Deep Dropping Bimini - Suggestions

oldtimer

Any suggestions for general areas.

Will be going late July/first week in August.

Appreciate the responses

Compleat

700' seems to be where I see most guys.. Some at 1100...

oldtimer

Compleat wrote: »

700' seems to be where I see most guys.. Some at 1100...

Thanks. North or South of Bimini, or straight out front ?

oldtimer

Cytranic wrote: »

What are you targeting?

Yellow eyes and Mystics and in the 700-800

Queen snappers are in 1200 if you can find them.

Huge groupers are off the north end of Cat Cay if you can hook them long enough to pull them out of the rocks in about 800

New to dropping so just looking for any species.

Do appreciate the depth reference.

troutman561

Keep an eye on the drop off on the finder. Try to get off the beaten path so you get on yellow eyes larger than a just legal yellowtail. I have deep dropped in the middle of no where and caught huge yellow eyes. It's worth searching for.

Slipkid

I'll say thanks too. I am building a rod right now and plan to buy a reel when I get down there next weekend.

oldtimer

troutman561 wrote: »

Keep an eye on the drop off on the finder. Try to get off the beaten path so you get on yellow eyes larger than a just legal yellowtail. I have deep dropped in the middle of no where and caught huge yellow eyes. It's worth searching for.

Thanks for the tip.

General direction to go out of Big Game Club ?

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Cytranic wrote: »

What are you targeting?

Yellow eyes and Mystics and in the 700-800

Queen snappers are in 1200 if you can find them.

Huge groupers are off the north end of Cat Cay if you can hook them long enough to pull them out of the rocks in about 800

Cytranic, you give out any more information on that spot, and I will disconnect the battery in your boat and turn the dock hose on!

Next time you deep drop with me, there will be blinders!

Gary M

oldtimer wrote: »

Thanks for the tip.

General direction to go out of Big Game Club ?

Run past South Bimini down to about Turtle Rocks and Piquet Rocks in 660. Look for a small spit of land with one scruffy little tree (maybe 2). Drop with squid straight out from that in 660....... we got some yelloweyes there.......

Don't discount regular dropping with tipped jigs in 150-250....... if you enjoy eating fat strawberrys that will run 16-20 inches. Look for rocky bottom and just drift and jig.

Compleat

Gary makes a good point. We filled a five gallon bucket with mixed stuff in 90-120 in about 30 minutes after a slow day trolling today...

oldtimer

Thanks good to know that.

Gary M

Gary M wrote: »

Don't discount regular dropping with tipped jigs in 150-250....... if you enjoy eating fat strawberrys that will run 16-20 inches. Look for rocky bottom and just drift and jig.

And if you think/plan to do that, bring at least 8-10-12 jigs as you will lose a few....... depending on how much you fish in shallower. We ran out of jigs once with a day to go in Bimini but found a guy to trade wire leader for more jigs! But, that taught us our lesson....

oldtimer

Gary M wrote: »

And if you think/plan to do that, bring at least 8-10-12 jigs as you will lose a few....... depending on how much you fish in shallower. We ran out of jigs once with a day to go in Bimini but found a guy to trade wire leader for more jigs! But, that taught us our lesson....

Thanks Gary.

Will do. Have a bunch of older ones that will suit this purpose.

Gary M

And when you rig them, you'll have 2 choices: mono or wire. More hits with mono, but more losses as well......

Don't forget your Report when you get back too!

oldtimer

Would you suggest a trace of wire ?

How long and what size ?

Will gladly post a report... Hopefully with some good catches to show.

oldtimer

Cytranic wrote: »

I'd give more tips but apparently I wont ever have a boat to fish with anymore.

I'll buy you a new one.

That friendly reminder post was hilarious....