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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Traveling Angler- Out of State Reports => Topic started by: harbison on July 12, 2021, 07:19:00 PM
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Wahoo and a lot moreMany decade ago Captain Wilson Hubbard initiated trolling on a head boat. Different? Yes! But very popular and productive:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/1(195).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/0bba7429-0b7a-4008-8f4e-3d30c9742bee)Today the Florida Fisherman ll has re-defined the art of trolling from a head boat:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/2(175).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/f4b481ea-9e24-4133-98ef-6259416c5775)Outriggers on a head boat. Now that's serious about trolling. In Central Florida once we close in on depths of 200+ feet be ready for the fight of a lifetime.Did you know that Wahoo have been clocked approaching 60 miles per hour? And they are strong, very strong.:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/3(162).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/059e6005-dec4-489d-9cd7-eeb3c135c979)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/5(141).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/5d56a39a-ab7f-405c-9042-dfd0869d1b6a)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/6(133).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/59c9ce97-f4c4-4716-b7f6-5c7925a10a9e)July 2, 2021, Craig, a pharmacist by trade, is proud, very proud:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/7(125).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/5e1f7a58-fe52-44b9-b617-483d527e6279)July 9, 2021, Craig is ready for an encore:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/8(118).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/48766acf-9376-4adb-8b46-e571fbead3cc)The mighty Wahoo is so BIG, so fast, two gaffs are needed:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/9(111).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/36486536-fc0b-4971-86cc-eaa66cdbb5fe)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/10(113).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/e8d39a28-ddf1-459d-b863-86d7ec9b9c72)Want to learn Crag's secret?Listen closely 18:10 minutes into the following video:https://youtu.be/6eCpNBtRJBkBet you did not know that the all-tackle record Wahoo, was caught by a woman. On July 29, 2005, Sara Hayward, fishing out of Cabo San Lucas Mexico, out-fought a 184# Wahoo. Craig is putting on a one man how for us. One of the best eating fish to ever swim, the Scamp Grouper:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/11(45).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/53d3c2c6-bbb8-4a34-9652-457ff226938e)My first experience with Hubbard's Marina was in 1976 on the Florida Fisherman l:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/12(109).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/d701fba3-ac81-4ea9-9e62-cd44e02a071b)The fishing was good, very good. But no better than today. (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/22(39).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/da96e9e2-153d-4748-89e1-b22a3c600b85)The Mangrove & Vermilion Snapper fishing was, is, very good. However, we had absolutely NO American Red Snapper. You could go for years without seeing a single ARS. Now, once you pass 100+ feet, Red Snapper are often the dominate fish of the reef:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/13(39).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/1ca91e60-ef22-4aeb-b661-fdbd35dafe06)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/14(45).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/65108380-32c8-4c69-92cd-5088ed8e7c69)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/15(39).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/1782040b-a341-4222-b89a-2ed5fed221c7)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/16(39).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/cf9d4c82-5a31-4d3a-b62a-4bbe4707148a)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/17(45).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/0356f79c-0c2f-4ca7-9e8b-4ce86440a97b)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/18(46).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/e50c2429-0470-40b3-9d29-c5ecd709439e)These over-night long range Head boat trips can produce huge catches of fish. Equally important is the people we meet. Friends Larry & Estelle love to challenge the creatures of the deep:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/19(63).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/38a1cc38-f5fd-471b-a369-6262ba617d96)Estelle, that's one heck of a Porgy:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/20(45).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/808590b3-0a05-417b-82c3-0f57eba3d14a)Thank you Estelle, we learned out lesson well:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/21(38).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/3f4d8c23-70de-4b9a-8880-143a2b55160b)In 1976 the Gag Grouper fishing was excellent.It still is:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/22(39).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/da96e9e2-153d-4748-89e1-b22a3c600b85)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/23(33).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/74102eed-434d-4061-844d-1585fd4c9984)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/24(35).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/46d29789-8b04-43d5-a51d-c6ca22900377)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/25(30).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/0a0928d3-8712-423a-bbc9-fbb01819523f)This is our Florida. Want to catch Wahoo or Kings? The choice is yours:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/26(20).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/80056b70-9a52-4e26-825f-85d5838c3e7d)May be a 'little' difficult finding 'all day King Fishing' for $10.00.Late Saturday evening. We have been fishing for a very long time:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/27(47).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/1c2969cc-ac27-4cbc-84ab-9b0c39b5e438)Back at the dock:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/28(47).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/ca658a7e-dc07-4a7d-b7cb-e6f522b92983)Nothing like coming home in the money:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/29(24).JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/0eead1a7-905a-4815-91e1-f28c7e912fda)In 1976 I was part of 'loading-the-dock.' Today I see the same thing with an added bonus, the American Red Snapper:(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/30(34).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/c4068ec3-5569-48ab-89ff-3073527a43ef)The fishing was good, very good. But no better than today.(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/uu162/harbisonphoto/31(29).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/harbisonphoto/a/54b779aa-7e3b-4374-977b-47c0f2a76eb1/p/561a4dea-1e2d-412a-9cc9-067774d82f7b)credits:IGFAHubbard's MarinaMicrosoft BING