[randlemanboater]

Took the family and the V to Big Pine Key over my wife and kids Christmas break. The weather was warm but the wind blew a lot. We caught at least 30 groupers over the week, Red and Black, all but one were short by an inch or 2.









Its hard to let a 23 inch black grouper go, but we did...the one 24 inch keeper was delicious! The reds had to be 20 inches, they were all 18 to 19 inches.

We caught some really nice spanish macks.



Caught about 20 of these Jack Crevalle. They pulled good and were biting in a no windy area on a very windy day. Kept a few for bait/chum and cooked one, not bad.



Also snagged some tropical fish around some bridges.











My wife and middle girl did boatride with us, but didn't fish any.

Temps were in the high 70 to low 80s most of the week with a couple cooler days mixed in...I think I could stay a while.