So its been a while since I have wondered on to this board since I havent done much fishing.But I figure I will give my 2 cents on the trip. Overall I had about 10 or so keepers. Black fin from 10-15lbs made up the majority of them,with the exception of one 13lb broomtail grouper.Caught tons of small blacks and a few small yellows as wells.Did hook up with a yellow,on a free lined live flier.Brought him all the way to the boat but couldnt get him gaffed,ended up coming unhooked. Besides the grouper,all my fish were caught with the blue glow Abyss 14oz speed jig,and the Benthos 14oz black jig on an oti jigging rod,and hoo-x reel. Must say I really did like the oti rod,light weight nice grip areas,and seemed to work the jig well. Plus it had enough back bone to let me bulldog some of the bigger fish in quickly.For my first offshore trip longer then 12 hours I had a really good time. Enjoyed it very much,even though I had to put with uncle russ . Hopefully next one I can boat a yellow.And for the record,my yellowfin would have swallowed uncle russ's lil 70lber.
