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dlock
10-05-2002, 07:35 PM
who has a nearshore viz report??? Should I even take my scuba gear out on the boat tomorrow or just the rod/reel? I gotta know:D
johnhermes
10-05-2002, 08:18 PM
A buddy of mine went out fishing in 90' today. He said he could see 20' plus down, so I am optimistic.
dlock
10-05-2002, 11:52 PM
we were going to go out in my friends 24 Stamas,but it's running hot so we will be going out in my 19'er. Needless to say we wont be going out as far as we would have in his. We will be in about 30 to 40' so hopefully the viz doesn't suck!! Thanx for the info!!!
Capt. Jay
10-06-2002, 06:46 PM
25 miles offshore bayport the vis was 25 foot.. not bad at all for spearfishing.. Hog fish were everywhere.. we could have took 5 times our limit!!!! Capt. Jay
dlock
10-06-2002, 07:04 PM
we went out to Clearwater Reef (31') and the weather was awesome but the viz was only about 12/15'. Didn't see any grouper but there were lots of mango's. They were VERY skiddish. I lost two HUGE ones off my spear...DAMNIT!!!! Ended up with three nice hogs and my dive buddy managed to rustle up a nice bug>4 3/4" carapace. We caught a few small grouper in 40' on a ledge and several big grunts. The bug was definitely the catch of the day!! He didn't go without a fight:D Hope to see more grouper next time. Capt. Jay is Bayport near St.Pete? I've heard it mentioned several times but and was wondering where it was. It was damn great to get out!!!!!!!
Capt. Jay
10-06-2002, 08:28 PM
Dlock,, bayport is about 20 miles north of Tarpon Springs.. and once you get north of tarpon springs you wont see many Red grouper.. I dont know why, but almost every grouper I catch is Gag's... Capt. Jay
dabulltrouble
10-06-2002, 09:18 PM
hey jay.theres plenty of reds out of homosassa which is right next to bayport...dave
dlock
10-07-2002, 10:11 PM
hey Dave >>I have a family reunion on Oct.26 @ MacRaes.Homosassa is such a beautiful place. My dad grew up there and my cousin (Capt.Mike Locklear) is a third generation fishin' guide there. We used to go up there quite a bit when I was a kid. Lots of great memories there of my dad and fishin'. Man that place has changed thru the years,but parts of it are just as they were back then.
GeauxSaints
10-09-2002, 03:36 PM
I was out Saturday and Sunday and the vis was not too shabby, at least 15 feet at 65 ft deep. Started seeing some gags of size where I had only seen little ones all summer. I hope that means that the water is going to cool of quick this year! Temp was down another degree to 83. Also, the Kings were skyrocketing all over the place from about 2 miles off of Clearwater Beach to 20 miles out so you might want to throw some troling gear on for a slow ride back to the marina/launch.
dabulltrouble
10-09-2002, 07:20 PM
hey dlock.yes we have spoken of your cousin.i,ve seen him a few times on the water.yes it is a nice place.just hard to make good money there....dave