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By Capt. Randy Rochelle   

Posted 6.30.09
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Deep water equals big fish

The offshore bite continues to be hot — real hot.

The weather the past few days has made for a rough, wet ride out, but for those who went, it was worth it.

So what’s chewing? Well, mangrove, red and yellowtail snapper, red, gag and scamp grouper, amberjack, dolphin and wahoo.

So where are they? Deep, sometimes real deep.

A big thumbs up to captain Travis Palladeno and crew, who recently made a long run to the West. Fishing around the 100-mile mark, Palladeno and crew managed to box a limit of grouper and red snapper, along with a couple of real trophies, a 65-pound Warsaw and a 38-pound Kitty Mitchell. The red snapper
ranged from 10 to 20 pounds and they had a few nice gags as well.

A little closer to shore, captain Matt McDuffee led his crew to a cooler full of mangrove and red snapper, grouper, kingfish and amberjack. They fished areas in 120 to 140 feet just south of the Pipe Line. McDuffee stated that the mangos have been running around 3 to 6 pounds and the bite has been very consistent.

Breaks and areas of hard bottom in 110 to 125 feet southeast of the Mexican Pride have been producing limits of red snapper and red grouper. None of the fish have been huge, but considering the heat you can get out, fill the cooler and be in before 1 p.m.

Be sure to keep a couple of flat lines out as a wahoo, tuna, kingfish or cobia may come calling.
 

Captain Randy Rochelle runs the "Gotta Go" out of St. Petersburg and can be reached at (727) 365-3218 or (727) 528-1213. Web Site

 

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