Small world Friday and a full on blitz today...

Captain Michael Buffington · 07-21-2008, 02:40 PM

Friday Ashley, Austin, and Mark went tarpon fishing with me in San Jose lagoon. Ashley and Austin were both graduates of Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, Tx. Both myself as well as my sister Leslie attended TMI. Small world...The fish had been predictable and aggressive for the last few mornings. So freakin predictable they make you look like some kind of swami or something. I head into the lagoon at idle see afew fish rolling and feeding off to the left. They are oooing and ahhhing and I go right. Just wait I said...go 400 yards away to a 30 foot hole and shut off the motor. They are staring back at the otther fish as I cast baits to still, seemingly lifeless water. Five minutes goes by with nothing, then a anchovy jumps out of the water and gets crushed 5 feet away, then another, and another till there is a frenzy all around the boat

Doubles, triples,fish all over. That last about 30 minutes and goes down. I rerig every thing and start straightening out twisted line

toward margaritas about 1000yards away. Where you headed? Well Mark there is a frenzy going on over there on the other side of that point...How do you know? Trust me, it's there...It was there all right, a massive frenzy about 1 1/2 acre of mixed tarpon and snook

Wild action for an hour, then just little blitzs all over till 9am, time to go home...

This morning was an instant replay...But a whole lot better...I went through 2 livewells of bait before 8am. Sick tarpon fishing

Heres some pics

I'll get some video of the blitzs

Mike

Captain Michael Buffington · 07-21-2008, 03:04 PM

to doing it justice...I need someone with a video camera on while I am scrambling around the boat with ten things going at once. When my ratio is 5 for 15 on tarpon and 8 for 9 on snook friday and 5 for 20 something today

and 10 for 12 on snook the last thing I want to be doing is videoing instead of having my head on a swivel...ya know? It's still fun everyday and thats what matters I guess...

Mike

WAHOONBOX · 07-21-2008, 03:17 PM

DON'T WORRY DUDE! I FEEL LIKE I AM THERE!

THIS IS WHAT I CALL HOT ACTION!!!

ROCK ON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERYDAY!

fish_head · 07-21-2008, 03:37 PM

nice action for sure! looks like you are on the "other side" of the bridge? wah, no more jet skis?

I'd really like to understand why in that lagoon, some days are easy pickens like you had and others, fish are rolling all over and won't bite even if you shove it down their throat! as you know there is nothing more frustrating that that!

what is the formula there for agressive fish, tide, temp, moon, bait, post spawn etc??

Captain Michael Buffington · 07-21-2008, 03:50 PM

We hit the moon perfect and the tide ok(it was the weaker of the two today, tonight will be bonkers

). If you give me forewarning I can look into the crystal ball(aka tide tables and moon phases) and forecast a badass bite 99% of the time. This place is a tarpon fishing playground

Btw, the day after me and Carom fished they weighed a 874 at congrejos yacht club...We are after tunas one night this week on the chunk...They have NEVER tried it

Couple of sword baits too, we will be the first to try that at night as well

Mike

SeaBiscuit · 07-21-2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Michael Buffington

Btw, the day after me and Carom fished they weighed a 874 at congrejos yacht club...We are after tunas one night this week on the chunk...They have NEVER tried it

Couple of sword baits too, we will be the first to try that at night as well

Mike

Excellent report captain Mike. Fantastic fishing and very good pictures of a happy crew! Do y'all kill any snook for the table?

Was there a report posted of your offshore trip with Carom? Sounds like you two will be having some fun mixing it up in the big water.

SeaBiscuit

WAHOONBOX · 07-21-2008, 07:04 PM

CAPITANO....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME CLOSE UPS OF SOME TARPOON SCALES AND ALSO SOME IN YA FACE BAIT SHOTS WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE!

Captain Michael Buffington · 07-21-2008, 07:28 PM

I'll get some tonight...

Mike

WAHOONBOX · 07-21-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Michael Buffington

I'll get some tonight...

Mike

MIKE BRING US THE UNUSAL

....CAST NETS SHOTS WOULD BE AWESOME....I LOVE TO SEE THE SMALL STUFF OUT THERE......WE DON'T REALLY CARE HOW YOU BRING IT BUT JUST BRING IT TO US BRO!

HOLWACHAGOT · 07-21-2008, 08:40 PM

That is a pretty hole in the water! Thanks for all the cool shots.
Holwachagot

07-21-2008, 03:04 PM	#2
Captain Michael Buffington Captain Save-a-Ho Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,148 Credits: 9,992.3 Boat: 35' bertram, 24' pathfinder Home Port: lagoon Best Catch: not sure, theres afew Occupation: Sportfishing Captain	The pics don't come close... to doing it justice...I need someone with a video camera on while I am scrambling around the boat with ten things going at once. When my ratio is 5 for 15 on tarpon and 8 for 9 on snook friday and 5 for 20 something today and 10 for 12 on snook the last thing I want to be doing is videoing instead of having my head on a swivel...ya know? It's still fun everyday and thats what matters I guess... Mike __________________ Poon Chaser

07-21-2008, 03:17 PM	#3
WAHOONBOX I'M SPEECHLESS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557 Posts: 14,441 Credits: 32,496.6 Boat: I AM A FREELANCER Home Port: MOREHEAD CITY, NC Best Catch: PONEYTAIL Occupation: OFFSHORE MATE VIDEOGRAPHER	DON'T WORRY DUDE! I FEEL LIKE I AM THERE! THIS IS WHAT I CALL HOT ACTION!!! ROCK ON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERYDAY! __________________ OLD SALTY PLANERS . . . OFFSHORE INNOVATION DREDGE AND SPREADER BARS

07-21-2008, 03:50 PM	#5
Captain Michael Buffington Captain Save-a-Ho Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,148 Credits: 9,992.3 Boat: 35' bertram, 24' pathfinder Home Port: lagoon Best Catch: not sure, theres afew Occupation: Sportfishing Captain	The first and third, because the second and the fourth is always there... We hit the moon perfect and the tide ok(it was the weaker of the two today, tonight will be bonkers ). If you give me forewarning I can look into the crystal ball(aka tide tables and moon phases) and forecast a badass bite 99% of the time. This place is a tarpon fishing playground Btw, the day after me and Carom fished they weighed a 874 at congrejos yacht club...We are after tunas one night this week on the chunk...They have NEVER tried it Couple of sword baits too, we will be the first to try that at night as well Mike __________________ Poon Chaser

07-21-2008, 07:04 PM	#7
WAHOONBOX I'M SPEECHLESS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557 Posts: 14,441 Credits: 32,496.6 Boat: I AM A FREELANCER Home Port: MOREHEAD CITY, NC Best Catch: PONEYTAIL Occupation: OFFSHORE MATE VIDEOGRAPHER	CAPITANO....I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME CLOSE UPS OF SOME TARPOON SCALES AND ALSO SOME IN YA FACE BAIT SHOTS WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE! __________________ OLD SALTY PLANERS . . . OFFSHORE INNOVATION DREDGE AND SPREADER BARS

07-21-2008, 07:28 PM	#8
Captain Michael Buffington Captain Save-a-Ho Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,148 Credits: 9,992.3 Boat: 35' bertram, 24' pathfinder Home Port: lagoon Best Catch: not sure, theres afew Occupation: Sportfishing Captain	you mean cast net shots BOX? I'll get some tonight... Mike __________________ Poon Chaser

07-21-2008, 03:37 PM	#4
fish_head #1 Lurker Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Credits: 1,179.0	nice action for sure! looks like you are on the "other side" of the bridge? wah, no more jet skis? I'd really like to understand why in that lagoon, some days are easy pickens like you had and others, fish are rolling all over and won't bite even if you shove it down their throat! as you know there is nothing more frustrating that that! what is the formula there for agressive fish, tide, temp, moon, bait, post spawn etc??

07-21-2008, 08:40 PM	#10
HOLWACHAGOT DON'T BE A BASSHOLE! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CHESAPEAKE Posts: 3,575 Credits: 2,810.0 Boat: Reel Wake Home Port: Chesapeake Bay	That is a pretty hole in the water! Thanks for all the cool shots. Holwachagot

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