| Name of Captain; | Capt. Mike Spanhel |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | No |
| The date you went fishing; | 07-10-2021 |
| 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 | Capt. Mike Spanhel invited Stu Johnson, David Diehl, and yours truly for a day in the Gulf chasin’ grouper, snapper, hogfish , and whatever other tasty critters would oblige.
We headed out about 8:30 am with a game plan of starting out about 20 miles west of Gulf Harbor. Water at first drop was a little dirty with a lazy current. Caught plenty of above average grunts and numerous groupers – unfortunately all just a little short. Started to hopscotch out to +60’, water clarity improved, but current was still sluggish. Continued hookin’ up with 2 taco sized grunts and plenty of gags and red grouper – regrettably, they continued to be a couple inches short of being table fair. The fishing stories took on a hilarious twist and most of us ended up tied up in knots laughin’. Several were lost that will live in infamy, of course – estimating that those were all keepers that just got lucky that day. A couple highlights for the day… Capt. Mike Spanhel continues his legacy of being the ‘Hogfish Whisperer’ hooking up 1 legal hogfish and another that was just short (seemed to be the theme of the day!). David Diehl caught a +17” mongo mangrove snapper – it was a fatty! Water went slack early afternoon, and it was hot with minimal wind – the crew was all good with heading in after an enjoyable day… “A good time was had by all”, except maybe the one hogfish that became a 2-taco participant at dinner Saturday night with Mary and Terry. Thanks Capt. Mike |
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New Port Richey
