View Full Version : inshore/offshore palm beach 4/20.08


westpalmspearo
04-21-2008, 04:57 PM
on this little trip were me ,23six and notanx also non member rob sterling
we started off by heading out of palm beach inlet at about 7 this morning the vis was alot clearer than i expected ran out about 30 miles looking for a solid weed line but no luck. turned around to come back in and at around 20 miles out i saw a rip so we jumoped in and started chumming put flashers out and hung out for an hour or so with no show of life at all so we called it and decide to head to the reef but as im pulling the chum bag in a nice dolphin shows up at the back of the boat , by now we all have our fins and masks off but after a little scrambling rob and i are in the water i get one band loaded on my 160 and shoot. it hits but extremley low and im afraid its gonna tear because rob was tangled in the mono and float linebut got it cleared and took a back up shot with a 140 mako railgun but with out a floatline as soon as the shaft hit the fight was on and i was very suprised at how strong the fish was..She turned out to be just a little over 24 lbs.
Next we headed in shallower to around 55 feet and were stunned by the vis but also by the lack of fish. then we went to the wreck which is about 90feet deep and it was covered with cudas, jacks, cobias riding bullsharks
also a couple nice grouper which were just to smart for us in the super clear water . we picked up AJ,CUDAS,HUGE CREVALLE,the sharks were everywhere but on medium tempers today nothing to crazy.we would have shot alot more but were being selective and the camera was there for everything to while one person was hunting the other was filming

PICS WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS RECIEVED

charlie is sleeping
04-21-2008, 05:24 PM
Sounds like a great time.
I can't wait to see the pics.

JAW
04-21-2008, 09:19 PM
Cool stuff, got a nice 34lb couple ounce cow Sat, today drove out 75 miles and took one hell of a beating and a very expensive boat ride.

westpalmspearo
04-22-2008, 02:39 PM
pics

JAW
04-22-2008, 04:26 PM
Here you go, 8 fish 2 days, just under 1k in gas, the most expensive mahi's ever. Anyone up for a trip out 140miles, all we need to do is go a little farther:pray:

westpalmspearo
04-22-2008, 04:31 PM
where to? the canav bouy?i might be down for a spot on that boat

KEYSKILLER
04-22-2008, 04:52 PM
nice mahi pat and jason

we went out to 750ft on sat. one weed line and no life. saw a free jumping sail but that was it.

lazy bones
04-22-2008, 11:06 PM
those are both sweet dolphin.

kitefisherman
04-22-2008, 11:08 PM
Nice dolphin guys! :smthumbup:

TheMackDaddy
04-23-2008, 12:35 AM
congrats on the dolphin guys....i went out bluewater on sunday too...didn't see anything

Ocalaboy
04-30-2008, 09:19 AM
I would come down with at least one other freediver for a blue water hunt out to the NOAA tower. Let me know!!! I am headed down to Miami this weekend to do some blue water shooting.

swampthing
04-30-2008, 11:48 AM
I would come down with at least one other freediver for a blue water hunt out to the NOAA tower. Let me know!!! I am headed down to Miami this weekend to do some blue water shooting.

Hey Jared, i'll be back home (palm beach county) this weekend so if you guys end up needing another shooter for bluewater shoot me a pm or give me a ring. Good luck.

dagodiver
04-30-2008, 01:13 PM
Very nice.!


Dago.