| Name of Captain; | Freddie Penrow |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | Yes |
| The date you went fishing; | 07-13-2023 |
| 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 | Team Freddie & Bonnie invited Joe Stand and Terry Reelitz for a day on the water looking for some ARS and Red Grouper.Reports called for calm seas and sunshine, we got exactly that. Headed out bright and early with the sunrise to our back and high hopes.Made a bait stop in about 50’ – loaded up wit Squirrels and Grunts, also had Threads, Squid and some Octopus on ice as well.Trip out to +100’ was smooth, action was fast and furious on the first drift. Current was cooperating as it only took 10 & 12 ounces to stay down drifting.The first couple hours of drifting were productive – Squirrels, Grunt heads or fillets got the biggest and Threads were very popular with the RG’s – we headed even deeper to make a run at the ARS.While running deeper Captain Freddie spotted a floating board and we stopped to see if any sea creatures were lurking beneath the 3’ chunk of wood.Holy Mackerel, all hell broke loose – there were hundreds of Mahi-Mahi cruising around! We put small hooks on with squid, it was total mayhem for the next 30-40 minutes. They came in wave after wave, it was crazy. Squid was their choice of treat. Getting down past the little ‘uns was the hardest part – once you got past the little squirts the nice fatties were hungry and willing. The weighted hooks did help getting down a little quicker. The Mahi also ate strips of ‘Fish Bites’ in bright pink, the weighted hooks also worked well trolling.Exciting time, we boated 40 Mahi in the frenzy.Finished off ARS limit, headed back to RG area to fill out our limit. Bite was back to being active, it didn’t take long.Also had a visitor, a 7’ Nurse decided to Terry Reelitz busy for about 20 minutes.Joe ‘Hot Rod’ Stand got it done with number eight being a fat 27” Grouper, claiming ‘Sweet Cheeks’ Award. That goes along with ‘Kicking ‘ARS’ and takin’ names Award with a 24” fattie Red Snapper.It was time to head in- seas were flat the ride was nice ‘A good time was had by all’Thank you, Freddie and Bonnie! |
| If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. | Joe Stand 27″ Red GrouperJoe Stand 24″ ARS |
