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RIROCKHOUND · 01-31-2004, 04:22 PM

Well, its rainy and windy today, did the shopping thing with the woman, but it's all good, my winter is made... I can wait for a spring a happy man.. ok maybe not but I'm good for now...

Yesterday AM, we rented a 20' wellcraft, headed out of the harbor, threw out some chrome bombers, bam... 3 pound spanish mack.. one of my favorite eating fish.... no other hits trolling.. ran to ~100ft of water E of sandhill reef... my father started out bottom fishing, banging some tasty yellowtail, as well as grunts, jacks etc.. I set a light 20-30 rd with a newell loaded with 30lb AN-40 out with a half a ballyhoo.. let it back 50ft, reached for a ballon, and before I could get it out 20ft from the boat, had a vicous hit... turned out to be a 20-25lb kingfish... hell of a fight, a couple of nice runs, and to top it off, 80lb mono and 2/0 hook, no wire... the real fun was boatside... we had no gaff!!! after two misses we had it in the boat by the tail... what a tasty fish...
Action continued with lots of small jacks and the like on the bottom, nothing on the bigger float bait....

01-31-2004, 04:22 PM	#1
RIROCKHOUND Also known as OAK iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Westlery, RI Posts: 10,408	Florida Fishing report Part I Well, its rainy and windy today, did the shopping thing with the woman, but it's all good, my winter is made... I can wait for a spring a happy man.. ok maybe not but I'm good for now... Yesterday AM, we rented a 20' wellcraft, headed out of the harbor, threw out some chrome bombers, bam... 3 pound spanish mack.. one of my favorite eating fish.... no other hits trolling.. ran to ~100ft of water E of sandhill reef... my father started out bottom fishing, banging some tasty yellowtail, as well as grunts, jacks etc.. I set a light 20-30 rd with a newell loaded with 30lb AN-40 out with a half a ballyhoo.. let it back 50ft, reached for a ballon, and before I could get it out 20ft from the boat, had a vicous hit... turned out to be a 20-25lb kingfish... hell of a fight, a couple of nice runs, and to top it off, 80lb mono and 2/0 hook, no wire... the real fun was boatside... we had no gaff!!! after two misses we had it in the boat by the tail... what a tasty fish... Action continued with lots of small jacks and the like on the bottom, nothing on the bigger float bait....
	Bryan Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& "For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"