Possible State Record Little Tunny and Mackrel for days

Jimmy Lee Armel

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The nearshore bite is incredible right now with a potential state record caught, a big king, snake kings and big spanish left and right. I hope this continues a bit longer.

The inshore is picky. Having to look hard for fish and do a lot of moving and fishing new areas. Mud minnows work guys, live shrimp is over rated.

Hope everyone is enjoying this insane bite going on. Have a great week folks. :)
 

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sea trout

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Outstanding dude!!!!!
I hope the mackrals hang around for just 2 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!
 

jeremyledford

Senior Member
How awesome! Man you don't know how jealous I am of those flounder. They're so frustrating. They beat me nearly every time I guess that's why I keep going after them. I need to fish the atlantic and stay out of Florida's Gulf
 

jeremyledford

Senior Member
Mud minnows brother

Jig head or carolina rig? A veteran of the game told me that he believed the weight on a carolina rigged spooked a lot of the fish when dragging it over the flatties before they ever even saw the bait. What's your take on this? Do you think bull minnows are as good as mud minnows? I normally fish with gulp swimming mullet on a jighead.
 

armyvet4583

Senior Member
How far out is considered near shore. Reason I ask is cause sat will be in a 22ft bay boat. If it's enough boat to get to the fish I'd like to try it. What kind of bait and rigs?
 

Jimmy Lee Armel

Senior Member
Jig head or carolina rig? A veteran of the game told me that he believed the weight on a carolina rigged spooked a lot of the fish when dragging it over the flatties before they ever even saw the bait. What's your take on this? Do you think bull minnows are as good as mud minnows? I normally fish with gulp swimming mullet on a jighead.

I just put them under a popping cork. If fish spook so easily, then why do we pop popping corks and erratically wok a top water to get a bite? I have use white gulp swimming mullet when fishing without customers. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
 

Jimmy Lee Armel

Senior Member
How far out is considered near shore. Reason I ask is cause sat will be in a 22ft bay boat. If it's enough boat to get to the fish I'd like to try it. What kind of bait and rigs?

I fish a Skeeter 22ft bay boat. It does just fine. I will take customers 30 miles out in her and have had her out to 60 alone. Don't recomend doing that by any means but it all has to do with the boat, captain and Mother Ocean above all else.

I use a Crowder live bait trolling rod with TLD 15 spooled with 600yds of 25lb mono running about seven pounds of drag. Then a stinger rig with live bait.
 

Redman54

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Great job Capt. !
 

trippcasey

Senior Member
Jig head or carolina rig? A veteran of the game told me that he believed the weight on a carolina rigged spooked a lot of the fish when dragging it over the flatties before they ever even saw the bait. What's your take on this? Do you think bull minnows are as good as mud minnows? I normally fish with gulp swimming mullet on a jighead.

My most successful flounder rig is a slip cork or popping cork using mud minnows. I'll set a slip cork depth just above bottom where it might even drag a little as the tide takes it. Its a great flat fish finder. Same with a popping cork. Toss it where it is near bottom and let the tide float it along the bank slope. If there is flounder there, you'll catch them. Pulling a jig with a grub bumping acros the bottom works great too, but I have had way more success with corks and live bait.
 

jeremyledford

Senior Member
I fish a Skeeter 22ft bay boat. It does just fine. I will take customers 30 miles out in her and have had her out to 60 alone. Don't recomend doing that by any means but it all has to do with the boat, captain and Mother Ocean above all else.

I use a Crowder live bait trolling rod with TLD 15 spooled with 600yds of 25lb mono running about seven pounds of drag. Then a stinger rig with live bait.

Gotta love the skeeter. I have a 20 ft skeeter bay but haven't even had her out the pass yet. Thanks for the info and response Jimmy.
 

sea trout

2021 Turkey Challenge Winner 2022 biggest turkey ?
Hey man in that one pic of the cleanin table with all the spanish......is that 7 lady fish on the end? If so what do y'all do with them?
 

sea trout

2021 Turkey Challenge Winner 2022 biggest turkey ?
Any word on if y'all broke the record or not?
 
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