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cmc_joe

Posted 3/8/2008 9:39:14 AM

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Went out early to the RF and spent about 4 or 5 hours there. Could not keep the Red Snapper off the bait. Caught at least a dozen or more all between 17" and 20". Also caught 1 Lane and a short Gag. Just before we moved my brother got spooled by something. Just ripped the 20lb mono right of the reel. Never even got it to pause. He was fishing on the bottom with cut bonito.

Moved over the the Heron. Missed the wreck by about 50 feet to the north and really didn't feel like pulling the anchor and resetting it. Spent about an hour there and the only thing caught was a nice bull red by my brother. 35" 22lbs.

He about cried when I told him it had to go back.

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wrightackle

Posted 3/8/2008 10:22:43 AM

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Thanks for the report. If you can cleat your anchor off on the side away from the spot the boat will slide over to the wreck without reanchoring. That is interesting about being spooled with the bonito off of the bottom. I do know sharks love to munch on bonito. Did you catch the bonito or just take out a frozen one?

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cmc_joe

Posted 3/8/2008 10:47:00 AM

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Thanks for the advice. The bonito was frozen from outcast

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Getsome

Posted 3/8/2008 11:39:26 AM

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I landed a large barracuda off that wreck last season about 5' long, there were lots of bobos and small red snapper when I fished it late last season.

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