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Big Pine Key 2014
Took the family to BPK Fishing Lodge for a week, the first couple days the wind was still, 107 degree heat index, which makes for some miserable hot conditions, but also makes for some great conditions offshore.
There were many reports of Mahi Mahi "eating the transoms off of boats" so my son and I went out about 17 miles in 650 feet of water and caught about 30 Mahi. We ended up keeping 13 which yielded 3 gallons of fillets! One of the nicer ones.  The phone camera doesn't capture the amazing colors of the fish "all lit up".   The first and smallest one we kept.  Then the wind picked up so we caught a few grouper around bridges, nothing too big.  We also made it out to Looe Key Coral Reef, which is a protected live coral area, we saw 3 Goliath Grouper among the 1000's of fish on the reef, the largest (in the pics below) was at least 8 feet long. My wife was in the boat when he was under it and could see his head sticking out a foot on one side and tail sticking out a foot on the other side.   We also got a video, I will try to get it on here too. All in all it was a great time, we followed up by spending 5 days at Disney (my girls wanted to go)...now to replenish the vacation fund.
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*************************************** Stay Safe!  Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke. 
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07-20-2014, 01:16 PM
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must be nice to be rich. looks like a nice time. those yellowtails in the last shot are some delicious eating. them dolphin aint bad neither.
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hammer aint. stinkpot aint. sawdust aint. rainbow aint. maco sure as sh!t aint. randle? ha ha ha. 
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07-20-2014, 01:45 PM
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Yeah...1999 RV (that I had to work on constantly on this trip), 1984 boat, all my fishing gear is from 1993 or so...we are rolling in the cash! The bigger yellowtails were a good 2 feet long to give you another reference on how big that grouper was. Of course, no fishing allowed inside the protected area.
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*************************************** Stay Safe! Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
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07-20-2014, 04:52 PM
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excellent! The Keys never disappoint.
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1984 V20 "Express" & 2003 Suzuki DF140 (SOLD!) 2000 GradyWhite 265 Express YouTube/SkunkBoat https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4F...znGospVOD6EJuw Transom Rebuild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEz94NbKCh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_ZmPOUCNc
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07-20-2014, 10:44 PM
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Nice! I've only made it to the keys twice and have never fished there. My brother has a place in North Fort Myers, we've fished offshore for grouper, and stayed in skinny water for reds and linesides.
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-Steve "Oar Chasm!" 1977 Wellcraft V20 Step OB cuddy. 1971 1350 Merc "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester
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07-21-2014, 07:07 AM
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Nice work man! I really hate the fact that Im breaking tradition and not going this year.....
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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07-21-2014, 10:48 AM
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Funny you asked...I found a piece of paper in the RV while I was there with a bunch of coordinates written on it...those are probably the ones you sent me...but no, I havent yet, but I will.
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*************************************** Stay Safe! Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
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