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9/3/17 The Port Bull Reds And Some Keepers

Discussion in 'Near-shore Fishing Reports (R)' started by Srfrdave, Sep 4, 2017.

  1. Srfrdave

    Srfrdave Buccaneer
    Fishing Report By

    We took my Father's boat and hit the water at 6 am. Went straight to catch bait. Mullet run is on. They were everywhere. We fished the jetty where about 20 other boats were trying to hook up the snook and the big tarpon that were hammering the bigger nullet. Threadfins were around also. A few hits but didn't land any. We did get some Mngrove Snapper. 6 keepers. 1 just over 10 and a couple in the 12-13 " range
    We then headed out to the buoy line and it was game On!! Within 5 minutes my drag was screaming! It was huge red. Standing next to me was my Uncle and all of a sudden he was hooked up as well. Suddenly we noticed we were fighting the same fish! Lol. He took both our baits. I got credit for half a red. Hes the one with all the spots. We got 6 in all. Smallest Red was 31" largest was over 40" Between the reds we had some luck with the flounder 8 keepers. A few very nice ones. The largest was close to 22". It was a great day!

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    Srfrdave, Sep 4, 2017
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    Nocatfish, mkyota1, compressro and 2 others like this.
  2. robthetimekeeper

    robthetimekeeper Sailing Master

    Wow! Nice work on the flatties!
     
    robthetimekeeper, Sep 4, 2017
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  3. Patty Wagon

    Patty Wagon Treasure Hunter

    Great report and great catching!
     
    Patty Wagon, Sep 4, 2017
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  4. Bob C

    Bob C Master Gunner

    Very nice founder catch for the keepers! Also nice reds for the exercise.
     
    Bob C, Sep 4, 2017
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  5. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member

    Sweet, nice going on the catching

    ;;Nice Red4;;
     
    Nautical Gator, Sep 4, 2017
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  6. aharp61

    aharp61 Deckhand

    Great day of fishing thanks for the report!
     
    aharp61, Sep 4, 2017
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  7. Bossman

    Bossman Moderator on Deck Staff Member

    That's a great day of fishing for sure. Never heard of a red taking two baits especially after being hooked. (Sweet). Way to go on the flatties, I've got just one question, why does the cleaning table sign read "Please poke the eyes before disposing of carcass"? Maybe to keep them from floating???

    Great job!
    CoolPicsDude2::1
     
    Bossman, Sep 4, 2017
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  8. mkyota1

    mkyota1 Sailing Master

    Great job guys. I want to get on some of those monster reds.
     
    mkyota1, Sep 4, 2017
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  9. Nocatfish

    Nocatfish Seaworthy

    Wow, what a report! Ya-hoo the mullet run is on. Did you catch all the fish on mullet? Did you try any artificals?
    Sure hope the run has reached Ponce.
    Great pics and fish. Thanks for sharing.
     
    Nocatfish, Sep 4, 2017
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  10. Srfrdave

    Srfrdave Buccaneer
    Fishing Report By

    Most fish were caught on mullet. A few on Pinfish (sand perch not a true pinner) . Even 2 flounder were caught on Pinfish. We threw artificial baits at the snook early but no takers.
     
    Srfrdave, Sep 4, 2017
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  11. compressro

    compressro Blackbeard

    Great report! What an awesome day of fishing. Great job on the reds and the flounder.
     
    compressro, Sep 5, 2017
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  12. lobsterman

    lobsterman Seaman Recruit

    Yahoo!! thats is some nice catching!
     
    lobsterman, Sep 5, 2017
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  13. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member

    When you clean fish, you should always poke the eyes so they don't float and stink up the place.
    Also if you fillet your catch, puncture the bladder so it doesn't float.
     
    Nautical Gator, Sep 5, 2017
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  14. Love2Fish

    Love2Fish Petty Officer

    Really great report. Nice catch on the fish.
     
    Love2Fish, Sep 5, 2017
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  15. Fishfinder

    Fishfinder Blackbeard

    A day to remember or sure. Congrats
     
    Fishfinder, Sep 12, 2017
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  16. John Johnson

    John Johnson Treasure Hunter

    WOW, now that is a day fishing.
     
    John Johnson, Sep 13, 2017
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  17. Sandra Pillows

    Sandra Pillows Treasure Hunter

    What an awesome catch! Huge reds!
     
    Sandra Pillows, Sep 14, 2017
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