Had a king/grouper trip on Saturday. The weatherman was kind for a change with light winds and 2 foot seas. We caught bluefish and then jigged up sardines before heading out 35 miles. The guys wanted to catch kinds 1st so we slow trolled around the ledges. We had plenty of action but had a hard time keeping the hooks in the fish. We put 3 in the box and missed at least 12 strikes in about 2 hours.
Decided to bottom fish. We had a lot of action with Scamps (all were short), Reds and some Gags. We had 2 large Gags that pulled the rods to the gunnel with some knuckles scrapped up and the fish won the battle. One of the guys brought their own bottom rod and while battling a large Red the rod broke at the butt. The top of the rod went down the line and the angler reeled the fish to the boat with just the reel. I think it was the biggest Red of the day. Had plenty of action and fun and the guys brought home some good grouper fillets.
Captain Mike Jackson
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