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RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

FishVan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:55:00 GMT

Incredible!!! I know what you mean about freaking out. The first time I caught a snapper in the bay I couldn't believe it either. and he was a little thing. That things huge. :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

yucarenow — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:21:16 GMT

great job.....i'm sure that's a night to remember!:bowdown

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Nascar03 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:51 GMT

That is awesome!!! There are alot of peope in O.B. this weekend who would like to have that 1 for sure, that is a tournament winner right there, congrats!!!!

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Xiphius — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:56:36 GMT

Brent, that this is prehistoric. Nice Catch

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wirenut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:18:02 GMT

awesome snapper :clap:clap:clap

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FreeLine — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:32:10 GMT

Thanks for the update, and great catch! Did you measure how long he was?

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Captain WhupAss — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:50:58 GMT

That ROCKS! Great report!:usaflag

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Death From Above — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:47:51 GMT

Stud red snapper of a lifetime.....and in the bay at that!! Congratulations!!:clap:clap

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

ted-hurst — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:37:09 GMT

I agree with Searay240, you should've released that endangered species. And to save you the inconvenience of traveling all that way back to the bay to release him, you can drop him by my house in Beulah and I'll make sure he makes it back. All kiddin aside that's an awesome fish, I've seen and caught 25+" Red Snapper but never one like that.

Ted

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Heller High Water — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:06:36 GMT

Yea, all I can say is WOW.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Get'n Wade — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:01:45 GMT

Great Job ,Great story:bowdown

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

sailmaker — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

You should be very proud of that catch dude!:bowdown

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

J.Sharit — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:48:04 GMT

Outstanding Catch ! I got to see the hard copy photo and what prize from the bay. Surprized a shark did'nt try to eat em. Way to go!

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

LATERALINE — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:15:06 GMT

Thats one of the coolest catchs I've heard of in a while!

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

DevilDog — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:19:17 GMT

All I can say is WOW....nice freaken snapper

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Outawitz — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:33:52 GMT

Very nice fish. I know a few guys who regularly limit on red snapper in the bay, but that IS a nice catch.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Capt.Ernie — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:17:01 GMT

Good Job. Nice report:bowdown:bowdown

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

SeaRay240/Mia Belle — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:22:13 GMT

Man that is one hell of a snapper. But maybe you should have
released that bad boy, considering how they are so endangered
and all!! Great report and Great comeback to the disbeliever!!
:bowdown:bowdown

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

SheYakFishr — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:09:49 GMT

Wow!!! That's what I'm talking about. Great job!!! Think I'm going to charge the FF battery and head out that way tomorrow! :bowdown:clap

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

wrightackle — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:05 GMT

Thanks for the followup report. There was a lot of great info provided. You were definitely in the right place at the right time!

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

WW2 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:02:38 GMT

Not sure why everyone is in such disbelief, these fish are out there, they are not the norm of course, but there is plenty of structure and depth in the bay to support these guys. I have caught snapper off the 2 wrecks near the coastguard station on ft. pickens. Not nearly that big of course but snapper none the less.

Lugerdog used to post pics of tons of fish he would catch in the bay. Very nice grouper all the time.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Last Drop — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:51:00 GMT

Very nice... :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown

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seapro — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:40:14 GMT

Great snapper, congrats !! :clap

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Frayed Knot — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:12:15 GMT

Now thats what im talking about. You weren't by a Green Bouy:bowdown:usaflag Where you?

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

bawesii — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:58:28 GMT

After loading up on ladyfish and hard tails along the beach we moved back into the bay just in time to set up for shark fishing around dusk. Tide was running hard so instead of our preferred slow drift we dropped the anchor. It didn’t take long before a drag was singing . . . then a splash . . . nice spinner shark. Few minutes later two poles go off. We boated another spinner and a sand shark. It was at this time my drag started to run. I figured it was just another 4-5 foot shark. After a few minutes I saw end of the 9 foot steel leader, grabbed it and began to pull the fish along the boat. I was in utter disbelief. It took more than a few seconds for my brain to believe my eyes. Then I let out a shout. If you were fishing even in the distant vicinity I should really apologize for the language. There was only a select list of worlds that even began to make sense of what I was seeing. Sure I’ve heard of snapper in the bay, I’ve even caught a few smaller ones, but none like this. By this time I just got giddy or something, I don’t know why, but I thought it would be a good idea to try to lift this monster snapper into the boat by the leader, luckily my friend stopped me and we used the net. I don’t know why, but the net never crossed my mind. I just wasn’t thinking clearly. After a few pictures we had to sacrifice the soda for room in the cooler, even then she really didn’t fit. Caught at least one more really nice spinner shark (lots of action from the spinners) , then the tide slacked off and so did the fishing, maybe one more sand shark. We packed it up around midnight. So, for the record this 27 lb snapper was caught in Pensacola Bay while fishing for sharks using a 9 foot steel leader and half a hard tail. I’ve included another picture of the snapper and two of my friend landing a nice spinner.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

JoeZ — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:05:12 GMT

First post. No real info. GIANT "bay" snapper?
I'm not calling bull, but I'm not buying it as the Gospel just yet.
Wherever you caught that, it's badazz.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Bay Pirate — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:01:17 GMT

What can one say but WOW!

:bowdown:bowdown:bowdown

:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

wrightackle — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:48:06 GMT

That is one helluva snapper. I've seen some 15-20 pounders caught in the bay but that is some catch. Now that I have a ten mph boat that catch gives me some hope!

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

Matt Mcleod — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:12 GMT

That's a damn nice one.

RE: Monster Inshore Snapper

John B. — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:53:09 GMT

come on... more info!!!

Monster Inshore Snapper

bawesii — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:05:54 GMT

Caught this monster snapper last night fishing for sharks in Pensacola Bay. She tipped the scales at just over 27 lbs!