Pics I've been needing to post.
 

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First time out running it by my self.

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Me at about 35 MPH

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First fish in the boat, I wish it was at snook but settled with the jack.

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Up in the State Park

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State Park again


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3 weeks ago pulled two kings one 33 inches the other 28, and 4 undersized muttons and a lot of bonitas

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The rig

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Me an the boat



this weekend

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Brother inlaws first time out in a boat

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Fighting something big couldn't get it up steady pellin line then it poped

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Hooked up on another boninta

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I was hooked up on something big about striped my baitrunner and we chased it for about a mile then broke the line right above the hook.

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Bad storm about 7 miles off of us 3 waterspouts came out of it.

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brotherinlaw with small mutton.


All in all the v's preformed flawlessly nice and dry ride, this week end running from the storm we running in 3 to 4 and it took it great, Ran about 40 miles this weekend and probably 20 gallons of gas.

Good Job!!
 

Great post, gulf side??

No Atlantic, Palm Beach County

you ate those kings?

ct, they'll be allright barring children and prego's for a couple of meals.
Was wondering if near Miami based on the pics.
Thought the mangroves would dictate the gulf side but ain't been there but a couple of times.

Excellent pics and reports Naterj. The only problem I see with your whole post is....we need to get you outfitted in a V20 tee-shirt.

CTBONE - Kings aren't bad, especially that size. If I could catch kings all day long I'd rather have the snakes than those big smokers.

last year we caught a couple over 30 pounds and they were kinda funky. like you said i bet the smaller ones are better.

Yeah, we live bait for the big boyz and pull small spoons and lures for the snakes. I know what you mean by "funky." :beer:

We usually smoke them and have heard there nasty fried but when you cut the red line out and fry them up there pretty good. Oh yea last weekend to we saw a nice bull and cow running the weed line came up looked at our squid we threw at them and then they were back off running the weeds.

Fried some small ones up last year and my wife, who hates "fishy" stuff, loved it. Kids did too.

Small ones - good
Big ones - ok to nasty

What did you catch those kings on?

Those mahi should hit the same lure or bait. Keep on chasing them, you'll eventually trick one (or two).

Blue

Where you buy the rollin papers for dem dat size?
If you got any info for smokin them, post in the recipies.
Tried to get Blue and fwb to add the process but they Bogart.
Have you tried citrus wood smoking?

Good report NaterJ!!!!

You remind me of a young guy I used to know, wasted his whole summer boatin and fishin.
:hi:

Nice job Nater.
Is that West Palm in the background? One more question, how you riggin your tackle for the bonitas?
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Yea thats singer island, the kings and bonitas were hit on flat line dead sardines.

Great post nater j!

Agreed!

:clap:Love the pics and some nice fish to:clap:

I don't know the process....never smoked a fish in my life. Couldn't find the right size papers I guess.:head:

No really, never smoked a fish period. I want to though. Somebody needs to add the recipe. :beer: