| Name of Captain; | Tommy LaRonge |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | Yes |
| The date you went fishing; | 09-15-2024 |
| Your Name; | Jack Hexter |
| 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 | I got a call late Friday to fill a spot on a charter fishing out of Clearwater on Sunday. Of course I jumped at the opportunity and got up at 4:00 AM to meet the crew at 6:00 at the Clearwater Marina. I met Capt Tommy LaRonge and his mate on their 28′ center console and Tommy told my friend Mike Perez that he has been saving the spot we were going to fish, just for him and our crew. We left Clearwater Marina, picked up some bait and cleared the harbor at 7:15 We settled into beanbag’s for the 80 mile run. We stopped short of Tommy’s numbers to get and anchor bearing, but happened to land right on top of a school of Red Snapper. All six anglers were baited and dropped in 120′ and almost immediately 3 of the 6 were doubled over with red snapper and the other 3 rods followed in short order. We limited out on these snapper and Tommy decided it was time to move to his actual spot, about 4oo’ away. Tommy warned us we were about to get schooled and he was right, but an hour later, after prying the rods off the gunnel, we had limited out on Gag Grouper, all between 30″ and 33″. It was time to wash the boat down and settle back into the bean bags for the run home. Long hours of running for 2 hours of fishing but it was worth it. |
| If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. | 33″Gag Grouper |
| Type a question | No |
