| Name of Captain; | Capt. Mike Spanhel |
| Where were you fishing? | INSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | Yes |
| Date you went fishing; | 01-06-2021 |
| Your Name; | Terry Reelitz |
| Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report do not state the fish’s length in this box. State the length and species in the box below | Frank Bellizio, Stu Johnson, and Terry Reelitz joined Captain Mike Spanhel for a day planned chasing Spanish Mackerel. The tide was lack luster for the day and the forecast of reduced winds in the afternoon just was not in the cards. Nonetheless, we headed out armed with a couple of chum blocks, live and frozen shrimp, gulp and some shiny rigs consisting of jigs and silver spoons. The puffer fish had us surrounded for the day, we must have caught a hundred of them. Puffer King, Frank Bellizio made the decision on the outset he was not going to keep any puffer fish for the day – just a couple Macks for the smoker. Well, word got out and the puffer fish felt foot loose and fancy free for the day fearing not ending up in the skillet. We also caught an assortment of small drums, bigger than average Sea Bass and most puffer fish caught were bigger than average and a lot were downright huge! Bounced around Pasco Red 4 Buoy and slowly worked our way back to Gulf Harbor,. Working 8’-10’ water that hovered at 61 degrees for the day. We ended up with 5 keeper Macks, just enough for the smoker and one one skillet seared blackened dinner. They were caught on freelined shrimp, white/chartreuse Gulp and a bright chartreuse with silver mylar 3/8 oz jig bounced up off the hard bottom, and retrieved to the surface. A good day on the water – thank you Capt. Mike |
| If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. | Mike Spanhel 17″ S. Mackerel Terry Reelitz 19.5″ S. Mackerel |
