SeaBiscuit fishing report, June 16

[SeaBiscuit]

JMS, Slip Slidin and I decided to take advantage of the forecasted good weather & run my SeaBiscuit offshore for a little bottom bouncing. Seas were great inshore, a little choppy on a NE breeze offshore. Fished 76 degree blue water, 130 feet deep, current into the wind, but lucky enough to get the iron to stick. First drop brought up a little red grouper with a massive gaffer in hot pursuit! I hand fed the gaffer until Slip Slidin got the jig rod. The fish inhaled the jig and gave us a show foaming the water all around the boat. On one of his many jumps, he managed to spit the hook & then proceeded to hang around all lit up as if laughing at us! We had many dolphin visitors to the boat at various times today, but somehow managed to drop 6 or 7 fish before puting a couple of bailers in the box.
Didn't drop many groupers though. Some had their way with us, but a good many ended up on ice. Scamps, reds and tropicals today.
Here's a few pictures

Matt with a red & scamp double


Fat Broomtail


Pretty little tropical (stawberry)


Slip Slidin with a plump puddinhead fish (red grouper)


Smooth ride back at 30 knots.

Slip Sliding having a little "down" time


The meat:


Great day on the water. Bite me and Holwatchagot, come get you some!
SeaBiscuit

[Bite Me]

I pick today to actually work and you guys slayem.

That is one fine looking pile of fish. Why don't you just post up those numbers for all of us. You would have guys coming from the 4 corners to join the carnage.
Nice work Biscuit and crew.
Don't suppose you have any of that grouper "left over?"
How big was that fat one?

[brandon558]

Awesome report man...sounds like you all had a good day. how many miles off were you if you dont mind sharing?

Thanks
Brandon

[WAHOONBOX]

GEEZUS H....THE NC AQUARIOUM INVADED AGAIN......BROOMTAIL? I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ANIMAL

[SeaBiscuit]

Awesome report man...sounds like you all had a good day. how many miles off were you if you dont mind sharing?

Thanks
Brandon

Not at all Brandon, we fished between 52 and 57 miles offshore today. We don't usually run that far for bottomfishing, but the day was nice and I had some numbers I wanted to check out.
SeaBiscuit

[SeaBiscuit]

GEEZUS H....THE NC AQUARIOUM INVADED AGAIN......BROOMTAIL? I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ANIMAL

Just slang for scamp Marty. The bigger ones have a very pronounced "broom like" tail.
There is a pacific grouper called broomtail and to me it looks a lot like large scamp grouper.
Good luck tomorrow!
SeaBiscuit

[HOLWACHAGOT]

Your tailgate looks like an artist pallette! Suitable, as stacking up assorted meat fishes like that on a regular basis truly is an artform. Terriffic job Biscuit, Slip, JMS. Appreciate the pictures. Nice double up there Matt. Glad you guys come back safe. Goodnight.

[Glenn W]

I looked at the pics and refused to read your post----I just couldn't take it. PLEASE TAKE ME FISHING NICK.

[JMS-ILM]

i am hurting this morning.....

and you know what....that crazy fool Seabiscuit is out there again today. i was just too beat up yesterday evening to commit to more of this carnage again today. the sticker on the back of his truck really holds true....he is a FHB....fish hungry ******* . slip slidin got his carnage on as well. i looked at him after he had just decked a slob red.....he had this look in his eye that scared me. beleieve me, the nicks do not drop to the bottom to play around. they are like the school bully taking lunch money from those groupers !

biscuit, you really need to elaborate more on that fish that now sports a belly full of pinfish and three Owner circle hooks in his lip. that SOB will get what is coming to him one of these days. this fish means business...he was busting up 130 fluoro and bending/busting owner hooks like it was his job. if there was anyone out there to beat this fish, it was the biscuit.

thanks again as always.....now, im off to cut fish.

a little groupernbox action......i think we might could have fit one more in there .

[JMS-ILM]

Don't suppose you have any of that grouper "left over?"

Lou, you want some fish? im on my way down to the beach to cut fish and will be riding around town the rest of the day delivering to friends and family....call me (910-620-4036) if you would like a front door delivery .....