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My other love. Middle Provo river Utah.
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Usafcane88 said:
Snook are delicious. One of my most disappointing fishing experiences was getting hooked on a monster snook. I was in flamingo and he ran up in mangroves. After about 5 minutes I somehow fought him out and got him to the boat after another 5 min or so. It's mate followed him to the boat and I let him run so my brother could try to catch the mate. Turned out to be a shark about the same size. The line went loose and I pulled in this monster snook head with the gills still moving. Still don't know how I got him out of the mangroves. I'm still ****ed at that shark.

Wish I could be out on the water with you guys, ain't **** to catch up here in SC.
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I've eaten them, but I've still never caught one. I can't say I've spent a lot of time trying though.
 
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Usafcane88 said:
Snook are delicious. One of my most disappointing fishing experiences was getting hooked on a monster snook. I was in flamingo and he ran up in mangroves. After about 5 minutes I somehow fought him out and got him to the boat after another 5 min or so. It's mate followed him to the boat and I let him run so my brother could try to catch the mate. Turned out to be a shark about the same size. The line went loose and I pulled in this monster snook head with the gills still moving. Still don't know how I got him out of the mangroves. I'm still ****ed at that shark.

Wish I could be out on the water with you guys, ain't **** to catch up here in SC.
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I’m in Charleston and the fishing is on fire all year
 
Silver King said:
Hey, now that's a feat landing hooking up off the jetty and still landing it. Some great big Hammerheads there during Tarpon Season, when I was guiding I saw one that was easy 16-feet, its dorsal was so big it flopped over, it was at dawn and it was tossing a 100lb tarpon like a cat playing with a canary.
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I would go out to catch grouper from san Carlos pass just south from B.G. pass. One day coming in I saw the shadow of the biggest hammerhead cross in front of me I was awe struck. They're some big suckers out there.
 
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Silver King said:
Hey, now that's a feat landing hooking up off the jetty and still landing it. Some great big Hammerheads there during Tarpon Season, when I was guiding I saw one that was easy 16-feet, its dorsal was so big it flopped over, it was at dawn and it was tossing a 100lb tarpon like a cat playing with a canary.
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Boca grande is the only place i wont reach into the water to help release fish. Insane amount of sharks. I love all of that pine island area too.
 
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CaneOil said:
You must be in the gulf is that right?
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I'm in Charleston SC. This is from approximately Ft. Sumter in the mouth of the harbor out to Comanche reef where I caught the bigger AJ in 100 ft. of water. The dive spot just above is Y73 reef in 90ft of water and where I caught the smaller AJ. I've been told 150ft is approximately another 20 miles further out. I'm running around in a 26ft Avenger bay boat so I really have to pick my days.
 
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MovingZen said:
You just fish inshore or do you head out? I'm looking for an occasional buddy boat if you're interested? When I was out at Comanche there was nobody insight, couldn't even get a radio check.
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You're lucky. I was in the keys yesterday. My wife said where do they put all those boats? We literally saw a hundred being trailered on the turnpike and us1...
 
Usafcane88 said:
Snook are delicious. One of my most disappointing fishing experiences was getting hooked on a monster snook. I was in flamingo and he ran up in mangroves. After about 5 minutes I somehow fought him out and got him to the boat after another 5 min or so. It's mate followed him to the boat and I let him run so my brother could try to catch the mate. Turned out to be a shark about the same size. The line went loose and I pulled in this monster snook head with the gills still moving. Still don't know how I got him out of the mangroves. I'm still ****ed at that shark.

Wish I could be out on the water with you guys, ain't **** to catch up here in SC.
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Here is a Flamingo mangrove snook circa 2000. There was a spot 5 minutes from the marina where you'd be on a huge snook, red, jewfish or shark and you'd never know but it was fun.
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1LuvCane said:
You're lucky. I was in the keys yesterday. My wife said where do they put all those boats? We literally saw a hundred being trailered on the turnpike and us1...
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I think it was just the day or maybe just the distance. A month or so ago I was at nearer shore reef trolling for spanish mack and the boats looked like a sandbar pileup. I couldn't believe how close the boats were to each other but my buddy said that's the way it is out here.
 
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