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Gulf of Mexico, Dry Tortuga’s, 3 day fishing extravaganza, February 20th. thru 22nd.

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MakoMatt
MakoMattMODFeb 23#1
Dry Tortuga’s 3 day fishing extravaganza!!!

The Freeport Tuna Club out of Freeport, Long Island teamed up with the Venice Fishing Club and chartered the 75’ American Hunter out of Marco Island.

The fishing was fantastic!! Additionally, new friends were made, plenty of laughs, food, and spirits filled the 3 days!!

I had a nice Cobia which put me in 1st place for the pool only to be bested minutes later by my brother Mark with a larger Cobia!!!

There was no lack of fish with many species caught. IMG_1023.webpIMG_1016.webpIMG_1022.webpIMG_1017.webp
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018
MakoMatt
MakoMattMODFeb 23#2
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CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREEFeb 23#3
The Gulf of America is an amazing place to fish!
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
longcast
longcastFREEFeb 24#4
So many cool species in the Gulf of America.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
captmike28
captmike28FREEFeb 24#5
Dry Tortuga’s 3 day fishing extravaganza!!!

The Freeport Tuna Club out of Freeport, Long Island teamed up with the Venice Fishing Club and chartered the 75’ American Hunter out of Marco Island.

The fishing was fantastic!! Additionally, new friends were made, plenty of laughs, food, and spirits filled the 3 days!!

I had a nice Cobia which put me in 1st place for the pool only to be bested minutes later by my brother Mark with a larger Cobia!!!

There was no lack of fish with many species caught. View attachment 112280View attachment 112281View attachment 112282View attachment 112283
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Nice going, Matt. Those Cobia are both tremendous fighters and really great on the dinner plate. Plus, that looks like a very serious sized Permit.
Hard to beat the incredible variety caught on those trips.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,847 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREEFeb 24#6
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Nice going, Matt. Those Cobia are both tremendous fighters and really great on the dinner plate. Plus, that looks like a very serious sized Permit.
Hard to beat the incredible variety caught on those trips.

That might be an African Pompano from the Gulf of America.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
MakoMatt
MakoMattMODFeb 24#7
Nice going, Matt. Those Cobia are both tremendous fighters and really great on the dinner plate. Plus, that looks like a very serious sized Permit.
Hard to beat the incredible variety caught on those trips.
Thanks Captain, it was a very successful trip, and we had beautiful weather. And agreed, those Cobia’s fight like the dickens.

I’ve had Cobia in restaurants, but this is the first one I’ve ever caught. Will probably be having it tonight for dinner. Cooked up some Yellowtail last night, that’s delicious.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREEFeb 24#8
So is the fish caught in the Gulf of America a permit or an African Pompano?

Pretty easy question. Not sure why it got poofed.
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
wader
waderFREEFeb 26#9
Dry Tortuga’s 3 day fishing extravaganza!!!

The Freeport Tuna Club out of Freeport, Long Island teamed up with the Venice Fishing Club and chartered the 75’ American Hunter out of Marco Island.

The fishing was fantastic!! Additionally, new friends were made, plenty of laughs, food, and spirits filled the 3 days!!

I had a nice Cobia which put me in 1st place for the pool only to be bested minutes later by my brother Mark with a larger Cobia!!!

There was no lack of fish with many species caught. View attachment 112280View attachment 112281View attachment 112282View attachment 112283
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Cobia puts up one heck of a fight
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,900 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEFeb 28#10
Is that boat the old Sea Trek out of Ft.Myers?
Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
MakoMatt
MakoMattMODFeb 28#11
Is that boat the old Sea Trek out of Ft.Myers?
I don’t know. The crew was talking about selling the 75’ American Hunter and buying a 100’ boat to replace her. They thought they could do more with the larger vessel. I don’t recall if they had a specific boat in mind.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREEFeb 28#12
I used to fish with the Sea Trek out of Ft. Myers. 3 day Tortuga trips. 13max. Air conditioned bunk room. Live bait. Great operation.
American Hunter sounds similar. Looks like you had a fun trip!

Thanks for sharing
Captain4,156 postsSince 2021
MakoMatt
MakoMattMODFeb 28#13
I used to fish with the Sea Trek out of Ft. Myers. 3 day Tortuga trips. 13max. Air conditioned bunk room. Live bait. Great operation.
American Hunter sounds similar. Looks like you had a fun trip!

Thanks for sharing
Close, but no cigar………

CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018

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