Hog In The Fog

m10ren

The report was for calm seas yesterday, so I set out to get some groceries at the Hogpen. The seas were calm, but the fog was extremely heavy and required a slow pace to my fishing hole. After a long slow ride out to my numbers, I found fish pretty quickly, first fish was a small flounder, second was a mango, and my third was a hogfish . I did have a head boat pull to what sounded like about 100 feet away, but I was unable to see it the fog was so thick, I could hear just about every conversation that was happening onboard. :blahblah By noon I had caught 10 different species of fish and my limit on Hogs, but what seems statistically impossible is that after 3 hours of fishing I did not catch a single grunt. :huh The ride in was just as slow as the ride out and the fog did not clear until I was about 2 miles from Pass-a-Grille, yet by the time I got to the marina had my boat pulled and started cleaning it the fog had once again rolled in so thick you couldn't see the bridge. At the end of the day it was a good day fishing and the wife loved the fresh fish for dinner.

[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/kTXmwzrHwtNv8bfG2[/video]

Soda Popinski

Nice Haul! Still have yet to catch one of those out of pass a grille.

Saltygatorvet

Nice job

suprasteve

No grunt? In what alternate universe is this fishing hole located?

m10ren

suprasteve wrote: »

No grunt? In what alternate universe is this fishing hole located?

EXACTLY!!! :shrug I caught 4 types of Porgy, Triggerfish, Mango, Flounder, Red and Gag Grouper, even a Lizardfish and not 1 single Grunt. Maybe I'll play the lottery this weekend, my chances of winning should actually be better. :rotflmao

Kokosing Lover

That heaboat could have been a 1/4 mile or more away. Voices travel really strangely in the fog.

jdl1948

"even a Lizardfish"

That's my go-to :mad. It seems I can't get away from them....shrimp, trolling grouper plugs, soft plastics. At least it's catching.

Mackeral Snatcher

Hogs and porgie are a couple of my favorite eating fish.

GulfCoast1102

What's your preferred bait/rigging for hogs? You're doing it right, whatever it is!

m10ren

GulfCoast1102 wrote: »

What's your preferred bait/rigging for hogs? You're doing it right, whatever it is!

I like to use a knocker rig, 2 - 3 oz egg sinker, 4/0 circle hook.....shrimp!

releasegear

nice work..really UFB to get no grunts ...fish gods love you

chico

You must have been in "hog heaven!" LOL!! Way to go, never saw anyone catch them like that!! Usually a bycatch!!

Slo Poke1

m10ren wrote: »

The report was for calm seas yesterday, so I set out to get some groceries at the Hogpen. The seas were calm, but the fog was extremely heavy and required a slow pace to my fishing hole. After a long slow ride out to my numbers, I found fish pretty quickly, first fish was a small flounder, second was a mango, and my third was a hogfish . I did have a head boat pull to what sounded like about 100 feet away, but I was unable to see it the fog was so thick, I could hear just about every conversation that was happening onboard. :blahblah By noon I had caught 10 different species of fish and my limit on Hogs, but what seems statistically impossible is that after 3 hours of fishing I did not catch a single grunt. :huh The ride in was just as slow as the ride out and the fog did not clear until I was about 2 miles from Pass-a-Grille, yet by the time I got to the marina had my boat pulled and started cleaning it the fog had once again rolled in so thick you couldn't see the bridge. At the end of the day it was a good day fishing and the wife loved the fresh fish for dinner.

[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/kTXmwzrHwtNv8bfG2[/video]

Mind sharing the depth?

m10ren

@Slo Poke1 said:

Mind sharing the depth?

I usually fish between 40' - 50', that day I was fishing 42'.