Home | Tournaments | Calendar | Weather | Merchandise | Sponsors |
|
Florida Gulfcoast Spearfishing Post here to discuss regional action or issues about spearing on Florida's Gulfcoast. |
|
Thread Tools | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
08-01-2020, 09:07 PM | #1 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Largo Fl
Posts: 641
|
Anclote 8/1
Headed out on the Reel Rehab with Dave, Alyssa, and Dave Brown. Little breezy in the morning but laid out by the afternoon. Stayed shallow with the deepest spots in 35ft. Limit of gags, some nice hogfish, and a few mangos. Vis was 25-30ft by mid day and deteriorated with the tide change
|
08-02-2020, 05:09 PM | #2 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Port Charlotte Fl
Age: 76
Posts: 2,480
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
175 views...and NO COMMENTS!? REALLY?
Well, here is mine; 35ft!!!! WoW! What a Haul...Are you sure it wasn't 135ft????? I can hardly ever find fish in anything less then 65ft...and usually we have to go deeper for decent targets....( outta Boca Pass) I MUST be diving in the wrong part of the ocean! I had to look on a map to see where Anclote was... CONGRATS...NICE HAUL! |
08-02-2020, 05:17 PM | #3 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: West Coast FL
Posts: 604
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
Dang it Adam! I was trying to keep a low profile. That's why I was hiding behind the gag! LOL!! Fun to get to meet and dive with you.
David and Alyssa did a great job as always. Got to try a little free-diving again. DKay got those two 19" Hogs free-diving, so pretty impressive since viz was not pristine and there was some current. |
08-02-2020, 05:39 PM | #4 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Largo Fl
Posts: 641
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
yea, im no freediver. Im a floater.
SEATUX: yea the west coast stuff shallow is great, you just have to know how to work it. |
08-02-2020, 06:00 PM | #5 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Port Charlotte Fl
Age: 76
Posts: 2,480
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
Quote:
I hit non-public spots of hard bottom, ledges, swiss cheeze....cant shoot what aint there.... But I am quite a bit south of you too.... |
|
08-02-2020, 06:33 PM | #6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: West Coast FL
Posts: 604
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
The area down South is likely still in the recovery phase from the significant Red Tide I would expect. So just postulating that's why it remains necessary to go out deeper.
|
08-02-2020, 07:40 PM | #7 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Largo Fl
Posts: 641
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
SEATUX: We generally look for bait shows in the summer. Those gags will sit on any structure even if its only a 1 foot ledge if there is bait. Also we focus on small undercuts and cracks in the ledges. You would be amazed how these big gags can wedge themselves in tight. Also we try to descend very slowly as a group and suspend off the bottom for a bit. Most of your chances at fish is on the initial drop.
|
08-02-2020, 08:19 PM | #8 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Palm Harbor, FL
Posts: 953
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
Yes indeed. Bait equals gags. I just said the same thing a moment ago in the viz thread. Great work guys.
It seems just like last year the gags are holding in skinny water, lets hope the viz holds up. Very few boats out yesterday, they missed a good opportunity to get in the water. |
08-02-2020, 10:14 PM | #9 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Port Charlotte Fl
Age: 76
Posts: 2,480
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
|
08-03-2020, 05:39 AM | #10 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Palm Harbor
Posts: 192
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
The other key to working the shallow stuff in the summer is bounce diving. It should only take a few minutes to know if a spot holds fish. If it doesn’t, then save your time and air and move to the next spot. Eventually you should find them. We may hit 6-8 spots or more in a day if needed.
|
08-05-2020, 09:40 AM | #11 |
Team Headhunter
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Slowcala, FL
Age: 59
Posts: 4,074
|
Re: Anclote 8/1
One diver per spot... hit and go to the next quickly. This increased production and gives roaming bulls less time to zone in on you.
__________________
The Moose is Loose ! "SUPER SPORTY" |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|