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FS552
Pony Mullet
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The pic don't do that beast justice. I was out there with my two boys
when it was landed. I too thought it was a redfish at first.
Congratulations on your personal best. |
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NaTon D
Pony Mullet
Joined: 20 Feb 2011
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Location: Corpus Christi, Austin, Tucson, Sonora Mx.
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| On a good day of platform fishing (within 20 miles ) we'll get 7 or 8 mangroves that size. The 26 fathom rigs whats left of them used to hold good mangroves, we chum with sardine and freefloat a whole one to fish with, 50 lb fluroro leaders, they break hooks, knots, and reels. Some we've hooked are real brutes maybe 12 - 15 lbs. All the wrecks like the liberty ships have mangroves I'm sure. There are more big mangroves than we think out there, but that one you got is a hog for the jetties, well done. |
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landlocked beachbum
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007
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Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Very nice fish bro! The one that I caught on the end of the west Destin jetty a couple of months back was about that size, what a fight!!!! 
Watch those gill covers.................. I got two razor slices two days apart on adjacent fingers of my left hand just trying to hang onto the darn things!!!! 
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troutless
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Conroe, Texas
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Awesome! I took two 12yrs olds off shore with Capt, John here out of Galveston and we didn't catch Snapper that size. |
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FishLady
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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Location: Aransas Pass, Texas
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Fantastic catch!
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awesum
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: El Rancho Jones
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| NaTon D wrote: | | There are more big mangroves than we think out there, but that one you got is a hog for the jetties, well done. |
Yep .... I catch them offshore up to 10 -12 lbs. but if I caught one like that off of the jetties I'd be tickled to death. |
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