Florida Road Trip 2013

[MuskieBait]

The crabs wouldn't hold on long enough to be hauled in. I think Michael had a big stone crab that held on long enough for us to pier net it...and Miciah also had a lobster.

I was surprised that we didn't catch a catfish with all the murky water we had the entire time.

Didn't test out the sputnik design...never really needed to use 6oz of lead on the trip. 4oz pyramid was good enough. If the current was strong enough to need 6oz, we wouldn't be fishing it anyways. That was simply too rough to be productive in the Keys. I didn't have any 4oz egg sinker or else I would make one to test out.

Next time, I'm leaving Michael at home He kept getting lucky and stumbling on the species that I wanted.

OK...seriously...next time I think I'll go in the spring or fall if possible...with summer as a second choice. A lot of fishing seems poorer in the winter months in Florida. Not only are the people wimpy about the cold...but so are the fish