Fishing Megathread: Looking For Big Girls Who swallow

[justhookit 4191]

Hmmmmmm.

 

[justhookit 4191]

Waiting on interior pics and numbers. Price is right. could be yacht finish could be charter finish. I’m expecting the latter. 
Boat market is absolutely horrible right now for buyers.

[justhookit 4191]

Hi @troph

im getting some really good offers right now but for a bigger boat and more than I want to spend. Text me 

[fattyflattie 4639]

2 hours ago, justhookit said:

Waiting on interior pics and numbers. Price is right. could be yacht finish could be charter finish. I’m expecting the latter. 
Boat market is absolutely horrible right now for buyers.

I’ve seen yachts that haven’t sold in years that went up in price. I guess just in case.  I follow it for the lulz, I guess. 

[Spaulding Smails 1552]

22 hours ago, justhookit said:

Hmmmmmm.

 

Love the exterior lines and the color.  Where is she located?  Post some details on size, power, etc.

[fattyflattie 4639]

Has BD lines.  Beautiful. 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

Went fishing last night and this morning.  No keeper trout but my buddy caught this big ugly this morning on a cut crab.  He’s not holding it out from his body either. 
 

[Johnny Chimpo 478]

Help me out with that one. Black drum? Grouper? 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

Just now, Johnny Chimpo said:

Help me out with that one. Black drum? Grouper? 

Black drum.  We didn’t weigh it, but it’s one of the bigger ones I’ve seen caught in person.   We didn’t have a net big enough to fit it.

[justhookit 4191]

On 5/1/2022 at 8:44 AM, Spaulding Smails said:

Love the exterior lines and the color.  Where is she located?  Post some details on size, power, etc.

Wish I could. We are getting no response at all so either it already sold or it’s not really for sale. It’s a 50’ Willis.

On 5/1/2022 at 8:53 PM, fattyflattie said:

Has BD lines.  Beautiful. 

 

[fattyflattie 4639]

2 minutes ago, justhookit said:

Wish I could. We are getting no response at all so either it already sold or it’s not really for sale. It’s a 50’ Willis.

 

Damn, off a bit.  Gorgeous ride. 

[justhookit 4191]

17 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Black drum.  We didn’t weigh it, but it’s one of the bigger ones I’ve seen caught in person.   We didn’t have a net big enough to fit it.

Pictures are always hard to judge but that looks like at least 50-55

[justhookit 4191]

4 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Damn, off a bit.  Gorgeous ride. 

I’m crying in my beer but we will find something.

[fattyflattie 4639]

@justhookit did I miss something with the Portafino?  Nothing tragic, hopefully. 

[justhookit 4191]

6 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

@justhookit did I miss something with the Portafino?  Nothing tragic, hopefully. 

No not at all it’s just time to sell. Market is good and I’ve had her 10 years. Engine hours are getting up and honestly they need an overhaul if you want to fish it as many hours a year as we do. I just did the “1000 hour service” at about 600. Also needs all new electronics other than the radar.

it sucks because the boat itself is in like new condition, and it’s a 2004.

Edit- well other than the bottom. I’ll post pics of that in a minute on the boat thread. But the interior and cockpit are perfect.

Edited May 5, 2022 by justhookit

[fattyflattie 4639]

1 minute ago, justhookit said:

No not at all it’s just time to sell. Market is good and I’ve had her 10 years. Engine hours are getting up and honestly they need an overhaul if you want to fish it as many hours a year as we do. I just did the “1000 hour service” at about 600. Also needs all new electronics other than the radar.

it sucks because the boat itself is in like new condition, and it’s a 2004.

I’d love to make her Queen of the Middle Banks, won’t be now but maybe someday. Happy hunting.  

[justhookit 4191]

1 minute ago, fattyflattie said:

I’d love to make her Queen of the Middle Banks, won’t be now but maybe someday. Happy hunting.  

Man it’s a perfect entry level flybridge for the gulf. That size Viking rides better than most 60 foot boats because of the hull and weight. Trade off is it eats fuel.  I just wouldn’t sell it to anyone I know without them understanding it’s going to take 200,000 to make the boat right again.

[markstanco 12571]

So two weeks ago my 13 year old finally took me up on fishing. (To be honest a friend was over and he wanted to fish). My eyes lit up. I ran to academy and bought 4 closed faced combos for them and a few lures/worms/etc (my stuff is at the lake) and started teaching. We have a small pond in the hood but weren’t having the best of luck.

Today he and the same buddy went to the other side and caught a decent fish!

Oh and that is two spools of 20 pound Big Game on his head, you know, just in case.

[atomheartbevo 89626]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/alligator-gar-bayou-catch-17162146.php

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Payton Moore dreams of giant fish. The Sugar Land resident set sail down a Houston bayou Thursday, determined to catch one of the largest alligator gars Texas has potentially ever seen.

Unofficially, he did just that, angling a humongous alligator gar more than 8 feet long and weighing upwards of 300 pounds.

 

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Moore, 32, declined to disclose the name of the bayou for the gargantuan fish's protection, but the full-time YouTuber captured the catch on video and posted it to his channel.

When Moore first placed his reel, he thought he may have snagged a tree branch. He couldn't move the other end of his line.

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The moment the fish started moving, Moore could tell he'd found a giant. "It felt like somebody's car had just started up and was rolling out of the driveway, and I'm hanging on to the end of it," 

Since the fish was too powerful to reel in while at full strength, he first had to exhaust it. He strategically made it swim in circles and constantly changed its direction to confuse it.

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Moore says the fish measured in at a whopping length of 8 feet 2 inches and girth of 48 inches, putting it comfortably over 300 pounds. The catch might've been big enough to break the official state record of 302 pounds, set in 1953 — but it won't qualify.

To earn a state record, a catch must be weighed on a state-certified scale. This process can be stressful for large fish and potentially even kill them, says Dr. Solomon David, an aquatic ecologist at Nicholls State University.  Instead of taking the risk, Moore released it back into the bayou. "My hat's off to Payton for releasing the fish," David said.

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Moore and David estimate the gar could've been between 50 to 100 years old. "The fish literally could have been swimming around in Texas waters when Truman was president," Moore said.

The world record for the largest alligator gar ever caught is 8 feet 5 inches and 327 pounds. Researchers estimate that fish was 95 years old.

[fattyflattie 4639]

Dinosaur there. 

[Brisketexan 105064]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/alligator-gar-bayou-catch-17162146.php

Payton Moore dreams of giant fish. The Sugar Land resident set sail down a Houston bayou Thursday, determined to catch one of the largest alligator gars Texas has potentially ever seen.
Unofficially, he did just that, angling a humongous alligator gar more than 8 feet long and weighing upwards of 300 pounds.

 

Moore, 32, declined to disclose the name of the bayou for the gargantuan fish's protection, but the full-time YouTuber captured the catch on video and posted it to his channel.
When Moore first placed his reel, he thought he may have snagged a tree branch. He couldn't move the other end of his line.

The moment the fish started moving, Moore could tell he'd found a giant. "It felt like somebody's car had just started up and was rolling out of the driveway, and I'm hanging on to the end of it," 
Since the fish was too powerful to reel in while at full strength, he first had to exhaust it. He strategically made it swim in circles and constantly changed its direction to confuse it.

Moore says the fish measured in at a whopping length of 8 feet 2 inches and girth of 48 inches, putting it comfortably over 300 pounds. The catch might've been big enough to break the official state record of 302 pounds, set in 1953 — but it won't qualify.
To earn a state record, a catch must be weighed on a state-certified scale. This process can be stressful for large fish and potentially even kill them, says Dr. Solomon David, an aquatic ecologist at Nicholls State University.  Instead of taking the risk, Moore released it back into the bayou. "My hat's off to Payton for releasing the fish," David said.

Moore and David estimate the gar could've been between 50 to 100 years old. "The fish literally could have been swimming around in Texas waters when Truman was president," Moore said.
The world record for the largest alligator gar ever caught is 8 feet 5 inches and 327 pounds. Researchers estimate that fish was 95 years old.

I love everything about this. I love that fish like this are out there. I love that this guy is dedicated to his pursuit. I love that he fully appreciated what an amazing creature he encountered. And I love that he released it. Just awesome all the way around.

[hookemATL 11702]

AND he didn’t try to fuck it 

[fattyflattie 4639]

1 hour ago, hookemATL said:

AND he didn’t try to fuck it 

He catches that thing a few miles north in the Brazos, and that fish is getting fucked, no doubt. 

[davidg 4036]

I love everything about this. I love that fish like this are out there. I love that this guy is dedicated to his pursuit. I love that he fully appreciated what an amazing creature he encountered. And I love that he released it. Just awesome all the way around.

I had to go back and look but I had watched a few of his videos a month or so back. He catches a lot of big fish around Houston. A lot of stealthy urban fishing in nauseous where you wouldn’t expect to find fish like that

[fattyflattie 4639]

2 hours ago, davidg said:

I had to go back and look but I had watched a few of his videos a month or so back. He catches a lot of big fish around Houston. A lot of stealthy urban fishing in nauseous where you wouldn’t expect to find fish like that

I'd rather fish for a month straight without a bite than most places in Houston.  But it's cool he's identified some spots.  Kind of like the guy that kills a 170 in a close to town patch, that pops up about once every year or two.  

[Pescado_Rojo 19413]

1 hour ago, fattyflattie said:

I'd rather fish for a month straight without a bite than most places in Houston.  But it's cool he's identified some spots.  Kind of like the guy that kills a 170 in a close to town patch, that pops up about once every year or two.  

Stay off the hike & bike behind my house, bro. 

[Sam Lin 3550]

Golf courses are great places to fish, and super convenient with restrooms and carts who come by with cold drinks.

[justhookit 4191]

On 5/9/2022 at 6:58 PM, markstanco said:

So two weeks ago my 13 year old finally took me up on fishing. (To be honest a friend was over and he wanted to fish). My eyes lit up. I ran to academy and bought 4 closed faced combos for them and a few lures/worms/etc (my stuff is at the lake) and started teaching. We have a small pond in the hood but weren’t having the best of luck.

Today he and the same buddy went to the other side and caught a decent fish!

Oh and that is two spools of 20 pound Big Game on his head, you know, just in case.

Start off fishing and catch a perch. Put the perch on a circle hook with a slip sinker and cast it back out. This works on almost any golf course pond with bass. You’ll catch some large fish.

[justhookit 4191]

Don’t think I posted this. Last fish of the season. Trolling our way in after quite a few sails. We have maybe 20 minutes left until we have to pick up and run to our slip so in that situation I always throw our marlin pitch bait in the middle of the spread for an extra teaser.

about 5 minutes before we head home our right teaser gets crashed and I see it at the same time one of the mates does. It’s obviously a marlin but I go pick up our light tackle pitch forgetting the marlin pitch is already there. After 5 or so seconds of confusion i manage to hand him the 20 and reel the 50 near the teaser and hook up. Beer may have been involved at this point.

 

[justhookit 4191]

And mahi

 

[justhookit 4191]

Missing 2 Tico mates from our team but this is my main guys that have fished with me forever. Captain, 2 mates, me, and then my girlfriend who sleeps while we fish and dad who wasn’t there. 

Edited May 13, 2022 by justhookit
Other gringo is our angler. We hook the fish and hand them off to him, and he won top angler. You can’t always do that but it takes a team……

[Kennythetiger 9375]

Did $16,5 even pay for your fuel for the trip…?  🙂

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

17 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I'd rather fish for a month straight without a bite than most places in Houston.  But it's cool he's identified some spots.  Kind of like the guy that kills a 170 in a close to town patch, that pops up about once every year or two.  

one time i found myself trout fishing under a bridge in the dead of winter in colorado. it was probably in the teens. it dawned on me that there is basically only two paths in life that lead to that situation, both of which include addiction. 

[markstanco 12571]

7 hours ago, justhookit said:

Start off fishing and catch a perch. Put the perch on a circle hook with a slip sinker and cast it back out. This works on almost any golf course pond with bass. You’ll catch some large fish.

Ive done that a few times in the past, but I did it with a Carolina rig setup.  You are correct, it is awesome.  

[Pescado_Rojo 19413]

25 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

one time i found myself trout fishing under a bridge in the dead of winter in colorado. it was probably in the teens. it dawned on me that there is basically only two paths in life that lead to that situation, both of which include addiction. 

Well....Did you catch anything?

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

Just now, Pescado_Rojo said:

Well....Did you catch anything?

fuck yeah i did. totally worth the frostbite.

[justhookit 4191]

5 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

Did $16,5 even pay for your fuel for the trip…?  🙂

Ha. We averaged just over 200 gallons per day. Gave half the money to my crew so I still made a few bucks. But not enough for the trip - I was there almost 3 months and we fished a lot.  I think it was about 25 days of fishing.

Edited May 13, 2022 by justhookit

[Born to Run 6569]

Any bay guide recommendations for Port A this June? Taking some olds from out of town and I don't want to haul my boat down from POC for one day.

[justhookit 4191]

7 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

Any bay guide recommendations for Port A this June? Taking some olds from out of town and I don't want to haul my boat down from POC for one day.

Josh Garcia https://tejascharters.wixsite.com/tejascharters. Longhorn, great fisherman and fun guy. I’ve sent a bunch of people from here with him and I’ve gotten nothing but good feedback.

[Born to Run 6569]

Thanks my man!

[tequila 317]

Any recs for a guide/outfitter in Jackson, WY?  I want to take my two boys (11 & 9) on a half day trip so the can try fly fishing.  They’re both great with a spinning rod, but fly will be a new thing for them.  Would prefer to wade/walk versus float.  TIA.

[Chewbacca 7767]

@DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt do you know if the stonefly hatch is on in the Black Canyon?  Headed up to the Pleasure Park this weekend either way, but it would be a lot more fun to catch the hatch.

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

18 minutes ago, tequila said:

Any recs for a guide/outfitter in Jackson, WY?  I want to take my two boys (11 & 9) on a half day trip so the can try fly fishing.  They’re both great with a spinning rod, but fly will be a new thing for them.  Would prefer to wade/walk versus float.  TIA.

The Gros Ventre is a nice stream, but it will be super cold this time of year. Shit, it's pretty cold in August.

Half day ain't much time. Good luck and hope you get on them.

[tequila 317]

35 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

The Gros Ventre is a nice stream, but it will be super cold this time of year. Shit, it's pretty cold in August.

Half day ain't much time. Good luck and hope you get on them.

Also going to be in Telluride for a few days.  Probably better prospects there?

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

58 minutes ago, tequila said:

Also going to be in Telluride for a few days.  Probably better prospects there?

No idea. Colorado is more @Chewbacca and @DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt's AoE.

[texastough 1129]

1 hour ago, Chewbacca said:

@DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt do you know if the stonefly hatch is on in the Black Canyon?  Headed up to the Pleasure Park this weekend either way, but it would be a lot more fun to catch the hatch.

It usually happens mid June so I imagine this weekend is early.

[Chewbacca 7767]

It usually happens mid June so I imagine this weekend is early.

Is been really hot and dry this spring. They are expecting it early, just don't know how early.

[Jerry Callo 8698]

Never caught a catfish with the fly rod. Decided that this morning was the day to change that. Tied on brown Slumpbuster and headed up to the park pound. Ended up with five channel cats, three bass and a bunch of sunfish. Fun to catch on my 3 wt.

[markstanco 12571]

Now I got both of them hooked. Dad won today, 2-0-0.

[Pescado_Rojo 19413]

Dad would have won even if he'd caught nothing.