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    Islamorada 3/30

    Moved to the keys about a month and a half ago and just now got around to fishing. The spring break season was nuts here. I was working 70 hrs a week which left little time to fish. Last night after work me and some buddys started talking fishing at the bar. After a few drinks we decided the hell with it and started getting our gear ready. We put the boat in the water around 10:30 and after a few pit stops we were fishing at 11:00. Our first stop was a small mangrove cut that connected two bays. There was some bait present so we started fan casting the area. I kept hearing bait getting busted right against the bank so I pitched my lure up there and it got hammered. After a few hard runs the fish showed itself, a 40 lb tarpon. Between the hard, line stripping runs, and the tail walking I almost had a heart attack. Unfortunately after about a minute the poon broke me off. We hit some other spots including green under water lights but struggled to hook another fish. Now that my friends and I have some time off these fish are in trouble .
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    Wow!! You will have a blast down there. Fish any of the Keys bridges at night or any of the canals and you should be able to hook tarpon and snook, along with a host of snapper species. There are some great walk in spots down there to catch a world class bonefish. You will never be the same.
    http://www.theshallowist.com

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    • #3
      I am seething with jealousy. WTG!
      Resident Ninja

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      • #4
        I'm jealous dude.

        I'd be all over those snook and big ladyfish lookalikes.
        "If our father had his say, nobody who did not know how to catch a fish would be allowed to disgrace a fish by catching him." Norman Maclean, from A River Runs Through It

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        • #5
          Go get em Alex!

          Robert and I have always talked about bringing the big boat to south florida and doing some swordfishing and billfish trolling, looks like we have a reason to head down there now. Good luck with everything and catch them up.

          -Derek

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          • #6
            Nice! Great place
            Beer,its not just for breakfast

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            • #7
              Howdy Alex-glad to hear ya finally hit it fishin-wise. WTG. Send us some pics-not the fish, but the spring break babes!!
              "Hey Hillary, regarding the Benghazi Attack on 9/11-we'll just blame it on that movie, not my total lack of security. By the way, what's so significant about 9/11 anyway-was that a date my buddy Bill Ayers of the Weather Underground blew up a government building?" asked Obama to Hillary. BEAUTIFY AMERICA, RUN OVER A LIBERAL, THEN BACK UP AND SEE IF HE'S DEAD.

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              • #8
                Wow, sounds great. send some pics.
                "The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword"

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                • #9
                  Awesome!

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                  • #10
                    We wnat more Report's and Pic's!
                    I LIVE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY WITH A LARGE PROBLEM AND A PROBLEM.

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