me.

SNOOKER

SLEEPY · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject:

Not too shabby.....You must have been watching me from a distance.... good job dude.
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SNOOKER · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject:

Top pick the one on the left is nice. about how many pounds.

SLEEPY · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

I would say 9-10 lbs.
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pierfish · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject:

It really has been great! She says hi Craig. That fish was 29" and estimated 10 to 11lbs. Nothing very big but nice for the pier. The 32" grouper was a little over 15lbs. I have not even mentioned the mack trucks that can't be pulled from the rocks.

SNOOKER · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:

ya ive seen some big ones pulled out of those rocks. specially some of the jewfish. If your in the baitshop and you see a couple pics of a jewfish from up on the pier i was next to the people who caught that one.

SNOOKER

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

nice catch. i hope i get out there soon. dying to get my hands on some.
great job. Wink