Vertical Jigging - Day 2

[Sea Draggin]

After a great first day, I was pretty stoked about Day 2. The water color and temp was nasty both days at 70 degrees and less most places and not very pretty color, but the calm conditions made up for it. The crew was Ponce, Mike, Doug and Myself.

We went back to the AR with a cobia and/or pompano on our minds. We got jacked back up with feisty little jacks right away, but the FA's weren't out in full force which suited me, because they cause tangles.

Early morning Cold but feisty almaco jack on the Pink Sardine


Another decent fish on the 400g Katana



We got some jacks, then high speed trolled out to some deeper water. Nothing on the high speed this day. Not a sniff.



There were some bigger jacks out deeper and it was warmer, which was appreciated.

Me with 200g Hammered


200g custom JPR spiral




Another Jack on the 200g Hammered First Drop Jig


200g Hammered First Drop <--clicky


Then we went sniffing around the area some. We spied a good mark and I mentioned that it was a classic grouper mark. Doug and both dropped hammered jigs and were instantly rewarded with hits well up off the bottom on the hammered jigs. Both were nice gags. We vented them and used the aussie release weight and left, since we couldn't keep them.

Jeff working on releasing my gag


Doug with his gag on the hammered jig



Back inshore we caught gags and sea bass on tipped 100g jigs and Aki Jigs. We kept some of the bigger bass, but had to turn the gags back. Seems like the NMFS an NOAA don't have a clue, because there is no shortage of grouper out there.






Ponce with an inshore gag on the Aki



Thanks Ponce and Crew, I enjoyed it.

Standing by the for the next round - Jim

[paul708]

MORE GREAT PICS.

you guys are doing well.
great report.

[Ponce]

Jim thanks for posting the report I had a great time. I think it was a fine way to start off 2010. Here's to another good year on the water.

[merry marlin]

Pretty Work on a real nice day to be out there...
Jeff, I believe that in May you'll be doing some damage on them groupers!
MM

[Sea Draggin]

Pretty Work on a real nice day to be out there...
Jeff, I believe that in May you'll be doing some damage on them groupers!
MM

Yep. We layed a good mark on them. Also figured out on the new Lowrance HDS that you can cursor back on the bottom machine and lay a mark right on a hump without stopping, just like the raymarine.

[Timber]

Nice catches. Hope we can do as well in a few weeks. I'll be sure to post a report with some pics. It's on - weather permitting of course!