800 ft down

[Pilchard]

Thought some of you guys might enjoy this. It's a Mystic Grouper I caught on Cay Sal Bank which is the extreme southwestern Bahamas. It's about 65 miles from Islamorada.

We were fishing 800 feet of water.

 

[cbhunter]

Nice, congrats!

 

[CATCHDAWG]

That's crazy! Nice fish, congrats!

 

[SES]

You hand crank that thing or using electric reel?

 

[RUGER]

Wow!

 

[Pilchard]

You hand crank that thing or using electric reel?

Electric. Had 3 snappers on the other hooks too!

 

[Pilchard]

I should have been more clear. This wasn't recent. It's an old picture that I was reminded of by a grouper photo in the cooking section.

 

[Appalachian American]

You hand crank that thing or using electric reel?

I should have been more clear. This wasn't recent. It's an old picture that I was reminded of by a grouper photo in the cooking section.

So how do you know you've got a 'fish on'

Is it pretty easy to tell at that depth or how does that even work?

 

[WTM]

I should have been more clear. This wasn't recent. It's an old picture that I was reminded of by a grouper photo in the cooking section.

dont matter, we all love fish pics.

 

[Pilchard]

So how do you know you've got a 'fish on'

Is it pretty easy to tell at that depth or how does that even work?

It's pretty easy to tell. Even a 1lb snapper can be felt since you're using braid.

I did hand crank an amberjack and decided I wouldn't do that again.

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Ever get into any queen snapper doing that? I'd love to do that someday!

 

[Pilchard]

Ever get into any queen snapper doing that? I'd love to do that someday!

Not on that side of the Gulf Stream. They are there but not as common as other species like yellow eye snapper, black snapper, b-liners, various groupers, etc.

I fished one summer as a mate on a commercial boat in the gulf and we caught a few tons on queen snapper although the commercial guys called them ball-bat snappers. We also caught a lot of other cool species.

All of which were great table fare. Anything that lives that far below the surface seems to be delicious.

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Not on that side of the Gulf Stream. They are there but not as common as other species like yellow eye snapper, black snapper, b-liners, various groupers, etc.

I fished one summer as a mate one a commercial boat in the gulf and we caught a few tons on queen snapper although the commercial guys called them ball-bat snappers. We also caught a lot of other cool species.

All of which were great table fare. Anything that lives that far below the surface seems to be delicious.

That's what I've heard! I've had Tile, but would love to try some snowy grouper, queen, and yellow eye. I can't get enough saltwater fishing. I only get to go on one 11 hour 16-20 man charter trip a year, but I have a blast every time! Can't imagine hand reeling a big AJ from that kind of depth! They wear me out 150 ft and up! Lol. Thanks for the post. Great stuff.

 

[megalomaniac]

Legit! Eyes popping out, you already puncture his air bladder?

That's the only thing that kinda grosses me out about bringing fish up from over a couple hundred feet down

 

[Pilchard]

Legit! Eyes popping out, you already puncture his air bladder?

That's the only thing that kinda grosses me out about bringing fish up from over a couple hundred feet down

From that depth it usually has completely ruptured. It's just an empty bag in the fish's mouth.

 

[7mm08]

Very cool!!!!

 

[PossumSlayer]

800' I bet it felt like a wail that deep

 

[poorhunter]

That's really cool!

 

[Grandslam11]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Do you recall the size weight you used to get it down that deep? I imagine any amount of current could really change things going to 800'

 

[Pilchard]

We were using 10lbs of lead. The current was particularly strong that day.