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Offshore Fishing in Venice in Southeast Louisiana
first black grouper

Blackbear31

first black grouper

first AJ

Blackbear31

first AJ

bathing beauty

Blackbear31

bathing beauty

Salvaged trip

After leaving at 3am to get an early start on the rigs, we had trailer problems on highway 23, twice. The first the winch strap broke, and we repaired it. Then the U-bolts on one of the axles broke. Two and a half hours later we were on our way again. We finally got out of Venice Marina about 9 am, and headed to the rigs. The current was ripping, and it took 24 oz. to keep us on the bottom in 250" of water. Mike was fishing spectra and he was putting a hurting on the red snapper up to 12#. After limiting on the snapper, we moved to another rig and landed a couple of black grouper. I got my first ever. We stopped at a mooring buoy on our way to the next rig to replenish our live bait. Then the battle began with the reef donkeys. The first one broke the 80# leader after a short fight. The second one ran me into the rig, and it was over before it started. The third time was a charm, and I got my first AJ in the boat. We played with the AJ's for an hour giving everyone on the boat a chance to land one. The longer we stayed the smaller they got. It ended up being a great day on the water, w ith good comradre and two more first for The Bear.
July 14, 2008 at 3:36pm
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Duck enticer Profile Photo
Posted July 14, 2008 at 3:53pm
Nice fishing trip; fought through the adversity.

Congrats on your first A.J., those things can beat a good man to death.

Nice pics, I liked to lost my mid-afternoon snack on the last one though.

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hangemhigh Profile Photo
Posted July 14, 2008 at 3:55pm
no kini's

With all of the HEAT this weekend.....this is what gets posted instead of BIKINI's.....???

Please.....somebody put a harpon in this guy.....geeeesshhhhhh

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LaAngler Profile Photo
Posted July 14, 2008 at 4:11pm
ohhh nooo...

somebody call greenpeace WE GOT A BEACHED WHALE!!!

HA AH HA HA

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TBOY Profile Photo
Posted July 14, 2008 at 4:16pm
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Nice catch Blackbear, but next time, please stop after the second photo.

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Blackbear31 Profile Photo
Posted July 14, 2008 at 6:15pm
response

Where's the love?

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Guy L Profile Photo
Posted July 15, 2008 at 9:41am
Another good trip

Congrats on another good trip. You seem to have found the key to offshore success. Seems like every post you make has some nice snapper or AJ's or grouper. Keep posting your successes and you may have a following like ole widowmaker. I am taking notes buddy, and if I could afford to go more often, I would try to keep up with you!

Acutally, I think my son caught one of those groupers in your pic last month out of Grand Isle. I am not real familiar with the groupers, so we through it back just to make sure we stayed on the safe and legal side. He was not too happy about that, and neither am I now that I think we maybe could have kept it. I hear grouper is excellent at the table, and that was our first. Keep posting and be safe.

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hangemhigh Profile Photo
Posted July 15, 2008 at 11:32am
Stick Him

Noboady STUCK that guy yet.....wish I had photo shop..Someone---please put a harpon in him....

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BUDFISH Profile Photo
Posted July 15, 2008 at 2:47pm
Pic

Just be glad he was not wearing a speedo!!!LOL!!!

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Blackbear31 Profile Photo
Posted July 15, 2008 at 9:16pm
Guy L response

Grouper is excellent table, and thanks for the kind words. It is hard to learn a new area that is so vast, but I'm trying.

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PULP WOOD Profile Photo
Posted July 17, 2008 at 9:55pm
Sleeping

You guys are just plain mean. Looks like he is enjoying himself naping just as black bear done me on the car ride down to venice.

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