The weather got a little better Sunday so Zale, Nick and I headed offshore.
It was a bit rougher than predicted - but we bit the bullet and pounded our way out about 50 miles to a old ship wreck.
On the way out we passed two huge schools of dolphins - bigger than any we had ever seen before...
As well a many large sargasum weed areas - which we call weedlines.
These weedlines are usually one of the best areas to fish as they tend to gather bait fish around them and give off quite a bit shade.
Throughout the day we stopped a many of the weed patches but they were for the most part without any signs of life...
This is most disturbing and I hope it not a indicated of the over health of the gulf...
We made it out to the wreck and made our first drops to the bottom - 152 feet.
Nick hooked up immediately and after a tough fight landed a large red snapper that went right on the ice.
Nick caught two more quickly and then it was Zale's turn.
Zale hooked up with a big snapper and it gave him a big fight - Here is the video.
Then my shot - nothing just two very small throw backs snapper and then we moved on...
We fished the weedlines and oil rigs all the way back home and never caught another fish.
These were some nice fish but - not the kind of varity of species I like to see on a whole day out in the Gulf.
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