Recent Fishing Trip... - Aircraft of World War II

lesofprimus · 06-13-2009, 07:47 AM

Who here doesnt like to fish???

My son took a trip out into the Gulf of Mexico with some friends about 120 miles with the original intention of hookin up into some Yellowfin Tuna.... When u start getting close to the Ram oil platform u start to see all the big boats trolling and throwin out the chum, and u start to get excited... Been there before and the adrenaline is pumpin, thinking of fightin serious gamefish...

Alas no Tuna were around, but close to the rig they spottted some BIG Cobia, or Lemonfish, so they grabbed up some live eels, tossed em out and got the hooks set.... Landed several big ones....

During the course of the day they moved around some, as the bag limits are kinda small.... Also hooked into some Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Bluefish and the occasional Trout.... Had a Barracuda come up on my Son as he was reeling in a good sized Red Snapper, it bit in half and then ate the rest....

But the one thing I was lookin forward to getting some sweet fillets of was the Amberjacks, and they got em good.... They also ran across a Sperm Whalel on the surface, got to within 10 meters of it, then it took another deep dive... They were toolin around in about 3000 foot of water..

comiso90 · 06-13-2009, 08:47 AM

Now that's fishing!

That gets my blood pumpin just looking at the photos! I've never seen a sperm whale.. that would be cool. What kind of bait? Shrimp? Squid? Back in Cali the oil platforms have lots of scallops can u dive on those?(I never wanted to eat filter feaders caught off an oil platform - call me a sissy).

I surprised it's that deep in the Gulf.. how far out? There's a uboat wreck out there somewhere..

Awesome Dan... good post..

we may have to start a fishing thread.. the HUGE tarpon are running here (100 lbs +) and the snook are biting...

fk... i need a boat!

.

evangilder · 06-13-2009, 08:52 AM

Good stuff Dan. Looks like fun, with the added bonus of plenty of food.

Wayne Little · 06-13-2009, 08:55 AM

Good stuff Dan!

lesofprimus · 06-13-2009, 10:04 AM

Loota fun fellas.... Bait was a combo of live baits: eels, hardtails and shrimp.... U could dive the platforms if u want, u get alot of cuda and sharks tho, so always alittle bit fun there hehe... No scallops....

The Ram Platform is about 120 miles out.... Thats where the Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo and big Tiger Sharks run about...

ToughOmbre · 06-13-2009, 10:16 AM

Great shots Dan!

Makes me wish that I still had my boat.

TO

vikingBerserker · 06-13-2009, 10:32 AM

I have fished frresh water my entire life until I had a chance to go salt water. Man, that was a fricken blast!!

Looked like an awesome trip!

Vassili Zaitzev · 06-13-2009, 12:49 PM

Nice photos Les!

lesofprimus · 06-13-2009, 12:51 PM

Thanks...

GrauGeist · 06-13-2009, 12:58 PM

You guys made a nice haul there!

Man, you said the magic word...Marlin! We'd go down to Baja and the waters were just loaded with action, you name it, they had it.

We never had a whale get that close to us, but we had a whaleshark cruise right beneath us on one trip. I know they aren't a toothed predator, but it still creeps me out to see a shark that freakin' big.

Erich · 06-13-2009, 01:02 PM

nice haul Bud ! ............. though not enough Beer

I remember my Dad an avid fisherman would take us out off the central Oregon coast to fish for Salmon, sadly my bro and I don't do well on choppy water, caught 5 nearly p7ked my guts out my bro was under cabin hanging over a 5 gal plastic bucket all morn. Can laugh at all of this now, as they are fun memories

Gnomey · 06-13-2009, 01:30 PM

Good haul Dan, looks like you had fun. Agree with Erich though, doesn't look like there was enough beer.

lesofprimus · 06-13-2009, 01:40 PM

Not enough beer???? Went through 4 cases of it....

Thorlifter · 06-13-2009, 01:45 PM

Great shots Dan. I used to live about 15 miles from South Padre Island and we used to go fishing all around there, including surf fishing.....until we got into a bunch of sharks. Kinda scared me out of the ocean.

Amsel · 06-13-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Erich

nice haul Bud ! ............. though not enough Beer

I remember my Dad an avid fisherman would take us out off the central Oregon coast to fish for Salmon, sadly my bro and I don't do well on choppy water, caught 5 nearly p7ked my guts out my bro was under cabin hanging over a 5 gal plastic bucket all morn. Can laugh at all of this now, as they are fun memories

I tried to go salmon fishing off the California coast last spring and they told me that it was shut down. That was a bummer. I showed up at the Frisco wharves and couldn't find a boat to even go after halibut. A bad year I reckon.

Great photos Dan, looked like a blast. Years back I worked on one of those big floaters out in the Mississipi Canyon out of Venice La. Good times and great fishing. I'll have to go out to fish soon.

06-13-2009, 07:47 AM	#1
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,497	Recent Fishing Trip... Who here doesnt like to fish??? My son took a trip out into the Gulf of Mexico with some friends about 120 miles with the original intention of hookin up into some Yellowfin Tuna.... When u start getting close to the Ram oil platform u start to see all the big boats trolling and throwin out the chum, and u start to get excited... Been there before and the adrenaline is pumpin, thinking of fightin serious gamefish... Alas no Tuna were around, but close to the rig they spottted some BIG Cobia, or Lemonfish, so they grabbed up some live eels, tossed em out and got the hooks set.... Landed several big ones.... During the course of the day they moved around some, as the bag limits are kinda small.... Also hooked into some Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Bluefish and the occasional Trout.... Had a Barracuda come up on my Son as he was reeling in a good sized Red Snapper, it bit in half and then ate the rest.... But the one thing I was lookin forward to getting some sweet fillets of was the Amberjacks, and they got em good.... They also ran across a Sperm Whalel on the surface, got to within 10 meters of it, then it took another deep dive... They were toolin around in about 3000 foot of water.. Attached Images __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

06-13-2009, 08:47 AM	#2
comiso90 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 3,294	Now that's fishing! That gets my blood pumpin just looking at the photos! I've never seen a sperm whale.. that would be cool. What kind of bait? Shrimp? Squid? Back in Cali the oil platforms have lots of scallops can u dive on those?(I never wanted to eat filter feaders caught off an oil platform - call me a sissy). I surprised it's that deep in the Gulf.. how far out? There's a uboat wreck out there somewhere.. Awesome Dan... good post.. we may have to start a fishing thread.. the HUGE tarpon are running here (100 lbs +) and the snook are biting... fk... i need a boat! . __________________ http://www.BOOKSonWAR.com/ .

06-13-2009, 08:52 AM	#3
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,807	Good stuff Dan. Looks like fun, with the added bonus of plenty of food. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

06-13-2009, 08:55 AM	#4
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Good stuff Dan! __________________

06-13-2009, 10:04 AM	#5
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,497	Loota fun fellas.... Bait was a combo of live baits: eels, hardtails and shrimp.... U could dive the platforms if u want, u get alot of cuda and sharks tho, so always alittle bit fun there hehe... No scallops.... The Ram Platform is about 120 miles out.... Thats where the Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo and big Tiger Sharks run about... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

06-13-2009, 10:16 AM	#6
ToughOmbre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,230	Great shots Dan! Makes me wish that I still had my boat. TO __________________ *“Let's get Enterprise* and Hornet turned into the wind."**

06-13-2009, 10:32 AM	#7
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	I have fished frresh water my entire life until I had a chance to go salt water. Man, that was a fricken blast!! Looked like an awesome trip! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

06-13-2009, 12:49 PM	#8
Vassili Zaitzev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stafford Springs, Connecticut Posts: 2,221	Nice photos Les! __________________ "Never was so much owed by so many to so few"- Winston Churchill.

06-13-2009, 12:51 PM	#9
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,497	Thanks... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

06-13-2009, 12:58 PM	#10
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	You guys made a nice haul there! Man, you said the magic word...Marlin! We'd go down to Baja and the waters were just loaded with action, you name it, they had it. We never had a whale get that close to us, but we had a whaleshark cruise right beneath us on one trip. I know they aren't a toothed predator, but it still creeps me out to see a shark that freakin' big. __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

06-13-2009, 01:02 PM	#11
Erich the old Sage Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere Posts: 10,770	nice haul Bud ! ............. though not enough Beer I remember my Dad an avid fisherman would take us out off the central Oregon coast to fish for Salmon, sadly my bro and I don't do well on choppy water, caught 5 nearly p7ked my guts out my bro was under cabin hanging over a 5 gal plastic bucket all morn. Can laugh at all of this now, as they are fun memories __________________ Rip it up !

06-13-2009, 01:30 PM	#12
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,218	Good haul Dan, looks like you had fun. Agree with Erich though, doesn't look like there was enough beer. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

06-13-2009, 01:40 PM	#13
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,497	Not enough beer???? Went through 4 cases of it.... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

06-13-2009, 01:45 PM	#14
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,345	Great shots Dan. I used to live about 15 miles from South Padre Island and we used to go fishing all around there, including surf fishing.....until we got into a bunch of sharks. Kinda scared me out of the ocean. __________________

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