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fishinpox · #1 06-04-2011, 09:15 AM

Had the chance to go out fishing with one of mikes( owner of marshworks of Florida) guide he sponsors and his tourney partner . We left the docks in a 20 ft custom built Low Tide flats tower boat rigged with a new 250 SHO at 6 am to catch bait ( green backs and threadfin) that dude can slang the crap outta cast net! Once we caught bait off to boca grande pass we head in stiff 20-25 mph winds it got pretty sloppy in the pass ( I though my gf would have no part of it but she handled the rough seas like a champ ). For the big lake guys who complain about 2-3 boats Rollin up in em on a reef I do not advise fishing this pass , we were met by probally 150-200 boats in a 1/2-3/4 mile square!! Talk about potlickin!!! Lol so the traditional way to tarpon fish this pass is live bait but there is a new breed of guys who vertical jig plastic but it is looked down upon by the old school guys due to snagging fish and the run n gun actions these jig boats have . We started throwin live crab at pods of 100+ 100-150 lb tarpon when they would roll. Eventually it got so rough to stay with the gang of boats we drifted on our own , with Tom on the 12" sonar he would locate pods of fish n would say "they are gonna surface to the left 25 yards out cast there " .... Like clock work they would. Like fishing everywhere some days it's live bait they want somedays it's plastic , well yesterday it was plastic . I managed to hook up to 2 tarpon estimated at 130-145 lbs but both threw the hook . We fished the pass for over 8 hours gettin pounded by swells , we saw maybe 3-5 boats hooked up n jump a tarpon out of 100+ boats so it was a tough day for everyone. Around 3 we ran to boca to eat lunch and decided we had enough of the pass so we headed in to snook fish . Kori ( my gf) hooked up 1st with a 20" snook but from what they say that's a dink ! Tom they guy who took us out said his PB is 52"!!!!!! Anyways we caught probally 10 snook 20-26" . I forgot to mention I also caught 2 small grouper in the pass . I shot some video I'll post when I get home n some pics of tarpon Rollin we probally saw 1000 BIG tarpon Rollin n hittin top!! That 250SHO is a beast 75 mph in 8" of water runnin the mangroves !

fishinpox · #2 06-04-2011, 09:20 AM

PaulMyers · #3 06-04-2011, 09:20 AM

Now that what I call a fishing report! Glad yall are having fun.

Nice pics, now that you added them.

Sent from my EVO

Bluechip · #4 06-04-2011, 09:24 AM

Very nice Pox....

I see that you let your lady borrow your favorite hat while fishing....

fishinpox · #5 06-04-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluechip

Very nice Pox....

I see that you let your lady borrow your favorite hat while fishing....

....that was some toilet paper not a hat

lol

Montauk17 · #6 06-04-2011, 09:44 AM

Hell yeah bro...

Hopedale Hustler · #7 06-04-2011, 10:00 AM

Good ****

Salty · #8 06-04-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fishinpox

Had the chance to go out fishing with one of mikes( owner of marshworks of Florida) guide he sponsors and his tourney partner . We left the docks in a 20 ft custom built Low Tide flats tower boat rigged with a new 250 SHO at 6 am to catch bait ( green backs and threadfin) that dude can slang the crap outta cast net! Once we caught bait off to boca grande pass we head in stiff 20-25 mph winds it got pretty sloppy in the pass ( I though my gf would have no part of it but she handled the rough seas like a champ ). For the big lake guys who complain about 2-3 boats Rollin up in em on a reef I do not advise fishing this pass , we were met by probally 150-200 boats in a 1/2-3/4 mile square!! Talk about potlickin!!! Lol so the traditional way to tarpon fish this pass is live bait but there is a new breed of guys who vertical jig plastic but it is looked down upon by the old school guys due to snagging fish and the run n gun actions these jig boats have . We started throwin live crab at pods of 100+ 100-150 lb tarpon when they would roll. Eventually it got so rough to stay with the gang of boats we drifted on our own , with Tom on the 12" sonar he would locate pods of fish n would say "they are gonna surface to the left 25 yards out cast there " .... Like clock work they would. Like fishing everywhere some days it's live bait they want somedays it's plastic , well yesterday it was plastic . I managed to hook up to 2 tarpon estimated at 130-145 lbs but both threw the hook . We fished the pass for over 8 hours gettin pounded by swells , we saw maybe 3-5 boats hooked up n jump a tarpon out of 100+ boats so it was a tough day for everyone. Around 3 we ran to boca to eat lunch and decided we had enough of the pass so we headed in to snook fish . Kori ( my gf) hooked up 1st with a 20" snook but from what they say that's a dink ! Tom they guy who took us out said his PB is 52"!!!!!! Anyways we caught probally 10 snook 20-26" . I forgot to mention I also caught 2 small grouper in the pass . I shot some video I'll post when I get home n some pics of tarpon Rollin we probally saw 1000 BIG tarpon Rollin n hittin top!! That 250SHO is a beast 75 mph in 8" of water runnin the mangroves !

I heard they're smokin' the tarpon and snook in the Sound.

fishinpox · #9 06-04-2011, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Salty

I heard they're smokin' the tarpon and snook in the Sound.

***** ... Tarpon possible , snook ....salty u r blowin gernts

Salty · #10 06-04-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by fishinpox

***** ... Tarpon possible , snook ....salty u r blowin gernts

Snook at the island.

Hopedale Hustler · #11 06-04-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fishinpox

***** ... Tarpon possible , snook ....salty u r blowin gernts

me and my buddy were fishin at the end of the long rocks...and he landed one about 25 or so inches long...also mrs. karen at BSM glenn's ole lady caugh one in the billoxi marsh about 3 feet long on a popping cork and shrimp