| Name of Captain; | Carlos Bastas |
| Where were you fishing? | OFFSHORE |
| Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; | Yes |
| The date you went fishing; | 04-15-2024 |
| Your Name; | Frank Bellizio |
| 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 | You couldn’t ask for a much better day for offshore fishing. Mike Spanhel and I join Capt Carlos, him mate and one other fisherman, Bret for a trip out to 95ft of water off Tarpon Springs. The trip out was smooth but chilly at first but later in the day things warmed up and it quite comfortable. Our first drop was at 95 ft and it was a good one. On the first drop Bret boated the largest Red Grouper of the day, 29″ but the short Reds and Lane snapper just kept coming. We moved to a second spot when thing slowed a bit and at this location both Mike and I caught matching size Red Grouper. Mike added a really big Mangrove Snapper at this stop. Over the morning and early afternoon we caught a lot of Mangrove Snapper, Red Grouper and Lane Snapper. Mike had a hot rod with catching Mangrove Snapper. We limited out on Red Grouper and headed in to try for some Hogfish. Both Bret and I managed catch 1 keeper Hogfish. By the way there were a few grunts in the deeper water but the Hogs were in 65 ft of water and they used up most our time reeling them in. All and All, it was an awesome day of fishing. |
| If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. | Mike Spanhel Red Grouper 221/2″ Frank Bellizio Red Grouper 221/2″ |
