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Old 06-03-2015, 05:38 PM
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Default Grand Isle Offshore - 6/1 and 6/2

Just got home from our yearly offshore trip to chase the endangered Red Snapper in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico.

Monday, 6/1, we cleared the pass around 6:15 a.m. and headed Southeast at a bearing of 150 degrees. NOAA was right and we were able to cruise at 28 mph in the 1' seas. Pulled up at a rig that we have had success at in past years 37 miles from Bridgeside Marina in approximately 200' of water.

Caught our red snapper that average 8-10 lbs. Caught 3 ling that were all between 34" and 40".

Also, FishMaster911 caught a stud blackfin tuna that we guessed weighed between 25-30 lbs. Catching a blackfin tuna while dropping down for snapper was a nice surprise.

Around noon decided to go check the next rig 5 miles South and added another ling and a few mangrove to the box. 1 of the mangrove weighed in at 9.9 lbs.

We left them biting when both our 120 and 90 quart ice chests were full of fish. We need a bigger fish box!
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:39 PM
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One more picture from Day 1 (Monday):
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:46 PM
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Day 2 we had the same plan and cleared the pass around the same time.

The seas were rougher, however. I would call them 1-3' which made the ride in the Mak0 19' a bit rough. But, the skies were clear all around and we were still able to run 20-25 mph. We started at the same two rigs then made a move 7 miles South where we found the two vermillion snapper.

The fishing wasn't as good but we found some bigger Red Snapper than the previous day, 1 ling, 2 vermillion snapper, 1 mangrove, and a huge croaker!

Fishmaster911 also tagged quite a few red snapper as you can see in one of the pictures below.

Ended up bringing home a lot of meat and am just taking a break from vacuum sealing my portion now and putting it in the freezer.
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:50 PM
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Nice trip. That croaker is huge
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Old 06-03-2015, 09:58 PM
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Nice trip and report
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:10 AM
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How common is it to catch a BF tuna rig fishing with snapper tackle? We just assumed he was drunk. Definitely was a surprise when we got a look at him next to the boat.
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:13 AM
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Forgot to mention that most of the fish except for the snapper and tuna were caught on vertical jigs. The snapper and tuna ate cut pogey and cut blue fish.
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Heading that way this weekend. First trip offshore with the new boat. Would you want to share what rig you were at? Or the coordinates?
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Heading that way this weekend. First trip offshore with the new boat. Would you want to share what rig you were at? Or the coordinates?
We were bouncing around a few different platforms around WD 122. My original post has what bearing and distance we ran from Camanida Pass.

Good luck and be safe!
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Old 06-05-2015, 09:33 AM
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Thanks Mako19. Will do. Heading out this evening. Ready to leave work and get on the water!!!
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Thanks Mako19. Will do. Heading out this evening. Ready to leave work and get on the water!!!
Watch the pop up thunderstorms. We had one pass within 8 miles of us that had a really big water spout on the water for 15-20 minutes. Made us pretty nervous for a bit.
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Will do. Thx
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