sltFishing Before the FRONT
A strong January front is due to hit Florida over the weekend. Traditionally fishing is very poor when the barometric pressure begins to fall. However, 'Fishing Before the FRONT' can be very good. Only one way to find out, let's go see!
First a preview:
And now the rest of the story.
Before leaving for our weekend adventure we see our home for the next 39 hours, the Florida Fisherman ll, returning from a successful 1/2 day trip. These short trips are a lot of fun. This is our Florida; fish are everywhere:
Before we leave Captain Dylan Hubbard goes over the basics:
Let's load our individual live wells full of lively pins. We are ready!
Next stop...snapper land:
Soon Johns Pass will be just a distant memory:
Before we hit our bunks for the long ride out let's visit Chef Tammy. When Tammy goes Mexican we all win:
Captain Bryon calls for battle stations. Hold on! These are not snapper:
Now that's more like it:
Oh no! Ms. Pam Baylor has caught the terrible lion fish:
Wonder if our lady from Plant City can catch the hard to fool mangrove snapper? Well!
The snapper are on fire:
Ms. Chris Andrlik, Lithia, Florida:
Mr. Willis Ellis is one proud man:
Mr. Ellis won the AJ jack pot last week with this 68.5 # monster:
Pre-front is looking really good:
OK! As the front gets closer and closer let's see what Saturday morning has to offer:
Looks like the girls are taking us to school:
But we are determined to hold our own:
Girls! Take note:
Mr. Eric Deskins, Hudson, Florida, can teach us all a thing or two:
All gag grouper, red snapper, and trigger fish were returned to the deep to fight again.