First Fishing Trip Success

[SLOWDUK]

I never was much interested in fishing, but I bought the boat to take my grand kids out fishing and maybe water skiing (which I grew doing).

Wanted to post the results of our first dedicated fishing trip:



This was the biggest of the four that we snagged.

Now I thinked I'm hooked.


Lots of fun, Slow

[phatdaddy]

nice one, according to the feds, those are endangered, glad you were able to find four

[SkunkBoat]

Excellent!

Now you need $5000 in rods & reels, outriggers, fillet knives, gaff, net, 2 anchors and a wreck anchor, lures, flourocarbon leader, MORE lures!

[SLOWDUK]

1. With respect to the allowable fishing season for Red Snapper, the Feds only allowed a one week period around Memorial Day on the Gulf of Mexico. But Florida is having a 52 day season in state waters (<9 miles off shore).

2. The $30 Walmart special rods I was equipped with (spinning rods with 12# monofilament) were barely up to the task as we lost more than we caught. so I immediately went to Academy for a $130 PENN Defiance combo with 65# braid (the first of many I will soon buy I'm sure).

Lots of fun had by all as we fished until we ran out of hooks.

Hope to post more pix soon, Slow

[WiseGuy]

Looking like a veteran fisherman with those arms stretched out to the camera!

[ssiredfish]

Hard to beat a snapper sammich!!!

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by WiseGuy

Looking like a veteran fisherman with those arms stretched out to the camera!

Yes, but the left hand goes UNDER the tail, palm up.