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I decided I was gonna head down friday night, weather or not. So I did, I went to Pirates Cove bait store, and got 8 live pinfish and 6 dozen live shrimp, then hit the road. I get to channel 2, and toss a live pinfish (smaller one) behind a piling out of the current, set my rod and and rigged up my other rod. While fishing and catching small grovers and yellowtails, I hear a quick ZZZZ on my torium...I didn't think much about it, cause there was alot of seaweed. Well about 30 seconds later it screams, I run over grab it...and the fight is on. I get it up and down and realize it's a NICE snapper...and flipped it...its a 22" mangrove snapper



Then I lost something BIG when I tried to get a good look at it, it ate a good size pinfish, behind the piling, I think it was a LARGE grouper, cause I heard it flopping around and tail slapping. Then I caught a 23" black grouper on a large pinfish. Then the bite DIED...here are 2 pore pictures of the Mangrove, my biggest to date!

The pictures were taken at Catch My drifts dock....they cleaned it for me, I wanted to know if it was a Grover or Cubbera. Not to mention I didn't want to make a mess in my kitchen

Nice Grunt. I gib you ten boo runna for it.

Thanks ya! put up a nice fight too!

Nice one. That's what I love about the Keys, you never know what you are going to catch.

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Nice one. That's what I love about the Keys, you never know what you are going to catch.

I agree!! I will be making another trip when the weather is a little better....the drive home sucked...it poured then entire way to the mainland from 7 mile bridge.

Groovy grover Justin. Thanks for the report.

OOps I didn't know it would shink all the pictures...I needed to do it for my signature!!

Boruchlen wrote:Groovy grover Justin. Thanks for the report.

Thank you Bruce

nice fish

I think that fish was taken off a boat, a party boat of some kind, its not fair that
you display that fish on this web site because it was not boatless fishing. nice fish none the less.

surf rat wrote:I think that fish was taken off a boat, a party boat of some kind, its not fair that
you display that fish on this web site because it was not boatless fishing. nice fish none the less.

Surf rat...your ignorance is amazing...you obviously have never fished the keys, that statement proves it.

SnapperHunter26 wrote:

surf rat wrote:I think that fish was taken off a boat, a party boat of some kind, its not fair that
you display that fish on this web site because it was not boatless fishing. nice fish none the less.

Surf rat...your ignorance is amazing...you obviously have never fished the keys, that statement proves it.

budd i have seen i pile of those the last 2 weekends diving under those brigdes for bugs when i would bring my speergun they scatter there are some there way bigger than that go bahia honda ohhhhhh 2 big boys there ..

nice fish dude

GO4EM wrote:

closed that can boy

surf rat wrote:I think that fish was taken off a boat, a party boat of some kind, its not fair that
you display that fish on this web site because it was not boatless fishing. nice fish none the less.

maddawgandcrew wrote:

SnapperHunter26 wrote:

surf rat wrote:I think that fish was taken off a boat, a party boat of some kind, its not fair that
you display that fish on this web site because it was not boatless fishing. nice fish none the less.

Surf rat...your ignorance is amazing...you obviously have never fished the keys, that statement proves it.

budd i have seen i pile of those the last 2 weekends diving under those brigdes for bugs when i would bring my speergun they scatter there are some there way bigger than that go bahia honda ohhhhhh 2 big boys there ..

nice fish dude

I know where there are some grovers that are GIGANTIC...and nobody can get to them without a boat or knowing who lives in the house, so you can fish off their dock. even then with a boat, you'd be hard pressed to find it, muchless get to them. I'm gonna take a buddy of mine down there soon, and let him hookup with one of these grovers...maybe I'll snap a picture. Or not...it's most likely a boat fish, according to surf rat...lmao....what a idiot...

Those big dock snapper in the Keys are about as smart as they come. They didn't get to be that big by being stupid. You can throw unhooked bait all day long and they will eat it right up, but it seems every time you put a hook, no matter how small and how light your flourocarbon is, they won't touch it.

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Those big dock snapper in the Keys are about as smart as they come. They didn't get to be that big by being stupid. You can throw unhooked bait all day long and they will eat it right up, but it seems every time you put a hook, no matter how small and how light your flourocarbon is, they won't touch it.

I HATE when they do that smart mangos

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Those big dock snapper in the Keys are about as smart as they come. They didn't get to be that big by being stupid. You can throw unhooked bait all day long and they will eat it right up, but it seems every time you put a hook, no matter how small and how light your flourocarbon is, they won't touch it.

come down here one time...they want a certain bait a certain way at a certain time...and I get them every time..come down there with me one time, I'll show ya

SnapperHunter26 wrote:

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Those big dock snapper in the Keys are about as smart as they come. They didn't get to be that big by being stupid. You can throw unhooked bait all day long and they will eat it right up, but it seems every time you put a hook, no matter how small and how light your flourocarbon is, they won't touch it.

come down here one time...they want a certain bait a certain way at a certain time...and I get them every time..come down there with me one time, I'll show ya

Rory he wants to show you what he gives them

Alex07 wrote:

SnapperHunter26 wrote:

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Those big dock snapper in the Keys are about as smart as they come. They didn't get to be that big by being stupid. You can throw unhooked bait all day long and they will eat it right up, but it seems every time you put a hook, no matter how small and how light your flourocarbon is, they won't touch it.

come down here one time...they want a certain bait a certain way at a certain time...and I get them every time..come down there with me one time, I'll show ya

Rory he wants to show you what he gives them

your bs is just that...bs...i'm over it, i am making it so i dont see ur crap

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Rory he wants to show you what he gives them [/quote]
your bs is just that...bs...i'm over it, i am making it so i dont see ur crap[/quote]

Poof be gone bizatch !!!! He showed you Alex.

fishnfool73 wrote: Poof be gone bizatch !!!! He showed you Alex.

You may convince some people that have notr seeing fishing in the keys
but when you have fish specially channel 2 as much as I have over 25 years
you can not fool me or some of the others around that don't even bother
responding. Good luck and learn when you are going to lie you need to di it right.

rory are you setting a date?

surf rat wrote:You may convince some people that have notr seeing fishing in the keys
but when you have fish specially channel 2 as much as I have over 25 years
you can not fool me or some of the others around that don't even bother
responding. Good luck and learn when you are going to lie you need to di it right.

I have fished the keys 2-3 times a month for about 7 years. There are definitely plenty of mangroves that size and bigger down there, maybe not as many from Channel 2 b/c it gets hit so hard but they are definitely there.

is that a yes?