PB Smashed again
Well Mr John Grindle is one happy camper in the Florida Keys first he breaks his PB by 100 LBS then the next day he does it again with a near 200 lb fish I gave him 175 for. For a first timer our goliath grouper fishing must come as a big shock, hook 22/0 , leader 400 lb mono , line 80 lb braid and most scary of all NO drag reel locked. Well all this has come from years of fishing over here and it works we have now had fish near 600 lb so as they say if it is not broke don’t fix it. The day we took John to the grouper wreck it was not as easy as normal I think the cold for us seas after the storm was the cause and getting the anchor right was a pain. The other problem for John was when the fish was on he had the three other guys on the boat all screaming instructions at the same time but you have just seconds to get the fish out of the wreck. No gentle art of fishing here more like full on wrestling but it all worked and he did very well and soon the fish was by the side of the boat for the Oh My God moment, I just love the look on some ones face who has never seen one of these fish before.
Lee was ripped about by a very strong fish on for us a light spinning rod but Lee is well up for it and despite going under the anchor rope a few times and diving at the props he had it all under control. Yes I bring these shark on deck for the money shot, they have no slime and all go back like rockets but more important give the guys a memory of this magical place the Florida Keys.