| Name of Captain; | Capt Mike Spanhel |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | No |
| The date you went fishing; | 02-23-2022 |
| Your Name; | Terry Reelitz |
| Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report fill out the box below also. | Captain Mike Spanhel invited Dave Taylor, Stu Johnson, Terry Reelitz, and a friend named Bubba along for a day planned to chase down some Sheepies. The plan was to head out to Pasco #4 tanks, a thick morning fog made the trip out a little dicey, but we arrived before the morning rush. It was kinda spooky when you could hear other boats but not see them, but we arrived safely non-the less. Loaded up with 12 dozen nice sized regular shrimps thanks to our friends at Rusty Bucket. The day called for spinning gear with Hogballs and Fish-finder rigs. Tide was light early, so we only needed 3/4 – 1 oz weights to stay in contact with bottom structure. The key was finding some kind of structure. As the morning progressed it got rather busy out there, with 7-10 boats arounds us at any time. Had the usual friendlies that wanted to snuggle up with us because we were on a hot bite. Had one local that circled us once to get our #’s. I guess being copied is the greatest form of flattery – because we were Fish On! for the day. Ended up only keeping 4 Sheepies, several nice sized grunts and Mangrove Snappers. We tossed back at least 20 more big Sheepies. The Sheepies ran 17″-20″ for the day. I have to thank Mike for inviting his friend Bubba to come along for the day – Bubba made it nice and easy to deal with those Sheepies at the cleaning table. I will be shopping today!!! The cooler had plenty of fish for Tacos, the seas were calm, and it was getting crowded – so we headed in about 1:30. “A good time was had by all” |
| This fish was either caught during a closed season for this species or was under or oversized for the slot but was released after being photographed. | No |
