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Lord of the Hardheads · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 194

Headed out Thursday with a friend saw very little going on that day. Tide was meandering in. Ended with 3 nice smacks and a couple of mangroves one was donated by another fisherman.

Tuesday morning and what a difference a couple of days will make. Got up prepared to do some yakking when a gut feeling told me Dale was going to be wrong and the Front would be in early. So headed to the Jetties got there around 10. First mullet in the water hookup with a nice slot red. About 20-30 minutes later 2nd red goes in the box. About this time the Front starts moving in and the end of the jetty gets rough so the guys move from there to around me. Right as the rain is starting to come down harder I land my third red at 27". All around these I am catching lots of mangroves keeping the larger ones and the deep hooked ones. Finally the rain drives us all off the jetty for a while. I head for lunch and a break then back on the Jetty around 1:30 Head back to the same spot and the Reds were hungry started hitting my mullet as soon as it would hit the water. One after another all from 19-28". The wind started really making it rough so packed up and left them biting.

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frayed · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject:

Nice! I'd sushi them mangroves and smacks, and make fish stew outta them reds. I think capt Mike posted up a recipe recently. MMMmmmmmm.
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Sheepy Drummer · Finger Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 38

nice catch... looks like you caught them on the channel side judging by the type of grass on em...

Lord of the Hardheads · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 194

Yep caught them in the channel however the grass was from an earlier stop in the morning when I was looking for trout around the ICW.
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BALZTOWAL · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

I HAVE GIVEN UP ON FISHING ON PRETTY DAYS, THE FISH JUST DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING.

Smack-Attack35 · Guest

How come I never catch spanish at Packery?

I always hear of people catching 'em but I never seem to... lol

What am I doing wrong??? Mad

topdog15 · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

chap_cat · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject:

Those little mangrove snappers sure look tasty. I have never caught any, but I hope to next week. What is the best bait and hook size to catch them with if you don't mind me askin'? Do you fish for them pretty much right up against the rocks?

snakecan2 · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject:

Lord of the Hardheads · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 194

I caught all my smacks freelining those little shad you can catch around the rocks the added benefit is that when it is drifting you are likely to catch some snapper also. Downside is you catch lots of smaller weird trash fish also. Also caught mine in the center of the channel don't forget the wire leader when doing this.

I caught this guy the other day doing that. I think he is a grouper of some sort.

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Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

That's Rock Hind.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...good!
Also called a"calico grouper"....It is a type of grouper
That's the first one I have seen caught off the jetty.

Mike

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:14 am Post subject:

Build it, and they will come! Wink

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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:23 am Post subject:

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

That is an absolutely beautiful fish.
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SurfinSapo · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject:

Great bunch of fish!!! Very Happy

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