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11.12.21 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Jim Thirkill
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-12-2021
Your Name; Jim Thirkill
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 Went out for gags 20-25 miles NW of Gulf Harbors.  Smooth going out, some chop coming back.  Water temp 68, used frozen threadfins and live pinfish.  The bite was good once we found the fish, the three of us had our limits to 30″ in about 2 hours.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Jim Thirkill- 28.25″ gag

11.12.21 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; Dave Taylor
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-12-2021
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 Taylor invited Terry Reelitz and myself to try to find some kingfish, and other various species.  We left Port Hudson Marina at about 7:30 in a complete fog, so bad one could not see the channel markers.  But we idled around at the mouth of the marina for about 15 minutes and decided to go for it.  We ran to 30′ where Dave & I had previously caught kings, but the difference was on that occasion we had or were able to catch some blue runners on site and today it wasn’t happening.  So we settled for grunts while trying for hogfish.  A couple hours of this, we went to another of Dave’s hot spots in 50′ where I managed a mango and two legal gags.  Terry managed 4 or 5 short gags and Dave had one short.  I also brought a short hogfish to the boat.  Terry and Dave were having a contest to see how many Toadfish they could boat.  When the bite slowed, we went to 52′ and marked a number of fish but nary a bite so we called it a day and left for home at 2:00, arriving back at 3:00 and had the fish and boat cleaned by 4:30.  Great day on the water, Thanks Dave
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. 28″ gag  Jack Hexter

11.10.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Butch kaelin
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-10-2021
Your Name; Denis surette
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 After last night’s meeting butch and I decided to try our luck  fishing today. We hit the water at 8am at the dock of the anclote with high hopes of getting something to bite our baits.The tide was going out so we headed to a spot we use to go too but haven’t fished  in a long time. Parked the boat and and two casts later a good size red fish on my line . Butch followed with a nice fat long trout . We haven’t seen them this year like that. Left the site and went up river a little bit but never got anything of size so we tried the edge of the river with some cut bait ang got a real  nice big cat. It was a great day for butch’s boat so off we went to our few spots on the flats.We listened to the guides last night  and went looking for some spots . Low and behold we found what they were talking about. The tide was turning and We started drifting in about 8ft of water going over water that changed depth  between 8ft to 4 ft back up to 7 ft back down to sometimes 3 ft . There really wasn’t a bite in the deep water but once it got shallow bang it was like look out . Nice lady fish,big fat trout . The water was a lot warmer in the shallow with the sun out and the fish decided to bite our gulp bait.It made our day a great day of fishing .
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Denis 19 3/4in trout

11.4.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Ragin Cajun
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; no
The date you went fishing; 11-04-2021
Your Name; Mark Cummiskey
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. 18 1/2″ redfish

11.4.21 OFFSHORE

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Name of Captain; HUBBARDS MARINA
Where were you fishing? OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No
The date you went fishing; 11-04-2021
Your Name; BOB COHEN
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 When Frank informed me, they extended the RED SNAPPER season I got in touch with my favorite offshore Captain, CARLOS BASTOS, to see what his schedule was. He told me it was only available for Captains with federal licenses and he had not yet received his papers. I waited as long as I could but on Sunday, I decided to go to plan B so I booked a 10-hour trip with HUBBARDS MARINA. They run a 10-hour trip that runs from 60 to 100 feet. I figured this might get me in the zone now that the water is cooling. I fished Thursday. We left the Johns Pass at 7 AM and ran SW to 80 feet. The wind was blowing 15 out of the east. The waves were running 3 to 4 offshore. It was rough! We made about 6 drops. It was really difficult to keep the bait on the bottom because the rise and fall of the boat as it swung on the anchor, especially when the boat was in the trough. I think my bait was on the bottom only half the time and really affected the catch. I caught STRAWBERRY GROUPER, RED GROUPER, and SCAMP GROUPER; they were all too small to keep. I caught a few PORGYS, LANE SNAPPER and 1 MANGO which I kept. A few nice HOG FISH were caught. Not too many GRUNTS. NO RED SNAPPER caught. NO legal GAGS were caught. LANE SNAPPER, MANGOS, YELLOW TAILS, RED GROUPER AND SCAMPS were plentiful.

11.4.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Dencil Powell
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-04-2021
Your Name; kevin royals
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 spent part of a gloomy day with Dencil and caught some Redfish,  2 small tarpon, 2 Jack Crevale.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. 18 1/2″ Ladyfish

11.3.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Craig Myers
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-03-2021
Your Name; Butch Kaelin
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 Craig, Denis S, and myself made our way to put in at Ft. DeSoto park around 8 AM just after low tide. Air temp was around 60 degrees with 9 mph winds. We found that there is a greatly reduced fishery after the red tide this summer in the south Pinellas county waters. Using live bait, cut bait, and plastic, we landed a few catfish, one bonnet head shark, one mangrove snapper and couple of lady fish, in addition to several smalls. We observed a couple of guides who were also having putting customers on fish. After trying many locations we called it a day around 3PM. We also noted a drastic reduction I sea grass all over the flats. Another beautiful day on the water.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Butch – 19″ Ladyfish

11.3.21 INSHORE

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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; 11-03-2021
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 Had a couple hours to kill, grabbed a bag of frozen shrimp and headed down to Fred Howard.Outgoing tide was ripping through pretty good and water a very clear.Caught numerous small trout and redfish before enjoying some Gator Aid and heading to Miss Vicki’s for a cold oneOf note, I spotted a huge pack of Snook cruising in and out from under the bridge – many were +40″ mongos – they just flipped me a middle fin as they cruised by – other guys fishing were throwing finger mullet, pinfish and cut bait to no avail.A good time was had by all!
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Terry Reelitz 22.5″ Trout

11.1.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; phillip ackley
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 11-01-2021
Your Name; phillip ackley
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 Snowbirded it down last Saturday and decided to test the waters today in the kayak.  Caught four nice trout, a Jack, three catfish and a ladyfish.  Biggest trout was 17 3/4 and smallest was 15 1/2. Got on the water at 8 A.M. and came in just before three, fun day.
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Trout, 17 3/4 inches.

10.26.21 INSHORE

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Name of Captain; Frank Dunne
Where were you fishing? INSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; Yes
The date you went fishing; 10-26-2021
Your Name; Eric Anderson
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. Seatrout-spotted 16 inch
Spanish Mackerel 16 inch