Snowy, Tiles, Rosie

Drewvale21

First trip of the year. Flat calm, no wind, no current. Not ideal conditions but got the job done in shallow. The snowy spit up this baby octopus and a big red shrimp. Grouper head for dinner. Not a bad start. 

Drewvale21

Lunch today: Throats, Backbone. I try to use all of the fish, lots of meat that usually gets thrown away. Makes great Tacos. 

Dinner today: Snowy Fillets w/spinach, oyster mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and Rice Pilaf. Fish is Seared then slow cooked with all ingredients in Cream. 

piner_wahoo1

superb- you have done very well since you hired me for that first trip deep dropping. i like it when my students get all A's. you make me proud! btw did u drop the octo back down 4 recycling? or did u add it 2 the dish in the pix? any of you other guys out there wanna learn gimmei a call and get it on the very short (but tasty )deap drop season here in the keys!

Drewvale21

Didn’t want to send it back down whole for another Snowy so we Downsized the hooks and cut it into strips. Caught the last Tile with it I believe. This no currents sucks for covering ground. Bite wasn’t on fire but did well enough to feed some people. 

Dodger

Great looking first trip!  Can't wait to try it later this summer.

K-Dawg

First I was impressed by your catch, then I was impressed by your eats. Well done!

palm hawk

 Piner, what's the details on your deep drop trip (How long, where from, how much, odds of catching anything....)??

piner_wahoo1

odd =>very< hi w/ me ...see pm

roletr

Don't forget to bring teacher a apple ! ! !

Drewvale21

As a beginner to deep dropping two years ago we had no idea what to use, where to go, how to fish, how to drift, etc. We hired Piner to expedite the learning curve on what to do. We have logged a lot of miles, gas,  and hours looking for our own spots and it’s paid off using his techniques. From 500 to 900, we have found lots of areas to fish with plenty of success. Every day isn’t a party, the fish may not want to bite, however you can’t catch fish at home. We go and fish till it hopefully happens and we get dinner. It’s addicting. I recommend making your own rigs. It’s way cheaper than buying them pre-made. Plenty of YouTube videos out there showing you how. We also make our own lead. It’s ridiculous how much Tackle stores charge for lead. Good luck to everyone getting into it. We can start a whole new conversation about which Deep Drop species taste the best. They are all good. My favorites: Any Grouper, Barrelfish, Blue Line, Rosies (ceviche), Hake. Haven’t caught or tried Golden and Queens yet. Still looking for them!
Stay safe. 

MtgMama

Deep dropping is the only way to go!!! Get yo **** deep whilst I enjoy the normal..😎

BottomBumpin

killer post Drewvale!  listened and learned from a local legend! now you can add what's yours and share!  I gotta get some of that! and thanks for sharing the meals too!  heads and throats are always discarded!  love it man! 

piner_wahoo1

itz barrel fish season

BottomBumpin

@Drewvale21 how did you split that snowy head in half so clean?

Drewvale21

I usually use a hachet and a hammer. Split the throat in half and hammer away. Lots of meat. I do the same for lobster. Split them in half and bake them in the oven. Delicious!