09/15/2026
Sunday’s trip had me a little worried, after my first six stops only one grunt had been caught. The fish were showing on my scanners, just not feeding. Then on stop number seven, we put 47 BIG Vermillion in the cooler! Best grade I’ve seen all year, a bunch of them were 16”+. They also pulled a Rainbow Runner(great for sashimi), I believe that’s the first one I’ve seen in State waters. Afterwards we hit two natural reefs looking for Triggers, but not much of a bite so we headed for the Amberjack. Overall, six good takedowns but mostly pulled hooks. We battled a really good one, but couldn’t quite stop it from getting down to the reef. Then on our last hole they hooked this 39” fork length fish, the perfect way to end a trip. 2 Triggers, 50 Vermillion, an Amberjack and a Rainbow Runner, great haul for a slow start!