DoubleDigits Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Happy New Year to all the fisherpeople here at OFC. I read this board all the time, but rarely contribute. If winter ever arrives, I hope to put up some frozen fish pics over the next few months. Anyhow, I just got back from an awesome visit with family in central Florida, and thought I would post a few of our better catches. My brother, who lives in Australia was visiting, and we were determined to fish pretty hard. The goal was to go offshore (which is what he is used to), do some sight fishing inshore, and to catch big buckets in the fresh. We went out with an excellent captain out of Port Canaveral, and despite 20 kt winds, managed to fill the box with big King Mackerel, slow trolling dead sardines. A cobia came up to play by the boat, and was more than willing to chomp the bucktail. Sight fishing tailing redfish and sea trout with Capt. Jim Ross in the famous Mosquito Lagoon was an unreal experience. The guy is a wizard, and put us on fish when everyone else was really struggling. Making a pinpoint cast in the clutch is never easy, but when you do, I think its the best thing in fishing. The best fishing moment of the entire trip, and my fishing life so far, was solely provided by my girlfriend who joined us for four short, awesome days. She got into a zone with the bass like I'd never seen before, steadily outfishing my brother and I one evening. She was throwing a wacky 3" Senko in green and white, and was steadily hammering 1 to 3 lbers. My brother and I were swinging for the fences, with big 10" Mann's Jelly Worms. The old 'even an elephant eats a peanut' adage beat out the 'big bait, big fish' theory that night, and thanks to some truly excellent angling, and steely nerves...she made our entire trip, by landing this beautiful, gigantic bass on 6 lb line. My PB largemouth weighed 9.1 (caught 3-4 years ago) and all I can say is, this one was bigger, longer, and fatter. Thanks for looking, and Happy New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Wow, cool looking fish, great report. Thanks and Happy New Year to you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Happy New Year to you too, and please, don't be shy with your reports. That was just absolutely outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great report, always fun reading reports from different locations, featuring fish we don't see very often. Congrats to your girlfriend on a real "hawg"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Best report of the year ! Excelent re-cap of your trip and great eye with the camera. Congrats to your girlfriend on that DONKEY bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 That bass is silly big!! Great stuff and thanks for sharing it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great vacation with alot of excellent fish, specially that brute your girlfriend landed !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Incredible Thanks and Happy New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeedLine Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Great report and pics. That is a huge bass! I know your bro Nathan. Tell him congrats on the big catches. Good luck in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks, some of us are already getting tired of Limey's ice fishing posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDigits Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks guys. Weedline, Next time he's in Canada we should all get out for a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Good stuff there! I am heading to Key West at the end of Feb. for a little R&R and some fishing should be a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Sweet Cobia!!!! I'm hoping to get down there in Feb/March for a few days.. Love shore fishing the Gulf side, such a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheFly Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks, some of us are already getting tired of Limey's ice fishing posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDigits Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Sweet Cobia!!!! I'm hoping to get down there in Feb/March for a few days.. Love shore fishing the Gulf side, such a good time. That's the right time for the Cobe's for sure. Casting at mantarays and turtles... It was a small one, but the first I've landed, and special for sure. The biggest lost battle of my life was a cobia in the 80 lb range in Australia a few years ago, on bass tackle. Albright slipped after 50 mins... Edited January 3, 2012 by DoubleDigits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 If I am lucky enough to hook into a Cobia with my gear I'll be spooled (I've been spooled down there a few times by some Kings)... I'm all about whitings, ladyfish, pomps, spanish, sea trout, nothing giant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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