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That time of the year again, No land, no other boats, no cell phones or interwebs, Me my crew 24/7 fishing with a lot of weed. 4 Days of bliss.

See ya 

Awesome, have fun!

Good luck!  And post pics of the catch 

Happy Bicycle Day, Tim!  

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>Me my crew 24/7 fishing with a lot of weed. 4 Days of bliss.<

Florida hippies love to fish. When I was exiled to Boca Raton one year for a job I would often come home after work and fish from the nearby beach. Mumbo Gumbo State Park -- it was a secluded spot and scenic, even thought he sun set behind me (I was used to Pacific Ocean sunsets). Didn't catch anything. Ever. Tried this bait and that bait. Tried this hook and that hook. A couple months went by. Nothing. But kept going back as the spot was so nice. One day I notice something dark swimmin way out in the water.  Probably I shark, I thought. And after a short while, a round head pops up a hundred yards out -- then a neck, and then a body fully dressed in a wetsuit emerged from the waves. Like he was walking on water, as he was still pretty far offshore. Very strange sight. Guy gradually walks right over to me, shakes his head, says," You'll never catch anything here -- it's just shallow all the way out. Go on over there past this sandbar to that small pier." Then walks back in the sea and swims off. Thanks, dude.

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Came back alive and well trying to post a picture but I have no option ?????

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Amazing time

 

875 Lbs

O hell yea

25 species

Threw 3X the amount back

Coolest part of the trip is we fished a no moon phase. The stars were un describable 85 miles from land.

The bait fish (mainly flying fish) were attracted to our boat lights. Thousands of Juvenile porpoise 3-5 footers, chasing and eating bait till sunrise. You would see 5-10 at any given moment. .

Laying in my bunk all you could hear is squeaking and clicking as they all were communicating.

My son will help me post a video of em.

Way WAY Sweet Tim !! 

Now, if we could just combine this thread with the fish tacos thread.

Heck of a haul, Tim. I'm assuming you have a big freezer?

we keep 100 pounds out for family, friends, and neighbors.

The rest is put into 1 to 1.5 pound vacuumed sealed bags and put in our big 6 foot deep freezer.  We made 414 packages today.

It looks like a lot and we raped the sea but not one oz will go to waste. We will eat them by September. We do make some killer tacos over here too.

We also have about 300# of kingfish we will smoke over the next 3 days too.  Stinkin up the neighborhood.......in a good way.

Heart attacks or not, there is no way anyone is keeping me from my yearly trip. I will just take it a lil slower that what I have in the past.

Initial reports are limits of Blackfin tunas in the 25 pound class range. Limiting out at 70 per trip along with the usual fare of snapper and groupers.

Seas will be 1-3 feet and 80/70 highs and lows. Perfect

Hopefully will be posting some photos on Monday

Tight Lines

Let it rip taterchip.

Nice, Tim.

I'll be down there for a canoe race this summer. Last portion is in the gulf, never been 

Man, fresh grouper 

nothing like it

Live music from the schooner wharf bar in key west

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Good luck Tim!

 

Good luck Tim and stay safe out there.

I see the Gulf of Mexico

as tiny as a tear

the coast of California

must be somewhere over here

Another epic and safe adventure

captain Marie 5 foot 98 pound mean as a rattle snake with a filthy mouth on her

im in love

not as pleantfull as years past but good eating quality fish. 1000 pounds

pics soon I have a 6 hour ride home and crash real hard

only slept 6 hours out of a 66 hour trip

Both epic and safe! I'm so glad to hear it. Looking forward to pics and more.

Rest well.

One of the most amazing sunsets ever

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Not the best of years

600# 

The catch of the trip was rookie Steve slapping a 120 pound Black grouper on the deck only to release it. 

Lane snappers to 22 inches, unheard of. 8-12 inches usually

372 till the next one

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That will keep in you fish tacos for a while.