Post by joe on Sept 9, 2024 16:08:42 GMT -5
Just back from 3 days fishing in Key West. Late August is a nice time to go because the crowds are light and airfare is usually lower. Had to work around the t-storms a bit but otherwise it was nice on the water.
Surprisingly, yellow tail fishing was great, easy limits of fish to 24", and didn't lose a single one to sharks.
The sharks however at the wrecks were brutal! We counted 7 species of sharks brought to the boat. Caught them on jigs, live bait, cut bait, and of course, after they stole a hooked fish.
With the circle hooks we landed more sharks than we were cut off by which made for some really hard work.
We did manage to sneak a few big mutton snappers past them, a variety of nice jacks, and some rainbow runners.
The only grouper we got to the boat was a "small" (80lb?) Goliath.
Brought home a nice amount of meat and had some very sore shark arms for a few days.
In case anyone is curious, we vacuum pack and freeze the fillets at the house and carry them on the plane in soft coolers with a little bit of dry ice. They stay frozen for 10+ hours easily.
