FPI red hot snapper bite 9/30

robalorog

Cleared the inlet this morning around 8 with the normal crew of my 3 sons and wife. I also had my inlaws aboard. They were the ones who really got me into fishing offshore when I was 17. Before that I was never in the ocean in a boat so I am glad anytime they come aboard. Tha targeted species was going to be anything on the bottom that is tasty. I used to mostly bottom fish when I lived down south but never really got it going when I moved up here a few years ago and reading some bottom reports over the last couple months really got me motivated. I got out to around 80' and came across a small rip with some scattered weeds. Played around here for 30mins with tons of bait but nothing else when all of a sudden a cobia pulls up. Within minutes we got him in the boat.



Got to the spot in 90' feet and drifted a few times with only sharks and small sea bass to show so I anchored along the edge and dropped in some chum. It took a little while but finally started catching some decent fish. My wife pulls in a couple triggers and a fat 24" snapper.






Got a bunch of junk fish then I got a couple nice snapper. My wife got her rod slammed on the bottom and we were thinking shark until a 28" cobia shows itself and it was not alone. Big daddy was following behind and swalled a bucktail jig as soon as it hit the water.




Picked up a 5' nurse then my sons rod get slammed and another fat snapper.




a short time later my father inlaws hook a fat cobia on the bottom and brings him up. As I grab the net and put it in the water the cobia sees it and does a 180 at full speed and broke the line. We already had 2 in the box so it wasn't that bad. At least we got to see what it was. Worst thing is having a good battle and losing the fish before you get a look at it. About 20 mins later my mother inlaw got in on the action and landed the biggest snapper of the day at 23".





My Father inlaw caught a few red snapper. Those are some pretty fish.

After the chum ran out we picked up a couple smaller snapper then headed in.

Smallest snapper was 15". Not a ton of fish but all were good sized. Didnt even catch an undersized snapper.





The kaiser roll doesn't stand a chance...

GT Fish

Nice trip! Those fish were using their chompers!

nick

Looks like the bite was on!

Good job

capt_toddtt

Heck of good day! Nice report.

robalorog

10 minutes to fix typos really sucks.. The cobia swallowed the jig not swalled and I only have 1 father inlaw. Father in law hooks cobia, not father inlaws hook cobia.


Another thing. I cut the stomachs open and 1 of the snapper jacked our bait 5 times before we got him. His stomach was so stuffed but he was too greedy.

Fi$h2nguyen

Great bottom spot there, those are some quality snapper. Great last pic of the family and fish!

Flyers Up

Dam good day right there...

fishknut

Very nice, congrats.

Permitchaser

very nice fishes and the 24'' grover.

Sea Era

WOW: nice snappers haul

Gatorzone19

Nice snappas

Bruce LB

I like triggers, but watch those teeth.

Alwaysforward

robalorog wrote: »

10 minutes to fix typos really sucks..

I asked them to see if they could change it to 12-24 hours. We will see.

Nice report robalorog... Nice size snapper... Thanks for the report :applause

Capt.AW

Fantastic day!

robalorog

Bruce LB wrote: »

I like triggers, but watch those teeth.

I have never tried triggers before but would of kept one but already had a cobia in the boat at the time. When spearfishing sometimes I will get a half dozen triggers following me around for an hour. I will eat a trigger one day.


JEFF hopefully they will change it. Even 1 hour would be much better.

e-money

Fantastic, way to go! HUGE mangroves

onICE

man those are some monster mango's. Great job!

FishThis1

Solid Grovers! What do you use for bait?

Bite N Hold

GT Fish wrote: »

Nice trip! Those fish were using their chompers!

LOL!!!!
Those are some really nice Mangroves!!!!! Great day with the family and a mixed bag there!!!!
Great job. You have been on fire lately!!!!

wellcraft

cobia and snapper! Nice job

Offshore9393

those are some nice grovers

PaulBoat

Another great day with the family - really nice!!!



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robalorog

FishThis1 wrote: »

Solid Grovers! What do you use for bait?

Frozen sardines at first until I sabikied some grunt off the bottom. I had a live 8" grunt and was hoping for a grouper but no takers only a nurse. Large pieces of cut grunt stayed on the hook much better then frozen sardines plus it cut down on all seabass and small trash fish because when they started chewing I would pull it out of thier mouth. Did that 5 or 6 times until it got hammered and it was either a shark or mango everytime.

I am making a solo trip this week before I have to go away for work next week in the Keys. Only bad thing is I cant take my boat. Hoping the mangos will still be biting when I go out.

Captrojo

robalorog wrote: »

Frozen sardines at first until I sabikied some grunt off the bottom. I had a live 8" grunt and was hoping for a grouper but no takers only a nurse. Large pieces of cut grunt stayed on the hook much better then frozen sardines plus it cut down on all seabass and small trash fish because when they started chewing I would pull it out of thier mouth. Did that 5 or 6 times until it got hammered and it was either a shark or mango everytime.

I am making a solo trip this week before I have to go away for work next week in the Keys. Only bad thing is I cant take my boat. Hoping the mangos will still be biting when I go out.

Nice catch. This is roger. Keegan's dad. When we going?

robalorog

Captrojo wrote: »

Nice catch. This is roger. Keegan's dad. When we going?

Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Depends on a phone call I am waiting on tomorrow morning. It will be a solo trip. Call me if you wanna go. How did you guys make out in your tourney?