Thanks for posting them Markham.. that is a notch in your belt that is gonna be hard to match. Congrats again on the catch. It's an awesome fish. Gonna leave the thread here for a day or so, then move it to the louisiana off topic board.
Hey guys long time no see! Caught the biggest fish of my life today so I thought I would drop back in and share it with old friends.
This is a approx 500lb Goliath Grouper caught in 40 ft of water down in Sarasota Florida. I am down here on my yearly trip to fish with my dad. Was caught on 30lb braid, spooled on a Penn reel with an ugly stick rod. Using a small live bait. (leather-jack) We were trying to catch them on a much bigger rod but ended up landing him on this one after about a 2 hour fight just slow and steady. A miracle fish really I am still in shock to land one on that rod.
And here is the fish near the rod.
And just because those that know me, know I post too many pictures... :p
here is a little bonus pic of a big king mackerel.
Miss you guys! When is the next gathering?
~Fishin' Magician~
Thanks for posting them Markham.. that is a notch in your belt that is gonna be hard to match. Congrats again on the catch. It's an awesome fish. Gonna leave the thread here for a day or so, then move it to the louisiana off topic board.
You can't fish with a hung line!
wow, what a hoss!!
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Any man can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a DAD!!
I almost caught one like that on Darbonne bayou
Markham:
If anyone was gonna catch a whopper like that it just had to be you. That's sure a couple of nice ones. Look like you still have the "touch". Now go do it again.
:D Bought too cheap and kept too long!!!!:D
:D WALLY:D
Wow, Markham! What's the record on those things? Also, has the oil spill affected your guiding business at Venice?
How many bags of fillets did you get out of him?
You will need a chainsaw to fillet that monster! Thanks for the pics.
Romans 6:23
Now that's a FEESH! I caught a crappie like that once.:rolleyes: J/K:D Great catch. Congrats.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Impressive.................
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