Anybody home? Slip Slidin' fishing report Nov 14

[slip slidin]

Took the day off yesterday, saw the kids off to school and went looking for some more fish. After 3 weeks of punishing weather yesterday's 75 degrees and light SW winds were a very pleasant change. T-shirts for the last time this year.
Didn't really have a plan other than to be home early for family commitments in the evening, so Biscuit and I went looking south.
We found fish, but had trouble anchoring on their grass lawns. Determined to at least leave a calling card we took a few fast drifts by and coaxed some volunteers on board


A very nice grade of red groupers, suggesting this area hasn't been visited by many. Nice to know!
Early afternoon found us with less than an hour to fish and a decision to make. We were 3 groupers short of a limit, but had found some obliging black sea bass earlier in the day that needed thinning out. Being that the sea bass season is just beginning, we went looking for the gags again. Found them hanging on a wreck under clouds of cigar minnows.

A couple of drops is all it took:


Through the inlet with daylight to spare. On time for the family affairs. Happy wives and a box full of fish!


Life is very good!

Slip Biscuit

[Jared D]

Great catch. Where you leaving from? I went out of Jacksonville on Tuesday, and found 7 gags, and 20 keeper snapper (2.5 Xs the LIMIT of snapper 8 we were allowed for 4 people). We cant get away from the snaps right now.

Giving it another poke on Sat. What was the go to bait for you? Water temp? Depth?

[flatbottom]

its raining up here and you report just put a smile on my face. It was a great jester to cut some one's lawn. Lord knows the last time it was cared for I do not want to get personal here.....but how many way points do you guys have !!!!!! logged in

great pics and report. keep them coming

[O-SEA-D]

Great report Nick

Pretty work you guys. Thats an awesome cooler of fish.

I had Grouper last night at the house. MMM MMM Good!!!

I think I am going to make it up there on Saturday to wrestle some of them bottom dwellers w/ Biscoto

[SeaBiscuit]

Flat, thanks for the compliments. We have lots of way points, but don't really like to go back to the same spot twice. It's a lot of fun to find some new fish and our coast has a lot of good fish holding bottom.

O-SEA-D, come on! We may find a fish or two, but even if we don't we'll have fun trying!

SeaBiscuit

[mannysmate]

NICE CATCH!!! poor pinky......all by himself shoved up mrs red's a$$

[HOLWACHAGOT]

NICE CATCH!!! poor pinky......all by himself shoved up mrs red's a$$

He's lucky he did not get carved up live for Gag Bait. A nice easy icey briney death was probably much more pleasant.

Again, and again, and again, the Grouper Scoopers bring home the bacon. Thanks for sharing the report Slip. I am glad the weather is letting you guys out of the inlet. Pretty work.
Holwachagot

[WAHOONBOX]

LET ME GET DA STORY STRAIGHT HERE
SLIP.......YOU T O O K THE DAY OFF.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE YOU ARE DEPRIVED OF FISHING SOMETHING!!! I MEAN...IT'S LIKE ....WE SHOULD FEEL SOPRRY FOR YOU!


AND AS I READ INTO THE STORY...I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL SORRY FOR EL BISCOTO AND THAT YOU MAY HAVE LEFT HIM AT DA DOCK.....BUT NOOOOO ....THERE HE IS DOING THE GAG....


JANE JUST CHANGED HER DEC PLANS AND CAN NOW COME WITH ME TO THE BISCOTO-FEST....TIC TOC .

[gradywhite273]

outstanding as always guys, mmmm grouper reuben comin up.

[indasan]

Hmmm.... That looks like fun I might just have to go try some of that stuff myself.