Had a rather unexpected short day out of Marathon
Venimus Vidimus Vicimus - Marathon 5/24/09
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We were supposed to have a family vacation in Marathon this weekend but everyone bailed due to weather and it was just my dad, Misael, and Me. We took a jonboat down to do some fishing under the 7mile bridge and our diving gear of course just in case the currents under the bridge let up.
The day started out beautiful so me and my uncle decided to motor out to the reef no gps or fish finder. Vis was about 70ft and you could spot fish from the boat. After a bunch of hit and miss spots and finding no structure I decided to drag ourselves accross the reef to cover ground. We were met by some massive muttons and nice blacks. Our technique was to get dragged up and down the reef until we spot a black or mutton, shoot it, and anchor for a while to see if anything else turns up. We ended the day around 2pm since we had to head back home.
Tally 4 muttons 12lbs 29inches the biggest and 3 blacks 18lb 33inches the biggest.
And the b-poses
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hahahaha you got Misael doing it too, he's got it down perfect.
Awesome trip, congrats. Next time you want to repeat something like that let me know. We did poorly out of Homestead on Sunday. Can't say if the whole area is fished out or that we didn't go to any good spots. What's with the togas? Nice pics.
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Awesome day Davie, great f'in fish. No garbage fish in that bag. Good Job!
. What's with the togas? Nice pics.
The history buff in me says it has something to do with the title, The famous "Veni, Vidi, Vici" from Julius Ceasar after his conquering of Gaul...Roman General hence the togas. Or Davie may just be a Belushi fan...:D
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Seems you guys had a blast!!!
Great fish congrats!!! -
Good eye Rolo.
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definitely some quality fish there, well done!
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well done
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thats an awesome 1/2 day!
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Davie, how long is the drive from your place to Marathon?
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Davie, how long is the drive from your place to Marathon?
sorry but that is 3 amigo territory only :nono:
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sorry but that is 3 amigo territory only :nono:
It's OK Harry, you can keep the outfits. So yeah Davie, how long is the drive?
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nice going davie, we didn't see much in homestead as dan said , I'm about to quit going there for a while.
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nice quality fish congrats:thumbsup2:
where in marathon were you diving? north or south of sombrero lighthouse?
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nice going davie, we didn't see much in homestead as dan said , I'm about to quit going there for a while.
Sergio,
There's plenty of fish in Homestead, it is just a matter of having some quality points. It is better than the Haulover or Fowey area at least in relation to Groupers. That being said, it does get hit pretty good particularly arouond Whistle Bouy and Pacific Light. This was from one day in Jan/04; most fish speared by my friend Mike and I. Actually, Mike chose to use a sling that day.
Edit: This pic has never been posted on the web for obvious reasons.
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i don't have a single point in that area.
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Dan,
You forgot Jim and Davie :laughing3:
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I thought it was Harry, Curly & Moe?
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Awe the 'B' poses.... "Sometimes I just stare out into space and contemplate how awesome I am ."
Great work,fellas.
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