Posted by salty soul on May 16th, 2011 | 0 commentsgreetings from panama city . the fishing has been great . theres plenty of bait in the bay now , and the fish are feeding well .
we are still catching some really nice trout and reds on the flats in the early morning . mostly on top-waters and jig-and- popping corks .
another one of my favorite things to do , is castnet some big menhaden and flat-line them for spanish and king mackerel . this is really simple fishing and loads of fun . simply go to my ” secret spots” and hook a bait in the tail , cast him out , and hold on….
we catch anything from bluefish , to 6 to 8 lb spanish macks , to 30+ lb kings , to big blacktip and bull sharks .
pictured here are terry helton and david brown with a few of the fish they caught . we were fishing live menhaden , and almost got spooled twice on the 10 lb rods , b4 switching to bigger shark rods . along with the big macks , we did manage to boat a perfect size blacktip shark for the grill .
later terry told me , he was talking to some guys that went on a charter the same day . long story short , 8 hrs fishing and no fish to eat…i guess it like anything else , its all about who ya know..lol
folks , id like to thank our militairy for their service , and the creator for all his blessings , and you , my fellow anglers , for making my job possible . as always , ive got a bent rod with your name on it . see ya soon , capt. steve
