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pikeu68
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Fishing report for the boat "Reel Hard" on 5/2/09
Doug McLaughlin and I launched out of Safe Marina on Saturday morning around 7:30 am with flat seas and no wind. We headed out to the 14 mile reef to catch bait and were able to catch bait pretty quicklyly. After catching bait we headed to our favorite spot and began drifting live bait. With very little wind and small tides the drift was very slow and the first couple of drifts were unproductive. Finally things changed and changed quickly we hooked up and landed an 88 pound gulf grouper, but that is not where the story ends. After taking the photo below I decided that I wanted a picture of the fish, so I grabbed the boga gripps and began lifting the fish. I had the fish about 3/4 of the way up when the grips broke. I struggled to keep my balance for a few second, but lost my balance and fell off the end of the boat into the water. By the way the water temperature is 70 degrees, luckily it was sunny and harm and I dried off as the day went along. In the afternoon the wind picked up and we headed in around 6 pm. We only had one bite all day, but we have a story that will last a lifetime.
Doug McLaughlin and I launched out of Safe Marina on Saturday morning around 7:30 am with flat seas and no wind. We headed out to the 14 mile reef to catch bait and were able to catch bait pretty quicklyly. After catching bait we headed to our favorite spot and began drifting live bait. With very little wind and small tides the drift was very slow and the first couple of drifts were unproductive. Finally things changed and changed quickly we hooked up and landed an 88 pound gulf grouper, but that is not where the story ends. After taking the photo below I decided that I wanted a picture of the fish, so I grabbed the boga gripps and began lifting the fish. I had the fish about 3/4 of the way up when the grips broke. I struggled to keep my balance for a few second, but lost my balance and fell off the end of the boat into the water. By the way the water temperature is 70 degrees, luckily it was sunny and harm and I dried off as the day went along. In the afternoon the wind picked up and we headed in around 6 pm. We only had one bite all day, but we have a story that will last a lifetime.
