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Today was a great flat calm day and the fishing was red hot!! We started out on the reef and caught some yellowtail and mangrove snapper and a 30 pound Cobia. We hit the wrecks and the permit bite was red hot. We went 10 for 20 on the permit today!! The shark took one of them. We had a great day on the...
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We hit the reef first and hammered up the yellowtail, mangrove snapper, and released keeper gag grouper. The wind was out of the south at 15kts. It set up great conditions for dolphin. We headed out a few miles offshore and found some great weedlines. We found plenty of schoolie dolphin on those. We...
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The fishing was red hot! We caught out limit of mangrove, yellowtail, and mutton snapper. We released a few keeper black grouper. The mackerel bite was good and we even got into some pompano. The seas were 2-3 feet and not bad on the reef. The fish are really turning on now!! Thanks for checking out...
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Day in the bay today!! It is blowing 25-30 out of the SSW. I bet it is rough in the Ocean! In the Bay it is only 1-2 foot seas. We have caught well over 100 fish so far. We are catching some big mangrove snapper, mackerel, jacks and more. We are only keeping a few snappers for dinner. We are fishing...
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The big mutton snapper are biting well today. We are also catching amberjack, and large mangrove snapper. Live pinfish with a long 40 pound leader and an 8oz. lead sinker is doing the trick. The wind is calm and so are the seas. Today is a great day to be on the water. We are fishing with Tom, John and...
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It was a 20 knot winds all day today! The kingfish were biting like crazy, the bottom bite was good too. We caught some big margates, muttons, mangrove snapper and other bottom fish. The green water was all the way out to 180 feet of water. Shrimp and pinfish were doing the trick. There was not a lot...
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It was a Marathon Humps day in the AM and a wreck day this afternoon. We caught blackfin tuna, skipjack tuna, banded rudderfish, almaco jacks, amberjacks, vermillion snapper, mangrove snapper, and even a scamp grouper!!! The bite was red hot today. The fish on the humps were eating the Butterfly jigs...
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Capt. Jack Carlson
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02-15-2010
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Filed under: capt. jack carlson, marathon, florida keys, two conchs, amberjack, mangrove snapper, vermillion snapper, almaco jacks, banded rudderfish, skipjack tuna, scamp, blackfin tuna
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The yellowtail and mangrove snapper are biting well on the reefs off Marathon today. 1/8 oz. Calcutta jigs tipped with shrimp are doing the trick. The wind is SE at 21kts and we are in 3-4 foot seas. The tide is running toward shore, so it is not too bad. Tight lines, Capt. Jack Carlson Marathon, Fl...
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Today we have "cotton top" and "monster" fishing with us. They are big rig truck drivers from the Carolinas. We are catching nice grouper, mangrove snapper, and yellowtail snappers on the patch reefs. The tide is running inshore and we have a South wind at 10kts. It is overcast but...
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This week has been very busy for fishing! We caught African pompano, amberjack, hammerhead sharks, and other different kinds of fish on the deep wrecks. Offshore the blackfin tuna bite has been red hot on the butterfly jigs but the fish have been on the smaller side of what I like to catch. Today we...
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Mutton snapper fishing aboard the Two Conchs. Capt. Jack Carlson <*)))>{ www.twoconchs.com www.keysseafood.com www.bigtimetackle.com www.bigtimeoutfitters.com www.chhvacationrental.com www.marathonboatshow.com www.bigtimetournaments.com
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We started out with some fog this morning but it is lifting now. The grouper bite is red hot today. We are catching a few mangrove snapper on live shrimp and a Calcutta Ultra Jig. The deep drops are good! We are catching black grouper, mutton snapper, amberjack and more!!! The current is .7kts to the...
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The wind has calmed from yesterday and the reef fishing is great!! We are catching several red and gag grouper. The mangrove snapper are biting as well. We are catching these on cut ballyhoo on the patch reefs in 30 feet. The wind is blowing 17kts out of the S and later on it will switch to the W and...