Banner day on the Pastime Princess

Newell Nut · April 04, 2014, 12:28:50 AM

I lost count of how many big red snapper got tossed back due to the closed season and one really nice grouper had to go back (3 weeks from grouper season). Did manage to get some keeper mangrove snappers and vermilions.

Shark Hunter · April 04, 2014, 01:51:25 AM

Nice fish Dwight! That Mike Character standing next to you looks like he's not happy!

You are living the Dream My Man!

Keta · April 04, 2014, 01:57:26 AM

Nice fish!

erikpowell · April 04, 2014, 02:00:42 AM

That's a nice pair of mangrove snappers Dwight! Here in Fiji we call them Damu...
They are highly prized for their fight and taste... and my favorite light tackle target. The mangrove pit bull.

How'd you catch those?

bluefish69 · April 04, 2014, 02:06:19 AM

Nice going Dwight

Alto Mare · April 04, 2014, 02:13:54 AM

Very nice Dwight.

doradoben · April 04, 2014, 03:59:03 AM

Oh, some quality fish! Wonderful ocean conditions, sunny and calm blue water that looks like a giant lake. Thanks for posting the photos.

spottybastard · April 04, 2014, 04:54:11 AM

Very very nice. Where was this?

Bryan Young · April 04, 2014, 04:56:07 AM

Epic...

Newell Nut · April 04, 2014, 08:52:58 AM

Erik, The best bait here for mangrove is a fresh plug cut from what we call grunts that we catch on sabikis on the first stop. If you think the mangrove is a fighter you should hook one of the red snappers. Twice the power of a mangrove. For mangroves I use a 7' fluorocarbon 40 lb leader and a 5/0 Eagle Claw Alaskan hook that I recently bought to test and they are great.

I was fishing out of Ponce Inlet, FL. I was using a Seeker Black Steel custom CJB80H and a Newell 540 3.2 with a 5+1 stack drag and a Tib frame and handle.

Going again Saturday.

Shark Hunter · April 04, 2014, 04:52:30 PM

So you live in Florida Dwight? For some reason, I thought you lived in Cali.

Newell Nut · April 04, 2014, 07:45:05 PM

Vacationed here all my life so now I live in vacation land. No need to go anywhere. Fish most of the year and don't have shovel snow or fight traffic. Hard to get me out of the sunshine state except to go hunting. The Daytona area is just a neat place to live.

Capt Ahab · April 04, 2014, 07:50:15 PM

WTG nice stuff!

Bryan Young · April 04, 2014, 07:52:59 PM

Quote from: Shark Hunter on April 04, 2014, 04:52:30 PM
So you live in Florida Dwight? For some reason, I thought you lived in Cali.

That's because he's got guns like the guys on Venice Beach.

BMITCH · April 04, 2014, 10:03:11 PM

Nice catch Dwight. Looks like a great day on the water. Thanks for the pic's.