Captain Skip's Fox Sport Fishing Blog: Fox Sport Fishing Catch Report

Stanley Mcjunkin and nephew Mike Porterfield are fishing with me this week. The first day was spent offshore chasing MahiMahi. Kind of slow but we managed 9 gaffing size Dolphin. We did find schools of small Dolphin that we did not mess with. The big weedlines and current edge from the day before had moved on.

Stanley and Mike used Permit Trek rods paired with
Diablo 550 reels to catch some gaffer Dolphin

During the night we had the makings of a tropical depression swing through and move into the gulf of Mexico. It is now a named storm called Don and heading for Texas.

So... Day 2 dawned windy. 20 to 25 mph. But we still had a great day. Bait was easy. Pilchards and small Ballyhoo, We used these to provide 4 hours of non-stop action with Mangrove Snapper, Ladyfish, Seatrout and Spanish Mackerel. The boys enjoyed using the light tackle, Bonefish Trek/Diablo 350 and the Fox Rage Ultralight/Diablo 350, Loads of fun.

Stanley Mcjunkin caught this big Ladyfish using
the Bonefish Trek rod and Diablo 350 reel

The Diablo 350 reel paired with the Fox Rage Ultralight rod
makes it fun to catch Mangrove Snapper

Later we moved to a spot somewhat protected from the wind. There Mike landed his first ever Tarpon. He barely had his bait in the water and this crazy Tarpon almost jumped in the boat, Mike was estatic, He had always wanted to catch a Tarpon and now it was a done deal.

Mike catches his first Tarpon using the
EOS 30 Trek Tarpon Spincast combo

Mike Porterfield with his first ever Tarpon
and this is one very happy man

Stanley scored a Tarpon as well and while he was doing battle Mike hooked up again and brought a nice sized Goliath Grouper boatside, That was another first for Mike and he caught that on the same rod and reel, Nice going Mike!