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04.14.23 OFFSHORE

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Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 04-15-2023
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 Dave Diehl and I took the long drive to Key West to go on a deep drop on the Yankee Capts.  We arrived in Key West at about noon on 4/13/23 and waited to board the boat till 3:00.  After getting all aboard, we left the dock at 6:00 and settled in for the long run to start fishing.  We actually started fishing 13 hours later in 500″ of water.  The first day was, to say the least, frustrating as I lost several entire rigs of terminal tackle which included 3 pounds of lead and only caught 2 fish.  That evening we moved into shallower water to fish for Mutton Snapper, but that bite was non-existent.  What saved the day was tuna, on slow pitch jigs.  I caught several as did Dave, but the barracuda were also present and bit off several jigs.  One very cool thing was we had a blue marlin swimming around in the light eating the bait fish were also present.The next morning we moved back to 500 – 700′ and were deep dropping again, but with better luck.  We both caught the usual suspects, vermilion snapper, blackfin snapper, snowy grouper, blueline tilefish.  The coolest thing I caught was a Spanish Flag.  We  could not identify this fish until we returned to the dock at 6:00 AM on Sunday morning where were met by a NOAA/National Marine Fisheries scientist who identified it as a Spanish Flag. He said it was very rare and in his over 20 years of examining fish, had only seen 3 or 4 of these fish.  It’s going on my wall!!
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4.4.23 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Mike Kaplan
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 04-04-2023
Your Name; Mike Kaplan
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 M. Brumley, M Cummisky, friend Joe and myself, left Nicks Park at 7 in search of some Red Grouper. We stopped at first spot in 104 ft, after finding a good show of fish on the bottom machine. Within minutes Mike K caught a 27 1/2 in Red Grouper. Staying in the general area we spent the rest of the day catching Red Grouper and mixed snappers. We used live Pinfish and Threadfin Herrings and had success with both. We quit at 2 and had caught 5 keeper Red Grouper and a boxful of snappers. We also lost some monsters.  Another good day of fishing.
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4.5.23 OTHER

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Name of Captain; Terry Reelitz
Where were you fishing? OTHER
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 04-05-2023
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 Had a couple hours to spare… saw there was an outgoing tide in the afternoon, and I knew there wasFull Moon coming tomorrow – that meant the tide was gonna be frisky.Picked up a dozen pin fish and ran down to Fred Howard – yup the tide was moving pretty good.Trout bite was fast and furious – hooked up a 16 inch’er right off the bat, then the big fatty was next.Struggled for the next hour having to toss back Trout after Trout because they were all plus 19”, had to return ‘em back to the water.Non-the less we are good to go for Friday date night and Fish Tacos, even with just the two Trout,I’ll circle back and catch up with the returnees!Turned my attention to some of the big ol’ Snook hanging out below the bridge – well they won this round as I broke off twice – need to step up from a 30lb leader.Great couple hours, easy pickings – a ‘great time was had by all’Hint – usually need a split shot for a little weight when running a flatline in current– even with pinfish, but especially with Shrimp.But the dang weight would inevitably hang up on rocks and such.Solved that with ‘weighted Circle Hook jigs’ – these kept the pins down in the water column in the tide and did NOT hang up – see pic attached– available on Amazon different weights and sizes. Hook-up % was 100% for the day.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Terry Reelitz 24 1/2″ Trout

4.3.23 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Jim Thirkill
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 04-03-2023
Your Name; rick uffalussy
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 Jim  invited us out for a day of trying to catch some Hog fish.We went to one of Jim’s hog #’s in 50′ of water and we caught 14 hogs, and we kept 5 of them. Jean got the 2 biggest  16 and 17.5″Besides the hog bite the gag bite was good there also between the 3 of us we caught at least 15 gags, ranging from 17″ up to 29″.We also tangles up with a few sharks and goliath grouper.Over all it was a great day of catching.Thanks Jim

4.6.23 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; rick uffalussy
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 04-06-2023
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 We heard the cobia were biting in sand bay, so we got some pin fish and went over and  we drifted with a chum bag out and  lucky Jean ended up with 3 bits and landed 2 cobia’s.We were using light tackle with 40 lb leaderThey were 34.5 and 29″With the chum bag  the sting rays were swimming around the boat and you could see the cobia   right next to them, pretty neet to see.Can’t wait to get out again next week.Rick Uffa

4.4.23 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Frank Bellizio
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 04-04-2023
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 If you weren’t on the water fishing today you missed one of the best weather days this year.  The sky was beautiful and there was only light breezes.  The seas were flat and the fish were biting.  Bill Herr and I headed out to find some hogfish and grunt.  We fished due west of New Port Richey in 25 to 30 feet of water all day.  We didn’t anchor up and just drifted looking to find new spots for the future.  We didn’t catch any hogfish but we did have fun with the grunts.  Even without fish today would have been just as good on the water.  Tight lines, the grunt and pompano are biting.

4.2.23 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Bob Sauban
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 04-02-2023
Your Name; Bob Sauban
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 My wife and I , Ran to Anclote Sunday, ended up catching a total of 30 trout ? Was an incredible day … popping cork and shrimp , wife caught biggest at 18 in and my biggest was 15 in !! But we caught quite a few in about 2 1/2 hours !! Good times ..
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Shelli    Trout.       18inBob.   Trout       15 in
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4.3.23 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Mike B
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 04-03-2023
Your Name; rick Uffa
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 Mike B. myself and Mark C went out to set out  pin fish traps  for the next day of off shore fishing, so we brought our rods with us.We set the traps then  went around marker 4 and we were catching some nice macks  and this nice trout.Between Mark and myself we caught 11  good size Mackerel.Rick
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Rick Uffa  15.75″ trout
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03.28.23 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Freddie Penrow
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 03-28-2023
Your Name; Joe Stand
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 We decided to give it a try with the weather being questionable to make the 50 mile run but Freddie said if we don’t take our friends from Maine Tuesday there not getting out so off we went left Bonnie’s house at 6:30 when we got to # 4 marker we were in solid fog but the seas were ok we ran about 20 miles and it finally lifted the rest of the way so we could run when we got to the spot we were catching right away but lots of throwback 19 inch fish , we finally started picking up a keeper here and there at noon we had 5 keepers, but two we had our limit of ten with a few lanes and vermillion mixed in one nice mangrove and one small ars that was returned safely also a keeper octopus. The biggest red groupers were 28 and 26 inch the rest were between 21 and 23 inch it was a fun day and our friends really appreciate the trip.Bonnie’s margaritas when we got in another great day.Thanks Bonnie and Freddie
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Bonnie Allen 28 inch red grouper.                 Bonnie Allen 18 inch Mangrove snapper
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3.26.23 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Bob sauban
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 3-26-2023
Your Name; Bob Sauban
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 Gonna make this short and sweet , my wife and I  whent out Sunday , on an incoming tide out in front of gulf harbors , caught , 9 trout , two ladies , and a big spinner shark … my wife had biggest trout with a 17in most were 14 to 15 , anyhow .. good times
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Shelli Sauban       Trout.    17in
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