Mark & Henry doing some night fishing
There were lots of fish, lots of Yellow Tails, Yellow eyes, red snapper, Porgy, Mutton. there were so many that I can't even remember them all!
And this was along the whole trip!!
One morning we saw a school of Bonito, it was huge and not time for the camera!
One night there were a school of ten or better Mahi Mahi they would take nothing offered and stayed away.
Then there were the Flying fish! I was sitting at one point and I here JOE!!!!! I looked and BAM, one flew right into the wall 3 inches from my head!! Funny stuff!!
Henry's on, gets a small Grouper
So I get up in the morning, catch the biggest Mutton of the trip comes to the top and there Hooks sucked!! Guy said thats easy 20 pounder!! Just as the mate goes to gaff it the hook lets go and the fish is just floating!
Mate grabs the 12 foot long gaff and if there was ever a time I wish I had 3 inches more this was it! Just could not reach it.
A guy comes over with a Buck Tail gig and cast right on top! Try to snag it and it wakes up and is gone!
Man I was POed!!
O well just 20 min later I got a few small hits, something was playing?? I got fed up with it thinking it was something small, locked the real and set the hook BAM I was on!
What a fight, I had all I could do to hang on! I was sure glad that Henry had brought a small pack of Gammy Hooks with him, cause I was mad about losing that other Mutton to a dull hook and he gave me a good one just before this!
We were using Penn 113, 50# Test, and 5/0 rods, heavy stuff!! and I was bent over hard!!
That thing had me from the side of the boat to the rear and back to the rear corner!!
Here she comes!
And here she is the winner of the pool and $240 to me!
35# Black Grouper, Nice fight!! Its the biggest Tog I ever caught.
I have a bunch more random shots I will try to post later!!
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