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05-06-2022, 09:53 AM | #1 |
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Mg 05-05-2022
I and my friend Gene got invited by Rob for a MG trip aboard his Prowler 31 Cat. Thursday was the perfect day with almost flat seas and sunny skies. Vertical vis.: 50-60' with a good 40' Horz. vis.. Depths averages around 100'. Bottom water temp. was around 71F.. Warming up fast. 5 divers came back with I think 18 hogs . Quite a few were over 12 lbs.. That's what we mainly targeted. In the box were some mangoes, red grouper and a few scamp. Saw a few legal gags (closed) . The only AJ's we saw were on the small side. MG video is posted further down by Cat diver (Rob).
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05-06-2022, 10:23 AM | #2 |
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Thanks for the report. been years for me since I have been out there.
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05-06-2022, 12:03 PM | #3 |
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If its been 10 years or longer since you've been out there. You'll be a little disappointed with the fish. 20 years or more. You'll be highly disappointed. Besides the Elbow here. It's the only place with a chance at some big sized fish where I live. Unless, you're diving deeper than 150'. I got lucky to start back in the early 80's going to the MG in my late 20's. It was incredible back then. Still remember my first recreational trip on Jimmy Fentress boat called the Grounds Keeper. Nicknamed the Grounds Creeper. Old commercial boat that did 7 knots. We were told you'll be in a place with big fish. Don't shoot any gags under 15 pounds. Gags 20#-30# were plentiful in schools of 6 or more on about every drop. It was a 2 day charter trip. So you had a 2 day limit. 10 gags/day X 2 days=20 gags each. You had to be a lousy shot to not limit out. Everybody, had several Igloo 150 qt. coolers. Back then we thought we'd never exhaust the fish resources. We were all wrong. Now at my age, I don't care about coming up with a full stringer of fish anymore. Just some back in the old days MG size fish to take home for a few dinners. Talking to old timers in the Florida Keys it isn't what it use to be there either.
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05-07-2022, 07:44 PM | #4 |
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Re: Mg 05-05-2022
Thanks for the report, Jose. Still good to hear that you can get some decent sized hogs out there. I did my first MG trip last year and got my biggest hog, but wasn't as impressed with the areas we dove - but I understand that fish move. Honestly, though, I've had more fun and seen better terrain and fish up in Hernando last year than I did in the MGs. A hell of a lot cheaper and less time to get out and back, too! Looking forward to more scouting and finding new and neat spots closer in this year.
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05-10-2022, 06:36 PM | #6 |
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Was an unbelievable day in the water. I put a video together on YouTube
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