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Joe Masi

Joe Masi
Bay Pines, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Bottom fishing when weather conditions have been good has been great plenty of hogfish porgies mangrove snapper an all the grouper you want ! Inshore has been solid with redfish sheepshead trout and sheepshead few black drum mixed in
Joe Masi
Joe Masi Bay Pines, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
Bottom fishing when weather conditions have been good has been great plenty of hogfish porgies mangrove snapper an all the grouper you want ! Inshore has been solid with redfish sheepshead trout and sheepshead few black drum mixed in
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

January fishing in Tampa Bay Fishing between cold fronts has really been excellent As the front approach, the in shore bite goes from normal to red hot there's been a solid red fish bite, especially on the afternoon high tides And when the north wind. Pushes the morning, low tides,...
Phil Pegley
Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
January fishing in Tampa Bay
Fishing between cold fronts has really been excellent
As the front approach, the in shore bite goes from normal to red hot there's been a solid red fish bite, especially on the afternoon high tides
And when the north wind. Pushes the morning, low tides,
even lower than they are forecasted to be set up for some excellent site fishing as it comes back in good numbers on cobia this year and. The numbers of coastal sharks and bull sharks are strong as usual
The big temp drop we're having this week will trigger a Sheepshead spawn that should last through the month of February and as the moon's approach the mangrove snapper will be a welcome addition to the Sheepshead bite
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
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Dillon Arsenault

Dillon Arsenault
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Near shore bite is on fire and the gag bite inshore is insane lol
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon Arsenault St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
Near shore bite is on fire and the gag bite inshore is insane lol
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Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Steven Swindal

Steven Swindal
Apollo Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Shark bite is pretty good Inshore shark evening trips
Steven Swindal
Steven Swindal Apollo Beach, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
Shark bite is pretty good
Inshore shark evening trips
Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters
Punta Gorda, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

8 different species today 👍... would guess 40ish fish
Tim Cornish
Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters Punta Gorda, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
8 different species today 👍... would guess 40ish fish
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
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Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters
Punta Gorda, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

.. but we wacked the hell outta the almaco jacks, had 3 huge fish that kept breaking 150# steal leader 😳 on biggest rods i got... funny part was his wife said i don't fish, I'm like well u got on the wrong boat for that, i handed her a...
Tim Cornish
Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters Punta Gorda, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
.. but we wacked the hell outta the almaco jacks, had 3 huge fish that kept breaking 150# steal leader 😳 on biggest rods i got... funny part was his wife said i don't fish, I'm like well u got on the wrong boat for that, i handed her a rod and she wound up catching more fish than anyone else that day and by the end of the day she was talking about buying a boat 🤣
...but actually got along so well with em we went golfing the next day

18-inch mangrove snapper!!! 👍
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
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Marc Laurin

Marc Laurin
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Winter is in the air! Pompano are on the flats along with trout and jacks and a few flounder, and sheepshead are on the rocks and nearshore reefs. It’s a great time to get out and put some meat in the cooler .
Marc Laurin
Marc Laurin Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
Winter is in the air! Pompano are on the flats along with trout and jacks and a few flounder, and sheepshead are on the rocks and nearshore reefs. It’s a great time to get out and put some meat in the cooler .
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Austin Metcalf

Austin Metcalf
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

It's winter time and shrimp fishing has been very productive for sheepshead, black drum, and redfish! But even with the water being freezing, sheepshead keep the action rolling! It gives all of the other species, like trout and snook, a break till it warms up!
Austin Metcalf
Austin Metcalf Bradenton, Florida Reported: 3 months ago
It's winter time and shrimp fishing has been very productive for sheepshead, black drum, and redfish! But even with the water being freezing, sheepshead keep the action rolling! It gives all of the other species, like trout and snook, a break till it warms up!
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Fishing in Bradenton, Florida
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