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Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: June 12, 2012, 07:53:39 AM »
Just got back from our soon to be ANNUAL trip.....  Florida Keys rock!...  Five days -seven charters.  Started off with a red flight to Miami.  Got the rental and headed south for about 2hrs to our hotel.  Relaxed a bit before an evening 2 boat Tarpon trip,  Next day we did a group (5 of us) off shore trip and collected some excellent eating Mahi-Mahi....  I got a few extremely awesome fighting Tarpon -60lbs, 125 lbs and 140lbs...  Oh yeah!  Caught several 5-6 foot Nurse Sharks and a 7 foot Lemon Shark.  A couple Barracudas, ogles of Sea Trout, Grouper, Lady Fish, Sea Catfish and a few fish I have forgotten their names.....  Went primarily for the big fish and success was there.  Now that they became check marks for fish, the quest has been placed in my brain for bigger & more Tarpon and Shark...  Next year is in the planning phase!!!!!  We all did equally well, one guy got a 250lb Goliath Grouper.

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2012, 07:58:53 AM »
Gonna need a lot of pics on this one.

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2012, 08:20:26 AM »
Gonna need a lot of pics on this one.


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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2012, 08:28:50 AM »
 :yeah: X 1,326,745,967,617,293  :chuckle:
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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2012, 08:31:35 AM »
Finally figured out how to resize some of them....  I cannot explain, what an awesome trip it was.  Everyone needs to give it a go for sure.  Best fishing I have been in in a very long time... Variety!!!

One of the fights, Lemon Shark, Mahi-Mahi and Nurse Shark.

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2012, 08:32:37 AM »
Love the mahi.....great fighting and man are they good eating! Keep the pics coming.

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2012, 08:34:41 AM »
The Tarpon jumped, the hook and bait went through gills and the hook then wrapped around belly of fish 20 minute battle....  Once it got unhooked, then it was another 30 fight on his mouth...  Mahi-mahi of mine and my buddies catch...  And literally as many Sea Trout on ultra light rods as we could catch...

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2012, 08:36:06 AM »
More of the wonderful Tarpon...  Love those guys.  Fantastic fighters.....

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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2012, 08:37:29 AM »
Some Barracudas and a nice morning ride out to sea for our Big Water trip... 

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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2012, 08:47:37 AM »
Trying to figure out how to down load the GoPro camera films of the fights... 

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2012, 08:50:53 AM »
Nice!  It's amazing what a bit warmer water and more sun will do for fish numbers.

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2012, 09:19:42 AM »
 :tup: Awesome trip! Glad you folks had success!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2012, 09:23:36 AM »
 :tup: Awesome pics, I am seriously jealous
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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2012, 09:25:08 AM »
Wow, looks like an awesome trip, love the pics...  :tup:
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Re: Florida Keys Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2012, 09:43:07 AM »
 :tup: sounds like a sweet trip.

 


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