Hog fish and Hotties 8-23

[jewfish7]

Took a trip With Capt Pete Perry and several co workers from Lucky's card room and we were targeting snapper on a ledge/rock pile about 20 miles west of St Pete.The mangrove bite was slow but surprisingly the hog snapper bite made up for that.We caught a dozen mangos and 5 hogs on live bait on jig heads with lite leaders.The mangos wanted the miraha and the hogs wanted live shrimp.Also there was several short trigger fish and scamps released.The gags and red grouper were on fire with the swim bait technique,we released several keeper gags but none of the reds measured.

[Sea Draggin]

Very nice. Not bad looking hogfish either

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[Robja]

Nice!!!!!!! I have only caught one hognose snapper and did not get to eat it. apparantly someone went in the cooler on the boat overnight and took it.