Fishing Addiction Group

[Hunt anything]

Ok, nice…. Just down the road in Destin.

Just down the road from you and @Wahoo I used to fish a lot out of Orange Beach. Need to re-power my boat but keep spending my money on Africa.

 

[CBeck]

@Hunt anything and @Wahoo we spend many a day on the harbor in Destin on the boat…. if either of you find yourself in the neighborhood, look us up…. I’d love to make you a cocktail and learn from your wisdom about hunting in Africa or just shoot this shit. Lol

 

[Rellik]

my biggest, best and ONLY tiger muskie

 

[Hunt anything]

That’s a beautiful fish! What makes a tiger musky? Is it a hybrid northern pike X musky or a separate species?

 

[Rellik]

That’s a beautiful fish! What makes a tiger musky? Is it a hybrid northern pike X musky or a separate species?

Tiger muskies are a hybrid of a musky and northern pike. Most are created in hatcheries and are planted to control sucker and chub populations, as well as provide a sport fishery. They are sterile and don't reproduce.

 

[Hunt anything]

A toothy version of our hybrid striped bass, a cross between striped bass and a white bass. Also sterile. Thanks for the info

 

[Altitude sickness]

@Hunt anything and @Wahoo we spend many a day on the harbor in Destin on the boat…. if either of you find yourself in the neighborhood, look us up…. I’d love to make you a cocktail and learn from your wisdom about hunting in Africa or just shoot this shit. Lol

When do the Tarpon migrate through PCB and Destin.

My stringer of AJs from off PCB many moons ago.

 

[CBeck]

When do the Tarpon migrate through PCB and Destin.

My stringer of AJs from off PCB many moons ago.

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Tarpon and especially cobia will run in spring

 

[Altitude sickness]

We spent a lot of time in PCB in the 80s and early 90s in and out of various Navy schools there. It’s the only place we could afford ocean front property.

You are very fortunate to live there.

 

[Sourdough]

The plan was to go kite fishing for sailfish. But mother nature doesn't always go along with a plan. And she didn't this time. Wind is needed to fly a kite and there was hardly a breath. So we had to come up with a Plan B which Seth Funt and I agreed was planer fishing. Mother nature didn't cooperate there either. Okay, time for Plan C. Find a deep piece of structure, in a vast desert, and jig it as the gulf stream moved us over it at 4 to 5 knots.
Once a structure was located we scouted it with the sonar and found a nice pile of fish. I positioned the Huntress (my boat) up current and down the jigs went. And that's when mother nature smiled on us and the epic battles began. For at least ten consecutive drifts we hooked up. I ended up catching and releasing seven impressive Amber Jack weighing between 45 and 65+ pounds. The last one I did battle with was probably the biggest, opened the hook and got off. I was using 40 pound braid with a 30 pound monofilament leader.
And here are pictures of some of the fish. There are no camera cheats here. Those fish on my lap are up against my shirt.
After this epic campaign mother nature smiles on us in the last hour and gave us wind so I was able to see the kite deploy and how to fish from it. The wind kept freshening so we finally beat it to port.

 

[Hunt anything]

No need to go to the gym for a while after a day like that! Back in the day when I was young and dumb I would go do that! My hats off to you. Beautiful AJ’s.

 

[Sourdough]

No need to go to the gym for a while after a day like that! Back in the day when I was young and dumb I would go do that! My hats off to you. Beautiful AJ’s.

Thanks. And you are so right, what a workout.

When I went to my local tackle store and told them I needed a jig rod for deep big fish they pulled out something that looked to me like a crappie jigging rod. But wow, these new carbon tipped rods are amazing. It handled these fish without issue.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Very nice AJs

 

[Sourdough]

Very nice AJs

Thanks. What a blast.

 

[Wahoo]

@Hunt anything and @Wahoo we spend many a day on the harbor in Destin on the boat…. if either of you find yourself in the neighborhood, look us up…. I’d love to make you a cocktail and learn from your wisdom about hunting in Africa or just shoot this shit. Lol

Im sure we will be down once they announce snapper season dates. Will have to get an informal meeting of the surf, safari, and libation committee together it sounds like

 

[Wahoo]

The plan was to go kite fishing for sailfish. But mother nature doesn't always go along with a plan. And she didn't this time. Wind is needed to fly a kite and there was hardly a breath. So we had to come up with a Plan B which Seth Funt and I agreed was planer fishing. Mother nature didn't cooperate there either. Okay, time for Plan C. Find a deep piece of structure, in a vast desert, and jig it as the gulf stream moved us over it at 4 to 5 knots.
Once a structure was located we scouted it with the sonar and found a nice pile of fish. I positioned the Huntress (my boat) up current and down the jigs went. And that's when mother nature smiled on us and the epic battles began. For at least ten consecutive drifts we hooked up. I ended up catching and releasing seven impressive Amber Jack weighing between 45 and 65+ pounds. The last one I did battle with was probably the biggest, opened the hook and got off. I was using 40 pound braid with a 30 pound monofilament leader.
And here are pictures of some of the fish. There are no camera cheats here. Those fish on my lap are up against my shirt.
After this epic campaign mother nature smiles on us in the last hour and gave us wind so I was able to see the kite deploy and how to fish from it. The wind kept freshening so we finally beat it to port.

Tremendous AJ! No where near as big but great fun wearing the kids out with the little version.