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Title: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: edwardpic on May 23, 2011, 07:46:19 AM

Yesterday I tried an artificial reef I've been wanting to try. It was 11 Miles offshore here in the Tampa Bay area. I could hold bottom all the way up to about 24MPH after that erratic readings. I have never fished this reef and when we got there decided to troll around (there are 6 different ships-concrete piles on the same reef) At first I had erratic on the left side, trimmed the motor up just a little and it came back. WOW, had it set for 100 each side and everything showed up AWESOME!! used the cursor and marked some structure, acnhored up over the area. We caught 10 keeper Gropuer (limit 2 per person) but kept 4, as well as Amberjack-Cobia and some Red Snapper.
Have to say I'm impressed, and my buddy that was with me will now be buying a 998C SI.
My new 1198 will be here today so i will have 2...A 898cst and an 1198csi...Cant wait to get out again!!! Thought I'd share

Ed

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: lcookie on May 23, 2011, 09:36:31 AM

Pics??  You gotta share.

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: edwardpic on May 23, 2011, 09:47:04 AM

This is my buddy with his grouper...caught on the first structure we marked with SI
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Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: Roddy on May 23, 2011, 09:47:49 AM

Show me the pix!!!!

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: edwardpic on May 23, 2011, 09:49:27 AM

Still new to the unit...Dont really know how to do the screen capture n post them here...Guess thats next to learn...Dialed in the SI settings in about 5 minutes of trial and error....But that grouper did taste so good!!!

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: Roddy on May 23, 2011, 09:49:59 AM

Nice!!! ;D

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on May 24, 2011, 03:09:14 PM

Very nice!
Mmmmm; baked, grilled or fried: Grouper is good anyway you cook it!

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: sonar2000 on May 24, 2011, 03:16:29 PM

That is a nice fish.  And big enough to send all of us some of the baked fish...or grilled or....... ;D
Chuck

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: edwardpic on May 24, 2011, 03:26:06 PM

Oh yea...she tasted real real good.....Its amazing when ya have tons of Grouper how many of your buddies call out of the blue....

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: sonar2000 on May 24, 2011, 04:39:02 PM

Exactly, We fish the wrecks off North Carolina and the hungry hounds are always around when we get back in.  ...... ;D

But they do taste great.

Chuckj

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: Doc Stressor on May 25, 2011, 07:33:22 PM

Sorry, but that grouper is an illegal catch.

You can keep them in state water up to 9 miles out until June 1.  But 11 miles out is Federal water and you can't keep any gags at all.

Title: Re: Side Scan produces Grouper
Post by: edwardpic on May 26, 2011, 07:31:46 AM

Thanks for pointing that out Doc...tasted great though