| Name of Captain; | TERRY REELITZ |
| Where were you fishing? | INSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | No |
| The date you went fishing; | 11-07-2023 |
| Your Name; | BOB COHEN |
| 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 | Well, it’s MACK SEASON so Terry sent me a text and asked if I was up for a MACK ATTACK and I said yes. So, we left ANCLOTE VILLAGE and headed out with a bucket of shrimp and a chum block. We stopped first in the ANCLOTE ANCHORAGE and tried for TROUT. Terry got a keeper on the very first cast (some say a bad omen). After that we didn’t get another fish there, so we decided it was time to go looking for MACKS. The plan was to go to the area north of ANCLOTE KEY and set up where we found a good opening in the CRAB POTS. We anchored up and started the chum block going. The wind was blowing in from the northwest and the tide was running out. We used popping corks with SHRIMP. We had wire leaders on to protect the line from the toothy critters. We had a lot of hits, but we had trouble keeping them on the hook, maybe circle hooks aren’t as good as a J hook for MACKS. Twice Terry had a strike above the POPPING CORK and of course that resulted in a bite off well above the CORK. We had a lot of action that resulted in 6 keepers and 3 small ones we left for next year. The biggest fish of the trip was a 30-inch COBIA. When he hit, he broke the water and at first, we thought it was a small SHARK but when we finally got him near the boat Terry thought it was nice RED but we finally got him to the boat we seen it was a COBIA. We boated him for a measurement, a PIC and then the release. It was a great day on the water and the fishing was hot. The chum block turned out to be a real success. The water (10 feet) was gin clear and it was interesting to see the various fish drawn to the boat from the chum slick. A couple of big sharks and a dolphin were drawn to the boat. Thanks to Terry for inviting me to a great day of fishing. |
| Type a question | Yes |
