DID YOU PUT THAT YELLOWTAIL DOWN?
NAH.
SO WHAT OTHER KINDA STUFF DO YOU CATCH OTHER THAN YELLOWTAIL AROUND HERE?
AH WE GET SOME ASSORTED JACKS YELLOW JACKS BAR JACKS OCCASIONAL AFRICAN POMPANO
WE GET GROUPERS MUTTON SNAPPERS MANGROVE SNAPPERS.
MANGEYS.
THAT'S BAD.
THE LAND OF THE GIANT GIANT FLAGS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS YELLOWTAIL NOT CALIFORNIA
YELLOWTAIL THAT'S MORE LIKE AN AMBER JACK YOU EVER FIHED OUT THERE?
NO I HAVEN'T IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD BE FUN THOUGH.
IT WAS WE WE'RE OUT THERE CATCHIN' THOSE CALIBOS BASS MAN IT WAS PRETTY NEAT.
YOU GONNA CHECK AND SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE FOR TOMORROW HUH?
LET'S CHECK AND SEE WHAT'S DOWN HERE.
I'M GONNA DROP THIS BOTTOM RIGG DOWN I GOT ABOUT TEN FEET OF SEAGUAR FLOUROCARBON SIXTY
POUND IT'S A REALLY TOUGH AGAINST THOSE ROCKS YOU CAN GET ROCKED UP AND THEY'LL PULL 'EM
RIGHT OUT.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME SET UP WE USE OFF A CANAVERAL FOR GROUPER.
FEELS LIKE FISH YES IT WAS.
I THINK SOMETHIN' GRABBED THAT YELLOWTAIL.
AND JUST KET IT GO, I BET THIS YELLOWTAILS AS FLAT AS A PANCAKE (LAUGHS) YEP.
UH-OH.
THAT YELLOWTAIL DON'T LOOK SO PRETTY ANYMORE.
SOMETHIN' GRABBED HIM WELP AT LEAST WHATEVER GRABBED HIM DOESN'T GET TO EAT HIM I DO LOOK
AT THAT HE'S ALL SCALED LEGAL SIZE ON THESE ARE WHAT?
TWELVE INCHES I THINK HE'LL MAKE IT.
THINK HE'LL MAKE IT.
WELP I DON'T LIKE TO LET 'EM GO WHEN YOU KNOW THERE GONNA DIE ANYWAY WITH THE SCALES MISSIN'
LIKE THAT THEY GET THAT ICK ON 'EM AND EVENTUALLY THEY JUST DIE SO I'D RATHER SEE HIM DIE AND
GO TO THE FRYING PAN HERE THAT SOME BIG GROUPER OUT THERE OR AN AJ.
OR AJ (LAUGHS).
THOSE ARE TWO GIANT AJ'S I JUST SAW OVER THERE.
MUSTA BEEN AN AJ THERE.
YOU SEE THIS LOVELY BLOODY BAIT WE GOT HERE FOR THE SNAPPERS HOPEFULLY SOME BIG
YELLATAILS AND SOME BIG OLE MANGIES AS CHRIS CALLS YOU GOT SOMETHIN' ON THE BIG ROD.
UH-OH CHRIS HAS GOT HIM A GROWN ONE DOWN THERE.
FEEL PRETTY HEAVY ON THAT MEAT STICK THERE?
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.
(LAUGHS) DO YA LOVE IT WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO TALK TO YA WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTIN' A
FISH?
WHAT IS IT WHAT IS IT.
THERE YA GO SURFACE ROD ON THE OTHER SIDE.
UH-OH.
SOMETHIN' JUST SCREAMED OUT ON THIS ONE.
WELL WHAT WE DID HERE IS WE'RE YELLOWTAIL FISHIN' WE GOTTA BOTTOM BAIT DOWN ON THAT
SIDE AND HAD A SURFACE BAIT OUT ON THIS SIDE DO YOU GET KING FISH HERE TOO?
OH YEAH.
ON MY LEADER.
OH-YEAH LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT GROUPER.
YOU NEED A HAND ON THAT ONE?
I'LL GET HIM.
THAT'S A REAL ONE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
THAT IS A REAL ONE AND WHAT OPENS TOMORROW?
BLACK SEASON.
MAN SO THAT'S A BLACK HUH?
THIS IS A BLACK GROUPER.
THAT IS A SERIOUS GROUPER THERE BROTHER.
THAT'S A NICE ONE THIRTY POUNDS.
LET GO WOW GOOD JOB ON THAT ONE MAN THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL FISH YES SIR THAT'S ONE
SWEET ONE AND THAT'S A LUCKY FISH 'CAUSE GROUPER SEASON OPENS TOMORROW WE'LL BE BACK FOR YOU
WANNA DUMP HIM?
WE'LL LET THIS GUY GO.
AND OFF HE GOES TO THE WILD BLUE YONDER BROTHER HEY THAT WAS A COOL FISH YOU EVER
THE GET A CHANCE TO DO IT RIGHT HERE WITH CHRIS TROSSET WE'RE GONNA GO TO BEAK YA'ALL
STAY TUNED WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE STARBRITE CREW WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS CATCHIN' SOME
AWESOME FISH WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.