Channel 2 April 15

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:24 pm

I'll be heading over there @ 4am saturday april 14. I'll be using some chum blocks since ive never used it before and also just bought some sabikis to catch some live fishies jajaja... also does anyone knows around what time does Jack's in Florida City have live crabs and live shrimps?..
Ill have some pics posted when i get back so till then... Im out!

WolfNp · Post by **WolfNp** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:37 pm

Jacks is open 24/7. I have hit out there that early and they have had live shrimp. Not the biggest but live shrimp. Crabs..Last couple of times they havent had any. You might hit the Yellow Bait house in Key LArgo but dont know what time they open. Thier is a bait shop in Islamorada at the weight station that I have bought crabs from and the owner is good people but I think they open around 6:30 or 7. Might hit out thier Sunday with the family. Good Luck and welcome to the forum.

ricky9 · Post by **ricky9** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:19 pm

cya over there dude...and jacks has live shrimp mostly all the time

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:56 pm

well im here in my comp @ 11:51 abit sleepy but cant sleep my eyes are closing lol but im stil here ive prepared the rods i dont know how many times changed the lines and the Hooks jajaja well m y uncle is the only one of us two who is actually out partying but i told him TIO u better be ready to go by 4 ahaa damnnn its gonna be nice i know well catch alot of.////.... (GRUNTS, GRUNTS, and more GRUNTS jajaja but i have faith we will get lucky and catch at least one JACK and thanks guys for the tis yeah i know that Jack's has live shrimp sometimes just i can never get to them hehehe.. well cyall tomrrow afternoon ttyl!

Thanks Again

WolfNp · Post by **WolfNp** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:14 pm

Hope you had luck at Jack's with the shrimp. Got there at 5:15am and all the shrimp were gone.

ricky9 · Post by **ricky9** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:21 pm

i was there at 5 also...it was funny seeing the look of dejection on peoples faces as they were pleasently surprised to find out the shrimp had not yet arrived

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:24 pm

here youu go jajaja like i said alot of grunts alot jajaja 2 snappers, a Jack and alot of garbage ajaja

as you can see from this first picture i hocked a piece of tree like alot others did but i actually had the courrage and luck to bring it up jajaja found around 10 sinkers of all sizes and weights also 2 hooks jajaja funny .. haha u can see some sinkers ontop of the box there.

the other two are just me with the two snappers and the Jack.

Man i had to try that new rod i bought it and everythign because it was cheap and nice.. it looked good and to me its an even better rod.. its a Shakespeare Ugly Stick. very good...

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:12 pm

Dude, do you know that muttons have to be 16" to keep?

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:40 pm

I don't think its a lane, look at the distinct pink color on the lower part of the tail.

fishandchicks · Post by **fishandchicks** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:57 pm

it's a mutton. look how the tail is half red and half yellow. lanes are all red.

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:13 am

lol i know i know i have to get accostumed to the laws and stuff since in Cuba when u fished it didnt matter what kind of fish it was or whutever you would just eat it and thats it.. thanks you guys well the one i caught was about 14 to 15 inches i dont think someones actually gonna measure it with a ruler lol but it was big biggest fish ive caught all my life actually jajaja so im very happy... and thanks Linesider for the links man really apreciate it. is there any sice for grunts?@! lol

james380 · Post by **james380** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:18 am

Well that biggest fish of your life could also be the most expensive fish of your life. jajaja.

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:24 am

true jejejeje.. well y uncles buying a new boat so i hope to be getting bigger ones from now on jajaja...

jighead · Post by **jighead** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:47 am

Thanks Linesider for trying to put a positive spin on this report with the links to the regulations.

CubanExpress · Post by **CubanExpress** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:53 am

Sharkman954 wrote:
PhishingPhanatic wrote:Dude, do you know that muttons have to be 16" to keep?
Looks like a big lane to me and the one in the cooler...

fishandchicks wrote:it's a mutton. look how the tail is half red and half yellow. lanes are all red.

lol???l this must be a lane...Both fish have red fins

Mangrove - Lane - Mutton Snapper

at that size the body shape and prominent dot is defined on a mutton..
If you look at his pictures thier dots are blotchy and not defined..

Everyfish that you catch will have a diffrent array of color
some having more red or more yellow... Dont let colors fool you..
This will happen more on juvinile fish... or fish in deeper water..

Even at 12 inches a muttons dot is smaller and more prenounced vs. lanes bigger blotchy dot... it is no questions..

Lanes body shape does not compare to a mutton

The body shape, Anal & Caudal fin is more of a give away than any color patterns ...

I call big lanes..

Captain Stabbin' · Post by **Captain Stabbin'** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:47 pm

damn that is one big snapper!

GoblinShark · Post by **GoblinShark** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:59 pm

Hey Cubanaso be sure you measure those snapper VERY closely. The FWC guys in the keys do not play around and will slap you with a big fine so fast that it will make your head spin. I actually had one of them almost pull their gun out on me for walking in front of him with a bait knife in one hand and bait in the other (I had not noticed him). I first thought that he was not talking to me but I got the message loud and clear when he started yelling at me to drop the knife with his hand on his gun and the gun almost completely drawn from the holster.

Pondhopper325 · Post by **Pondhopper325** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:15 am

Caught a bunch of small muttons the other night with a bunch of lanes.

Thats a mutton.

SHARKBOY · Post by **SHARKBOY** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:43 pm

i dont understand why poeple are always complaining about other people eating small fish... if he wants to take the risk so that he can eat them leave it to him if he gets stopped hell regret it but he is going ot put the fish to good use .... in his stomach so lay offf

james380 · Post by **james380** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:42 am

SHARKBOY wrote:i dont understand why poeple are always complaining about other people eating small fish... if he wants to take the risk so that he can eat them leave it to him if he gets stopped hell regret it but he is going ot put the fish to good use .... in his stomach so lay offf

Is there a brain in that head of yours? Do you know why there are bag and size limits on fish? Snapper are already one of the fish that are in danger for their lower than normal numbers. If you take them to early they don't have time to have babies. It's people like you with no conservation sense that make us all look bad.

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:20 pm

well dont worry u guys i went this saturday again and got nothing but a few grunts medium size like around 9-12 inches. and two yellowtails about 1'-6" long. Also my cousing caught one of those cow fish measured and everything was 1'-9" was really big

is this a legal fish to eat?!

Forum God · Post by **Forum God** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:19 pm

linesider wrote:Looks like you had a great time out there. That rod looked like it works..

This should help you stay out of trouble with the law.
You dont want to get fines or lose your tackle cause of some basic rules.

In English
http://myfwc.com/marine/Regulations/FL_ ... an2007.pdf

En Espanol
http://myfwc.com/marine/Regulations/Esp ... an2007.pdf

Hope it helps and clears up some questions you might have.
If not just ask. some people on here will step up to help..

Thanks Linsider for this post. This is the proper way to address this issue. When it comes to education being nice and having a positive attitude goes a long way towards educating some one.

SHARKBOY wrote:i dont understand why poeple are always complaining about other people eating small fish... if he wants to take the risk so that he can eat them leave it to him if he gets stopped hell regret it but he is going ot put the fish to good use .... in his stomach so lay offf

Because it is against the law and he posted it on a public forum that LEO's do regularly visit. Shorebound fisherman should especially be very aware of the laws because of the fact that we have such an incredibly substantial impact on the juvinile fish populations.

FriskyMullet · Post by **FriskyMullet** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:18 pm

It looks like there are a ton of undersized fish in the cooler. Thats $250 each and if its over a certain amount you go to jail. Every fish needs to be measured and the small ones should be released as gently as possible from a tall bridge. Are those undersized snapper really worth the money and risk? Additionally if you keep them when they are small then there is no chance for them to get big so we will all be doomed to catch Micro snapper.

I was there with goblinshark when the thing with the FWC happened. Man that was a sticky perdicament.

Cubanaso1602 · Post by **Cubanaso1602** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:49 am

well tonight im off to the Keys again!. cyall later!

Channel 2 April 15

Channel 2 April 15

Yikes.