Lost Shorts

I thought i would tell yall a funny story that happened to someone i fish with on a regular basis. It all started with us fishing about 25 miles off shore in the heat of the day. We weren't catching as much as we would like and were all very hot. This guy that i fish with who i will keep his name private thought it was a good idea to jump off the tower into the water because he was so hot. So he jumped and when he dove into the water his shorts fell off. The current that day was very strong and by the time he realized his shorts fell off the current had already taken them away. He had to fish the rest of the day in his boxers and was very embarrassed when he had to get off the boat once we were back. Thought yall would think this was funny.

Good Fishing to All,
Captain Brandon

Getting the Boat Ready for Another Season

This weekend we started preparing the boat for another hard season of fishing. We first started out detailing the boat. Using bleach on the deck of the boat is an easy why to get that perfect white shine that we all love. We also waxed the sides and the bottom while the boat was out of the water. It is also a good idea to repaint the bottom of your boat each year to ensure nothing starts to grow on the bottom that would created a rough ride. We changed the fluids in the engine including the oil. It is also a good idea to check the wiring of everything to ensure nothing is coming loose that make come all the way apart when you getting tossed around off shore. After the boat is fully prepared for a whole season a fishing we made sure all of your tackle was in good shape and take note of what we need to buy. Its a good idea to greez up the reals to ensure they do not get still from the salt water. Its a good idea to do all this a weeks weeks early so when opening day arrives you and your boat are ready to rock. Hope everyone is ready for another good season of fishing.

Good Fishing to All,
Captain Brandon

Tuna

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I have recently read an article in the New York Times about a man that has the record for catching the worlds largest tuna in a kayak. This tuna was recorded at 157 pounds. This reminded me of a recent trip where we caught a tuna about this size. It took us just under 4 hours to land the fish so i couldn't imagine what this guy had to go through to catch this tuna and bring it back to shore. Tuna are one of the most hard fighting fish to catch and fishing in a kayak would not make it any essayer. Thought yall would like to hear about this if you would like to read more on this article go to the link to the right of the picture.

Good Fishing to All,
Captain Brandon

FWC says no more red snapper

I have recently fired up the boat to get it ready for opening day of snapper season in a few months. We started our prefishing trying out recks to see where we might want to spend most of our time fishing in the short season we are allowed to keep red snapper. FWC keeps shorting the season each year and trying to make it even shorter this year. They claim that the snapper population is diminishing, but anyone who has ever fished in the Gulf knows snapper are everywhere. On my past trip we went a few miles off shore fishing on a nature bottom. We couldnt even get our lines to the bottom before the snapper were already hooked. Snapper are almost at the point where there is to many of them. Trying to fish for something else on the bottom is nearly impossible because of the over population of the snapper. This is my opinion on the subject and i believe anyone who fishes in the Gulf thinks the same way. Hope everyone has a great season of fishing.

Good Fishing to All,
Captain Brandon

Mcdonalds Killing Fish

Recently over the past few years i have notice an increasing amount of trash in the ocean. Sometimes this trash could be god depending on what type of trash it is. When it comes to wood scraps and other things that the fish can not eat actually is very productive for the ocean. Small fish can use this as protection witch leads to larger fishing hanging out it in hopes of catching a fish that strays away from the protection. Although this type of trash might be helpful there is also a lot of other kinds of trash that kills fish. This last trip we were off sure only about 30 miles trolling. While trolling we found a piece of wood so we decided to fish around in hopes of catching a dolphin that might be hanging out. Once we got close enough to the wood we saw that there was a fish floating in the water. We pulled up and it was a 31 inch dolphin. We pulled it into the boat to see how the fished had died. Once on the boat we saw that it had a McDonald rapper hanging out of its mouth. The fish much have thought it was a fish and once eating the rapper choked and died. This type of trash we all need to do our best to keep it out of the ocean. This is what i incountered this week.

Good Fishing to All,
Captain Brandon

Fresh Water

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I have recently took an afternoon trip bass fishing in a fresh water lake. We didn't leave the house until about noon. We loaded up our 15 foot bass tracker and set out for the lake. I was using a bait caster with 20 pound test braided line. We were all using lures that sunk because of the cold weather. When fishing for bass in colder weather you have to make sure you fishing towards the bottom and you have to fish real slow. With the water being a little colder the fish tend to stay towards the bottom and move much slower. You have to give them a chance to hit the bait so you want to bring the lure in slow when reeling in. Over all we caught 10 bass but didn't keep any of them. I was a great day out on the lake and we all had lots of fun. Hope this was helpful.

Good fishing To All,
Captain Brandon

Grouper

I am going to tell you about the fishing trip I took over the weekend for grouper. We left the dock at 5 am and pushed 22 miles off shore. Once getting to the hole we wanted to fish in we dropped our lines. After only a few minutes of fishing my dad got hooked up on a 25 pound grouper. After fishing at this spot with 4 fish in the icebox we moved on to another spot 7 miles away. We had a lot of luck at the second spot were we limited out in only an hour. Before we cruised in we had lunch and trolled for an hour and a half but had no luck. We got back to the dock around 4. We did a lot better than most people who went out because we beat them back to the dock. We cleaned the fish and headed home. Over all the trip was very successful and a lot of fun. We hope to go back out soon before snapper season opens back up and the boats start to multiply. This is what I encountered this weekend while fishing, hope it was helpful.

Good Fishing to all,
Caption Brandon