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YA SEE THIS LOVELY BLOODY BAIT WE GOT HERE FOR THE SNAPPERS HOPEFULLY SOME A
BIG YELLA TAILS AND SOME BIG OLE MANGIES AS CHRIS CALLS THEM . . . YA GOT SOMETHIN' ON
THE BIG ROD, UH-OH CHRIS HAS GOT HIM A GROWN ONE DOWN THERE FEEL PRETTY HEAVY ON THAT MEAT
STICK THERE?
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.
(LAUGHS).
ENOUGH CHUBS OUT THERE YA JUST HAVE TO GET BEYOND THE CHUBS HUH?
THAT'S IT.
WELL CHRIS HAS GOT US ON THE SPOT HERE WHAT DO WE GOT HERE ON THE BOTTOM DOWN
HERE CHRIS?
A WE'RE JUST WEST OF THE TORTUGAS ON A TORTUGA BAY JUST OFF THE EDGE OF A REEF
DROPS FROM ABOUT SIXTY FEET DOWN TO ONE FORTY NOW ALL THESE FISH WILL CONGREGATE RIGHT ON
THE EDGE HERE. SO WHAT DO YA JUST WAIT FOR YOUR LINE
TO START PEELING OUT OR ARE YOU GONNA FEEL 'EM THUMP IT?
YOU'LL FEEL IT JUST START RIPPIN' OUT, WE JUST GOTTA GET BEHIND THE CHUBS HERE
AND WE SHOULD BE GOOD.
IT'S KINDA FUNNY THE FIRST TIME I EVER YELLOWTAIL FISHED THEY SAID LET THE BAIT
DRIFT BACK LIKE A NATURAL BAIT AND I'M THINKIN' WHAT DO YA MEAN LIKE A NATURAL BAIT WE'RE
USIN' DEAD BAIT BUT WHAT CHRIS IS DOING HERE AND WHAT THE YELLOWTAIL FISHERMAN DO THEY
HAVE A CHUM BAG USUALLY SHAKE IT OUT AND ALL THE LITTLE BITS AND PIECES OF BAIT GO BACK
WITH THE TIDE AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CHUM SLICK BACK BEHIND US BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS
JUST LET YOUR BAIT DRIFT BACK NATURALLY WITH THE TIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A TIGHT LINE
WITH IT LIKE THIS BECAUSE IF ITS NOT DRIFTING BACK IT DOESN'T LOOK NATURAL TO THE FISH SO
JUST BASICALLY LET IT DRIFT BACK WITH THE CURRENT SOON AS YOUR LINE STARTS PEELIN' OFF
A LITTLE FASTER THAN WHAT THE CURRENTS TAKIN' IT YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FISH ON THERE THEN
YOU JUST SET THE HOOK WHEN IN DOUBT SET THE HOOK AW CHUBBY LEAVE IT ALONE THE CHUBBER
GOT IT UNLESS IT WAS A YELLOWTAIL THAT CAME UP REAL QUICK, OH YEAH IT WAS A LITTLE YELLOWTAIL.
BEST EATING LET'S SEE IF WE GET A DOUBLE OH YEAH THE FLAG BABY OUCH THEY GOT FINS LOOK
IT'S A MONSTER WELCOME TO THIS EPISODE OF ADICTIVE FISHING IT IS NOW DAY TWO OF OUR
TRIP TO THE TORTUGAS WITH THE STARBRITE CREW YA GOT CAPTAIN PETE UP TOP PUTTIN' US ON THE
SPOT WE GOT CAPTAIN CHRIS TROSSET WITH US GIVIN' CAPTAIN PETE THE NUMBERS AND A THAT'S
THE TARGETED SPECIES RIGHT NOW YA'ALL STAY TUNED WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK SHOW YA A
BUNCH MORE FLAGS A BUNCH MORE BIG FISH, IN THE WELL.
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SHARPENED FISH HOOKS.
DID YOU PUT THAT YELLOWTAIL DOWN?
NAH.
SO WHAT OTHER KINDA STUFF DO YOU CATCH OTHER THAN YELLOWTAIL AROUND HERE?
AH WE GET SOME ASSORTED JACKS YELLOW JACKS BAR JACKS OCCASIONAL AFRICAN POMPANO
WE GET GROUPERS MUTTON SNAPPERS MANGROVE SNAPPERS.
MANGEYS.
THAT'S BAD.
THE LAND OF THE GIANT GIANT FLAGS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS YELLOWTAIL NOT CALIFORNIA
YELLOWTAIL THAT'S MORE LIKE AN AMBER JACK YOU EVER FIHED OUT THERE?
NO I HAVEN'T IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD BE FUN THOUGH.
IT WAS WE WE'RE OUT THERE CATCHIN' THOSE CALIBOS BASS MAN IT WAS PRETTY NEAT.
YOU GONNA CHECK AND SEE WHAT'S DOWN THERE FOR TOMORROW HUH?
LET'S CHECK AND SEE WHAT'S DOWN HERE. I'M GONNA DROP THIS BOTTOM RIGG DOWN I GOT
ABOUT TEN FEET OF SEAGUAR FLOUROCARBON SIXTY POUND IT'S A REALLY TOUGH AGAINST THOSE ROCKS
YOU CAN GET ROCKED UP AND THEY'LL PULL 'EM RIGHT OUT.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME SET UP WE USE OFF A CANAVERAL FOR GROUPER. FEELS LIKE FISH
YES IT WAS. I THINK SOMETHIN' GRABBED THAT YELLOWTAIL. AND JUST KET IT GO, I BET THIS
YELLOWTAILS AS FLAT AS A PANCAKE (LAUGHS) YEP.
UH-OH.
THAT YELLOWTAIL DON'T LOOK SO PRETTY ANYMORE. SOMETHIN' GRABBED HIM WELP AT LEAST
WHATEVER GRABBED HIM DOESN'T GET TO EAT HIM I DO LOOK AT THAT HE'S ALL SCALED LEGAL SIZE
ON THESE ARE WHAT?
TWELVE INCHES I THINK HE'LL MAKE IT.
THINK HE'LL MAKE IT. WELP I DON'T LIKE TO LET 'EM GO WHEN YOU KNOW THERE GONNA
DIE ANYWAY WITH THE SCALES MISSIN' LIKE THAT THEY GET THAT ICK ON 'EM AND EVENTUALLY THEY
JUST DIE SO I'D RATHER SEE HIM DIE AND GO TO THE FRYING PAN HERE THAT SOME BIG GROUPER
OUT THERE OR AN AJ.
OR AJ (LAUGHS).
THOSE ARE TWO GIANT AJ'S I JUST SAW OVER THERE.
MUSTA BEEN AN AJ THERE. YOU SEE THIS LOVELY BLOODY BAIT WE
GOT HERE FOR THE SNAPPERS HOPEFULLY SOME BIG YELLATAILS AND SOME BIG OLE MANGIES AS CHRIS
CALLS YOU GOT SOMETHIN' ON THE BIG ROD. UH-OH CHRIS HAS GOT HIM A GROWN ONE DOWN THERE.
FEEL PRETTY HEAVY ON THAT MEAT STICK THERE?
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.
(LAUGHS) DO YA LOVE IT WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO TALK TO YA WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTIN' A
FISH? WHAT IS IT WHAT IS IT.
THERE YA GO SURFACE ROD ON THE OTHER SIDE.
UH-OH. SOMETHIN' JUST SCREAMED OUT ON THIS ONE. WELL WHAT WE DID HERE IS WE'RE
YELLOWTAIL FISHIN' WE GOTTA BOTTOM BAIT DOWN ON THAT SIDE AND HAD A SURFACE BAIT OUT ON
THIS SIDE DO YOU GET KING FISH HERE TOO?
OH YEAH. ON MY LEADER. OH-YEAH LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT GROUPER.
YOU NEED A HAND ON THAT ONE?
I'LL GET HIM.
THAT'S A REAL ONE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
THAT IS A REAL ONE AND WHAT OPENS TOMORROW?
BLACK SEASON.
MAN SO THAT'S A BLACK HUH?
THIS IS A BLACK GROUPER.
THAT IS A SERIOUS GROUPER THERE BROTHER.
THAT'S A NICE ONE THIRTY POUNDS.
LET GO WOW GOOD JOB ON THAT ONE MAN THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL FISH YES SIR THAT'S ONE
SWEET ONE AND THAT'S A LUCKY FISH 'CAUSE GROUPER SEASON OPENS TOMORROW WE'LL BE BACK FOR YOU
WANNA DUMP HIM?
WE'LL LET THIS GUY GO.
AND OFF HE GOES TO THE WILD BLUE YONDER BROTHER HEY THAT WAS A COOL FISH YOU EVER
THE GET A CHANCE TO DO IT RIGHT HERE WITH CHRIS TROSSET WE'RE GONNA GO TO BEAK YA'ALL
STAY TUNED WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE STARBRITE CREW WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS CATCHIN' SOME
AWESOME FISH WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WELL WELCOME BACK FOLKS WE'RE STILL SITTIN' HERE DOIN' OUR THING WITH THE YELLOWTAIL
HOPING MAYBE SOME MANGIES COME UP AFRICAN POMOINO HOW KNOWS BUT A THIS IS ONE OF CAPTIAN
CHRIS'S FAVORITE SPOTS HERE WHERE'D YA GET THERE NUMBERS?
(LAUGHS) IF I TOLD YOU I'D HAVE TO LEAVE YOU HERE.
(LAUGHS) HOW LONG DOES THIS FISHEREY GO ON FOR AS FAR AS CATCHING YELLOWTAILS?
A IT'S PRETTY MUCH YEAR ROUND WE GOT 'EM AT THE REEFS I'D SAY THE SUMMER MONTHS
ARE USUALLY BETTER THEY SPAWN DURING THE SUMMER BUT A YOU CAN CATCH 'EM YEAR ROUND.
DOWN HERE IS LAND OF THE GIANTS RIGHT?
YEAH WE FIND SOME BIG ONES DOWN HERE.
WE'VE BEEN DOWN HERE ONCE BEFORE AND CAUGHT SOME THAT WERE UP TO SEVEN EIGHT POUNDS
THEY WERE THEY WERE LIKE THIS THEY WERE HUGE.
THOSE ARE TRUE FLAGS THERE.
THAT'S MORE ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
SOMETHIN' MUST BE CHASIN' HIM NOPE NOTHIN' CHASIN' HIM SOMETHIN' COMES UP TO
TAKE A LOOK AT HIM AWH THAT'S A PRETTY ONE WHAT'S THE A WHAT'S THE LIMITS ON THESE?
THEY HAVE TO BE TWELVE INCHES LONG YOU CAN KEEP TEN PER PERSON.
TEN PER PERSON SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME DOWN HERE AND BOOK CHRIS AND BE ABLE
TO TAKE YOU SOME FISH HOME 'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THESE GUYS ARE ABOUT THE TASTIEST
A ABOUT THE TASTIEST SNAPPER YOU CAN GET. MY FAVORITE IS STILL THE MANGIES MANGROVE
SNAPPER WHAT CHRIS CALLS MANGIES BUT THESE WILL DO IN A PINCH HUH?
I THINK THEY WILL.
YOU SAY YOU GOT AFRICAN POMPANO HERE WHATS THEIR FAVORITE FOOD?
A THEY LIKE CUT BAIT NORMALLY.
YEAH.
YEP.
KINDA WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
PRETTY MUCH. YOU JUST GOTTA GET LUCKY.
DO THEY GET IN THE CHUM SLICK TOO?
YEAH OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL.
WHATCHU GOT AHOLD OF THERE?
I DON'T KNOW ATE A JIG.
ATE A JIG? UH-OH HE'S CATCHIN' MY POMPANO OVER THERE. REEF DONKEY SURPRISE?
AH I THINK ANOTHER GROUPER, A RED.
ARE THEY IN SEASON OR NOT?
A NOPE.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST RED GROUPER I'VE EVER SEEN RIGHT THERE. THAT IS ONE PRETTY
FISH EVERYTHINGS BIG DOWN HERE IN JURASSIC PARK.MAN THAT'S A PRETTY FISH RIGHT THERE.
RED GROUPER ANOTHER LUCKY ONE TODAY 'CAUSE TOMORROW IT OPENS THEY HAVE GOT SOME AWESOME
COLORS DON'T THEY?
THEY ARE PRETTY FISH. THAT RED MOUTH IS CRAZY.
YEAH CHECK OUT THAT MOUTH ALL NICE AND RED AND ORANGE IN THERE LOOKS ORANGE THROUGH
THESE SHADES BUT THAT'S A GOOD ONE AND A LUCKY ONE. YOU GONNA HIDE THE HOOK?
YEP.
NEED IT TO BE ON THE CHUBS AND LET IT FLOAT BACK, A COUPLE OF CHUBS DOWN THERE
YA KNOW WHY THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE DON'T YA?
YEAH THOSE ARE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY.
IT'S 'CAUSE CUBANS DON'T EAT 'EM.
UH YEAH THAT'S ABOUT IT.
COME BACK FOR IT THERE. IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE LITTLE FISH PULL WELL CHRIS THESE
ARE ABOUT THE MAINSTAY OF THE FLORIDA KEYS RESTARAUNTS DOWN THERE AREN'T THEY?
YEAH YOU'LL SEE THOSE ON JUST ABOUT EVERY MENU IN THE KEYS.
THE REASON IS THEY'RE TASTY AND THEY'RE PLENTIFUL AND THESE ARE SOME PRETTY DARN BIG
ONES. LITTLE CHUNKS OF BONITA GLAD THEY DON'T HAVE TEETH LIKE THOSE MANGROVES OR AS YOU
call 'EM MANGIES.
MANGIES. THOSE MANGIES IF THEY GET AHOLD OF YA.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS A PERFECT SPECIMINE OF A YELLOWTAIL THESE FISH HAVE SOME AWESOME
COLORS AND LIKE EVERY FISH THAT'S GOT LATERAL LINE IT HELPS 'EM PICK UP VIBRATIONS OF OTHER
SMALLER FISH THEY'LL WANT TO EAT DOWN THERE THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL FISH THE REASON THEY FIGHT
SO WELL IS THE SIZE OF THAT TAIL AND THEY USE EVERY PART OF IT THAT'S SOME NICE YELLOWS
AND PURPLES AND GREENS PEACH COLORED CHEEKS AND THE BEST THING ABOUT 'EM IS THEY ARE TASTY
YA'ALL STAY TUNED WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOME MORE ADDICTIVE FISHING CHRIS TROSSET
THE WEST BANK OF THE TORTUGAS AND HOPEFULY SOME LITTLE BIGGER YELLOW TAIL.
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WELL SINCE ITS DAY THREE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY, ITS GROUPER SEASON SO
WERE GONNA PUT PINFISH DOWN AND SEE IF WE CAN EXCHANGE THIS LITTLE GUY FOR A GREAT BIG
GUY. I LIKE TO HOOK EM RIGHT THROUGH THE NOSE THERE BECAUSE THEYLL STAYY ON REALLY GOOD.
THERES A LITTLE GOOD PIECE OF CARTLEGE IN HIS NOSE AND HE WONT GET TUGGED OFF REAL EASY.
SO LETS SEND HIM DOWN TO THE GROUPER GROUNDS. HOW DEEP ARE WE CHRIS?
WERE SITTIN ABOUT NINTY FEET JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE REEF HERE AND WERE GONNA
BE TRYIN AND CATCH SOME YELLOW TAIL WE'LL USE FOR BAIT LATER AND WE GOT A BOTTOM ROD
DOWN JUST IN CASE THERES A GROUPER LURKING UNDERNEATH. THERES ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT YOU
KNOW, THAT KING FISH, BONITAS, STUFF LIKE THAT ON THE SURFACE EVEN SAW A FEW DOLPHIN
EARLIER.
OO-OO-OO THAT WOULD BE MR. GROUPER THERE. WELL CHRIS I THINK WE GOT WHAT WERE
LOOKIN FOR ON THE END OF THIS LINE IF I CAN GET HIM UP OUTA THESE ROCKS.
YEAH LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER. GOTTA GIVE EM WHAT THEY WANT BLAIR.
THEY GOT HOLES'N STUFF THEY LIKE TO GO INTO DOWN HERE TOO?
OH YEAH THIS REALLY REEFY BOTTOM ALOTA BIG LEDGES RIGHT ON THE DROP OFF HERE. SEE
A LITTLE COLOR DOWN THERE.
IF ITS THE RIGHT COLOR
ITS LOOKIN BLACK
ALRIGHT WELL THIS IS NOW DAY THREE WHICH MEANS THIS ONE CAN COME TO THE BOAT.
ALRIGHT
WHOO THEY'LL WEAR YA OUT TOO. YOU WANT THE (INAUDIBLE) THAT ONE WILL WORK.
THAT ONE WILL WORK
THAT ONE IS THE PERFECT SIZE RIGHT THERE YES SIR, THATS THE SIZE I LIKE TO TAKE
HOME, MR. GROUPA
NICE ONE BUDDY
COUPLE'A NICE BIG FAT FILETS ON THAT ONE. NOW WITH ALL THOSE NEW REGULATIONS AND
LAWS WHAT IS THE LIMITS ON THESE NOW
BLACKS ARE ONE PER PERSON THEY GOTTA BE TWENTY FOUR INCHES
AND I THINK HE WELL EXCEEDS THE TWENTY FOUR INCH MARK THAT IS A NICE FISH RIGHT THERE
(GRUNTS) I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CATCH AND HOLD ONE OF THESE IN SO LONG JUST BECAUSE
THE SEASONS BEEN CLOSED BUT A THIS ONE I'M GONNA INVITE HOME
(LAUGHS) HE CAN COME HOME WITH US, HE CAN COME STAY FOR DINNER
STAY FOR DINNER WE'LL TAKE YA, THATS A NICE ONE
HE'S A SANDWICH
WELL SIR WHADDYA SAY WE PUT THIS ONE ON THE ICE AND A SEE IF THERES ANOTHER ONE
DOWN THERE?
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE
(LAUGHS)
RIG IT RIGHT BY WRIGHT AND MCGILL
ON TODAY'S RIG IT RIGHT SEGMENT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT CAPT. CHRIS TROSSET HAD
US THROWING ON OUR LAST DAY IN THE TORTUGAS. WE STARTED OFF JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY OUT
THERE WE ANCHORED UP KINDA ON A SLOPE THAT GOES 'N DROPS WAY DOWN AND A WE STARTED CHUMMING
CATCHING YELLOW TAIL FOR BAIT AND WE WERE THROWING SIX FOOT NINE RODS, EIGHT FOOT RODS
CATCHING THE YELLOWTAIL USING THE PINK FINS WINDTAMER LINE AND THIS IS THE TWENTY POUND
TEST AND A DEFINITELY GETTING THE JOB DONE OUT THERE. WE WERE THROWING THE NEW SIX SIX
JIGGING ROD AND THIS IS THE CONVENTIONAL ROD HAD IT GOING DOWN WITH SIX OUNCES OF LEAD
BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CURRENT DOWN THERE SIXTY TO EIGHTY POUND TEST SEAGUAR
FLUOROCARBON DEPENDING ON HOW DIRTY THE WATER IS THOSE BIG GIANT FISH DOWN THERE CAN DEFINITELY
SEE DOWN THERE AND MIGHT SHY AWAY FROM IT SO YOU KINDA WANNA GO WITH EITHER SIXTY OR
EIGHTY IT ALL DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE FISH AND HOW CLEAR THE WATER IS BUT A HAD
IT RIGGED UP WITH EIGHTY POUND TEST WINDTAMER AND IT WAS DEFINITELY GETTING THE JOB DONE
AND WHAT WE WERE DOING WE WERE ANCHORED UP KINDA ON A SLOPE AS IT GOES DOWN WE WERE CHUMMING
UP YELLOWTAIL, IF YOURE USING THE YELLOWTAIL FOR BAIT THEY HAVE TO BE LEGAL SIZE AND THATS
WHAT WE WERE USING WE WERE USING PRETTY GOOD SIZED BAITS TO GET THOSE BIG GROUPER DOWN
THERE BUT UH THAT WAS THE LAST STOP IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO HEAD DOWN THERE ONCE
AGAIN YOU BETTER GO FISH WITH CAPT. CHRIS TROSSET REMEMBER ONE THING THOUGH EVERY FISHING
SEASON STARTS RIGHT HERE AT DICKS
RIG IT RIGHT BY WRIGHT AND MCGILL
WELL WERE BACK HERE AT THE DOCK AT THE WESTERN HOTEL MARINA RIGHT HERE IN KEY
WEST HAD THREE AWESOME DAYS OF FISHING OUT NEAR THE DRY TORTUGAS YA'LL EVER GET A CHANCE
TO GO FISHING WITH CAPT. CHRIS TROSSET I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT ONE AWESOME KID TO FISH WITH
ALSO WANNA SAY THANKS TO THE STARBRIGHT CREW WITHOUT THESE GUYS THIS TRIP WOULD'A NEVER
HAPPENED SO THATS ABOUT IT FROM KEY WEST YA'LL TUNE IN TO THE WEBSITE AT ADDICTIVEFISHING.COM
SHOW US YOUR MOGAN ALL THAT KIND'A GOOD STUFF AND WE'LL SE YOU NEXT WEEK.