Post by saltydawg44 on Feb 16, 2024 21:14:52 GMT -5
Finally got some glassy flat seas between fronts, so I headed out early on a solo "fun fishing" trip. All catch and release on artificial lures. I trolled a pair of large deep diver plugs in 35 feet of water with a lot of scattered rocks and released 3 Gag Grouper. Then I ran out to 50 feet and did some bottom jigging with light tackle and jig heads with "juiced" artificial shrimp and crawfish tails. Probably released 50 fish. A mix of Red Grouper, Grunts, big "knot head" Black Sea Bass, and others. The water was flat calm all day and 62 degrees. Those jigs that sit on the bottom with the hook facing upwards got solid hookups. The drift was slow and all
I had to do was occasionally raise the rod tip 6" and bounce the jig on the bottom.
I had to do was occasionally raise the rod tip 6" and bounce the jig on the bottom.
