12.3.21 OFFSHORE - Fish On Club

Name of Captain;	BOB COHEN
Where were you fishing?	OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	12-03-2021
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	With lite winds forecasted Sharon and I decided to do our version of OFFSHORE fishing and get in on the shallow water GROUPER bite. We left ANCLOTE HARBOR at 1030 and ran out to 25 feet for our first drop. Looked great on the GARMIN but no hits. We were using shrimp & squid. We trolled a XRAP to a 2nd spot in the same depth but no strikes. We went back to bait but again nothing. We ran to a 3rd spot in 30 feet. We started catching small SAND PERCH and GRUNTS. The fish of the day came when I was reeling in what was probably another SAND PERCH. As I was reeling it in, I noticed a large dark fish below the boat at about 15 feet so I stopped my retrieve and let the PERCH hang there until I felt a strike. I soon reeled in a COBIA. It was a short at 29 inches and was released after a picture. No GAGS but a nice day on the water.