Productive Diablo

Sunday December 1 was productive not only fishing wise. Local rod builder, Rick Berry, of Key Largo Rods and the Roger Camacho, the South eastern U.S. Fox Sport Fishing tackle representative joined me for the day. They caught fish and we talked fishing tackle. I wanted to show Rick and Roger the Diablo spinning reels I have used now for 3 years with basic, very basic maintenance and how very tough they are.

We used the Fox Sport Fishing line of Diablo 350 and 550 spinning reels on the patch reefs offshore of Islamorada. Rick was very impressed and is hoping to become THE south east Florida dealer for Fox Sport Fishing tackle. Smooth drags, bullet proof reels.  We caught several large Red Groupers and Mutton Snappers and lots of Yellow-tail and Mangrove Snapper. Roger even got a Mahi. Rick caught a 12lb mutton snapper on the Permit Trek Diablo 550 combo while drifting a cigar minnow bait in 100 feet of water!

Here are a couple pictures from the day.

Captain Skip Nielsen

first fish of the day, Dolphin for Roger Camacho

lots of small mutton snapper were released

Rick Berry caught this beautiful Mutton Snapper on
a Diablo 550 spinning reel

Rick Berry is a rod builder here in the keys and wants to use the
Fox Sport Fishing Diablo spinning reels for his combo series

Roger Camacho with a tough fighting Red Grouper
caught with the Diablo 550 spinning reel

Roger caught 2 keeper Red Grouper and released another 8

using the Permit trek Diablo 550 combo Rick caught a fat Red Grouper