Post 'yer Key's fishing advice, tips & tackle here

eggsuckindog · #1 03-18-2009, 10:08 AM

Since I suck at snapper fishing I thought I learned some good stuff from here Brian - do you want the #'s to the humps early?

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/thread?id=836685

eggsuckindog · #2 03-18-2009, 01:20 PM

Brian just ran across this site - these charts look like what you'd need, lists fishing spots as well, chart #38. They are at 3 places in KL so shouldn't be hard to find

http://www.homeportcharts.com/dealers.html#florida

FELLOW-SHIP · #3 03-19-2009, 09:51 AM

The home port charts are the best for fishing locations. I just bought another one #35 this week I had their older #35 map and decided to up grade to the newer one cost me $23.00. Has given me a few dozen new GPS # I haven’t fished yet. This map will give you at least 5 to 10 years worth of fishing experience finding locations overnight.

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Briguy · #4 03-19-2009, 03:36 PM

I just opened an account with a lady who is a fishing nut and lives on Summerland Key. She was out yesterday with her fiance' and boated a 46lb Cobia.

She is going to help me with advice when I speak with her next week.

I bought some new trolling rigs as West Marine some purple/black some green/yellow. I am going to net some mullet, silver mullet and pins and freeze them for strip bait or just dead bait.

Thanks for the links I checked them all out. Getting excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Briguy · #5 03-19-2009, 05:14 PM

I called like 6 tackle shops in Key Largo and Islamorada. No one carried the charts. I went to www.bluemarlinchronicles.com and ordered chart #38 for about 28 bucks shipped to the door. Looks like it will be the ticket. I'll enter all the gps #'s ahead of time.

My client mentioned the "wilkes-barre" for fishing. Could be lucky, I graduated from Wilkes University!

One more thing, If the gulfstream moves in you will need 20 oz of weight to stay on the bottom! Lead is VERY
EXPENSIVE in the Keys. Buy it at home.

zach · #6 03-19-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Brian just ran across this site - these charts look like what you'd need, lists fishing spots as well, chart #38. They are at 3 places in KL so shouldn't be hard to find

http://www.homeportcharts.com/dealers.html#florida

How do you like these charts versus the "Top Spots"? I've used the Top Spots charts in the upper keys with varying degrees of success.

eggsuckindog · #7 03-19-2009, 07:26 PM

These look much better, at least what I could see on line - can't wait to see it - scuttle butt is go a little further north above Elbow towards Carysfort - less traffic

The Yellow Bait House is supposed to be the tackle shop to use MM102, just an FYI

as far as lead - I priced them an 8 oz are like 2.50 a piece at WM - I'll go troll before I use much more than that

eggsuckindog · #8 03-19-2009, 07:46 PM

Here is something else that was just posted on FS Brian

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=847101

Blue197320 · #9 03-25-2009, 08:08 PM

well i guess this is the thread for the keys gathering fishing talk. if its not im sorry.
so we have snapper fishing planned already. i guess friday night?? what else are we thinking of doing? i want to know if i should bring my outriggers or not??
im going to look thru all of my fishing stuff tonight as well. mostly we will be bringing spinners and probably 2 conventionals. what about everyone else??

DonV · #10 03-25-2009, 09:08 PM

Seems to me it's all about the wind....no matter how great things are in June the April winds are going to be an issue. I'm hoping we can get a break and see some reductions due to a cold front coming in like ESD said. You know how it is, wind blows like crazy from the south just before the front, blows like crazy from the north for three or four days after the front passes and then normally a couple of days of calm waether!!! Let's all hope those calm couple of days are on the weekend of April 3rd.!!!! If not, they sell beer no matter how hard it blows!