I've been trying for years and haven't gotten anybody to commit to do that trip with me. I think you just made me realize I'm going to do it by myself and probably even enjoyed more because of that. Thank you very much for sharing that.
All the flats boats at Flamingo run they're from Largo, Islamorada and even Marathon. I've done it several times myself. It's a really nice ride and quicker than you may think. As everyone knows, the red fishing there is outstanding but quite accidentally we found a spot very close to Flamingo that must be a grouper Estuary / Nursery of some sort. It's shallow and you have to get your bait straight to the bottom but as soon as you do you're actually hooked up with a nice yet small grouper that you can play on light tackle and they're stubborn little runs to get back into the mangrove once they realize they are hooked up always makes you think that you're snagged on a mangrove root. It reminds me of Spike, the Bulldog pup from the old Tom and Jerry cartoons.
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