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| Dean
Crappie Username: Dean Post Number: 505 Registered: 4-2004  Rating: N/A |
Went out the other day - solo - and had a pretty good day even though the catch was slow. I weighed these fish the next day so they were probably heavier when they were fresh and alive. 18lb Snapper  22lb Ling  When I had the snapper on I thought for sure I had a shark or something - he just kept pulling and pulling. Took me a good 10 minutes to even get to see him. Landed it with a net. It was tricky catching the Ling because he wanted to go around the platform so I had to chase him - don't give slack - drive the boat - battle the wind and current - and finally boat him. Man - I did it! What a task! By the end of the day the seas had kicked up to 2-4 and the 30 mile ride in was - interesting.... All In A Days Fun!!!  
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| Tomc
Minnow Username: Tomc Post Number: 45 Registered: 12-2006  Rating: N/A |
Nice fish Dean Thanking Him, all day long --- tomc | ||
| Atthewall
Bass Username: Atthewall Post Number: 655 Registered: 11-2004  Rating: N/A |
Congratulations Dean and that's some excellent eating!!! | ||
| Bigun
Lunker Username: Bigun Post Number: 1405 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Looking good Dean. Quit being a mad, little bald man! Check out the Saltwater reports if you want to see some fish catching! http://www.myspace.com/biguncharter | ||
| Texfisher
Bass Username: Texfisher Post Number: 664 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
I didn't think the gulf had snappers like that anymore. Nice fish. If you're richer than me I think we're related. If you're poorer than me I know we're related. My bass club webpage http://texbass.8m.com/
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| Picou
Wall Hanger Username: Picou Post Number: 2515 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Now we're talking freezer fillers -- 40 pounds of it...  Congrats on some big brutes on the solo trip. The fact that you did not weigh them till the next day leads me to believe that you did not enter them in the CCA contest -- didn't we talk about that already this year...  Way to get out there and get it done. I'll be down there soon enough and we can see about getting some of those in the boat then.  Thank you Lord for my family and the waters I get to fish | ||
| Dru
Crappie Username: Dru Post Number: 444 Registered: 2-2005  Rating: N/A |
A snapper and some B....ling! Nice work pimp daddy Dean. Nice work BassZone.com
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| Charles
Moderator Username: Charles Post Number: 854 Registered: 7-2004 Rating: N/A |
WOW! | ||
| Dean
Crappie Username: Dean Post Number: 508 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
Actually - didn't freeze much. Neighbors all got some Ling and a few clients too. I kept almost all of the snapper. My neighbor cooked some the other night at our house to teach me how to sautee and make a sauce. I'll tell ya - That was some GOOD STUFF! Looks like I'll be doing that more than grilling from now on... He used white wine, butter, some little green pea like things, salt, pepper, flour, and a few other things and - mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm - the flavor was very good! The thick pieces of snapper were the best compared to the thin ones. Now I will be targeting the big fish and letting the little ones grow. All In A Days Fun!!!
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