dizzyspots
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Gonzaga Grouper live vs jig?
So..on our next trip in Oct...would like to target grouper
Preferences?
Live: Dropper or carolina( sliding sinker)
Jig: Krocs vs Lead head scampi or feather
Any other tips??
Thanks in advance
Mike
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willardguy
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hey mike, im a firm believer that the best jig in your box is the one you believe in. both my groupers this year fell for a kroc. JMHO
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KROCKS ROCK !!
HOW BIG WAS THAT ???
[Edited on 9-2-2012 by captkw]
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willardguy
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115# got pretty crowded in the inflatable with two old fat guys and this fish!
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desertcpl
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nice
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dizzyspots
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WOW! Inside Outside any other pointers?
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baitcast
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Damn a little krock strikes again I was always a fan of a half of a sierra except
way back the northern gulf was full of shark,they were everywhere,today it might be even better,just a thought.
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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captkw
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KROCKS=FISH CANDY
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
115# got pretty crowded in the inflatable with two old fat guys and this fish! |
That would be a great photo
tho !!
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baitcast
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One things for sure Willardguy knows where a grouper hole or a rock pile is,did you hold him on your lap?
I know one thing his place is right next to the best Corvina spot around Gonzaga.Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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Pescador
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The local fishermen always prefer live bait over artificials. The fish need to be in a pretty aggresive mode for jig strikes. I will change the
distance of the leader to the hook depending on how aggressive the fish are. If they want a little chase, then a long leader allows the bait to swim
more freely and if they are a little lethargic, then a short leader will do better.
When I am in an area that is holding larger fish, I do not use a swivel and numerous knots because everytime you tie another knot, you have a
potential for breakage. So, I use an egg sinker in the appropriate size (2 oz up to 21 oz.) and then use a toothpick to fill the hole and keep the
line from sliding up or down. I always use circle hooks and prefer a ringed hook with the bait hooked just inside the mouth.
With Leopard grouper as well as most smaller grouper, they generally will attack the bait at the tail end, so if you start bringing up scaped and
beaten bait, then I go to a stinger hook. I put a hook on the line and then tie a second hook to the end of the line with my normal knot, (Double San
Diego Jam Knot) and then the nose hook is rubber banded to the line so that it will slide up and down the line but keeps a bait swimming very
normally. The sliding hook gets the nose of the bait and the end hook gets hooked lightly towards the tail. The tail hook gets most of the action.
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watizname
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Nice tips Pescador. Thanks. I'll file those away for use later. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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