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  1. phatdaddy

    Mixed bag, with a new species

    Went out with my wife & daughter looking for Crown Conch. Have seen these little guys crawling around the bay all my life. Had no idea you could eat them. We picked up about 50. cooked em, then cleaned them and fried them. They were great. Taste a lot like squid and Queen Conch...
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    JUNE 1, RED SNAPPER SEASON OPENING DAY

    Actually opened for holiday last weekend. June and July are the bulk of it. Friend called friday, had an opening on an 8 man trip, i jumped on it. Had a great day Been snapper fishing for 50 + years, this is by far the biggest I have ever caught. 35 inches family fish fry this week for sure
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    REDFISH

    Went out in the Memorial Day Madness, managed to find a spot not too busy and found this guy. Invited him home for supper.. He was 21.5 inches, slot red for florida little shorter in this shot
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    Speckled Trout & Mullet

    Had visitors last week, so we took them out a couple of days for some fishing. Late starts, mostly wade fishing with live bait. caught some shorts and these 2 keepers. A guy came along throwing a cast net for mullet. Got to talking to him,found outwe had some friends in common, so he gave...
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    V20 Center Console

    https://tallahassee.craigslist.org/boa/d/tallahassee-81-wellcraft-v20-fisherman/7844095602.html Hope this link works, if not go to tallahassee craigs list go to boats type V20 in search bar
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    Few More Fish

    Wind is still blowing, managed to get out Sunday and got my first trout of the season. Nothing to brag about, but Oz was happy to see me catching fish again. Went Yesterday to St Andrewes State Park and got a Pompano He was a good one, 15.5 inches.
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    Finally Pompano 2025

    The spring run started about 10 days ago. Ive been 5 times with no fish. i thought i'd lost my touch.. Decided to try a new spot 35 miles east of us. turned out to be the right decision. eating good this weekend the one on the bottom is a stud 15" the rest and 13 & 12.
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    Live Well

    Hey DD, saw u asking PJ about a live well. What are u thinking about doing
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    Spring shakedown cruise

    Haven't been out since last of December, weather was in the 70's Friday, so wife and I decided to go for it. Still warm, but blowing 10-15. Found some places out of the wind, dropped the anchor, i fished a little, but no bites. On the way home, taking it slow, decided to troll on the way...
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    SNOW in Florida!!!!

    What’s going on? Weatherman says we got snow on the way. 1-3 inches!! They’ve cancelled school til Thursday. Banks and county govt offices have shut down. No trash pick-up after noon tomorrow. How do you guys live in this stuff, I’ll take hurricanes anyday. Wish us luck
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    First Fish 2025

    Last day 0f decent weather for a week, rather sit on the beach than the couch. Got this guy after nothing for an hour and a half. I know you guys are getting tired of pompano pics,but it's all i got going right now
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    One of the best Christmas presents ever

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FfNKmTKW0k Santa brought me a new jackstand for Christmas. What a great present.
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    Something New

    Been surf fishing last couple of weeks, looking for pompano & whiting. Yesterday was a nice day, so we decided to take a boat ride around noon. No real fishing plans, just run the boat. by the time we got out wind had kicked up, so we were looking for spots out of the wind. Coming back...
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    Happy Halloween

    TRICK OR TREAT!!
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    Got a Nice One

    Been concentrating on crabbing the last 4-5 weeks, mainly due to weather and there are a lot of crabs this year. I decided to try surf fishing on Sunday. Pompano should be running back down south this time of year. Have not heard any reports, but thought I'd give it a try. Caught some...
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    This the Season, Hurricane that is

    Going east of us, so no impact expected. Puts us on the dry side. This looks more of a soggy mess than a wind event. Looks like the east coast from Jacksonville to Cape Hatteras is gonna get dumped on. I know Spares not in Goose Creek anymore, but I m sure he has friends and family there...
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    Wake up the fishing section

    Went out today for a couple of hours. Had to replace the IAC valve on motor last week and wanted to test it out. All ran good, so decided to wade fish for a couple of hours. Caught 4 speckled trout, this one was the last one and perfect size for 2 people. Florida slot size is 15-20 inches...
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    Trout and Blue Crabs

    Went out yesterday at our usual crack of noon start. No real mission, just out on the water to cool off. Got to a goto spot and there was someone there, so moved down a bit and decided to walk up crabs. No Luck. Moved across the bay to a crab spot and picked up two. Talked to a buddy on...
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    Red Snapper Trip

    Red snapper opened up here in the gulf on June 1st. Local supply house had a trip for a contractor I work with. Had great weather and got some great fish, everyone caught their limit of snapper, 2 per person. Topped off the box with B-Liners and Pogies. Not a V20 trip, but fishin is fishin
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    Two first in one trip

    Water finally got warm enough to start wade fishing,77*, so I went Saturday. Usually I fish with live bait,but this time i was throwing a soft bait. My first Spanish Mackeral of the year & my first Pompano caught in the bay wading.
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