Hot Shots

28May

CCA Star Tournament opening day entry

By Carlos Morales  |  May 28th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Cobia, Ed Ellet  |  Comments Off on CCA Star Tournament opening day entry

Cedar Key artificial reef catch. Reel malfunctioned and had to fight last part of battle via handlining! Fortunately, the gaff […]

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23May

Trolling for Kings

By Carlos Morales  |  May 23rd, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Travis Creamer  |  Comments Off on Trolling for Kings

Closing hours of a great day trolling for some kings ended up boating 17 ranging from 2-10lbs.

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23May

My bait catcher

By Carlos Morales  |  May 23rd, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Dale Reed  |  Comments Off on My bait catcher

Mac attack tournament

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23May

Chic got the hook

By Carlos Morales  |  May 23rd, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Inshore  |  Dale Reed  |  Comments Off on Chic got the hook

70 Miles offshore catching amberjack.

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15May

Cobia Fever

By Carlos Morales  |  May 15th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Carlos Morales, Charlie Courtney, Cobia, Jay Peacock  |  Comments Off on Cobia Fever

With the annual Cobia migration underway, Jay, Charlie, and Carlos managed to find a trio of willing specimens to join […]

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12May

Ed gets in on nice catch and release action

By Carlos Morales  |  May 12th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Ed Ellett, Gag Grouper  |  Comments Off on Ed gets in on nice catch and release action

Ed a guest of Mark. Ideal weather. Constant action at all stops during day

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12May

Catch and Release at its Best

By Carlos Morales  |  May 12th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Ed Ellett, Gag Grouper, Mark Rustemier, red snapper  |  Comments Off on Catch and Release at its Best

Dr. Mark Rustemier, past GOFC President, takes week vacation from North Carolina VA duties and revisits some past Cedar Key […]

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16Apr

Bucket List Tripletail

By Carlos Morales  |  April 16th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Inshore  |  Carlos Morales, tripletail  |  Comments Off on Bucket List Tripletail

Scratching another fish off the list, Carlos’ dad was able to catch his first ever Tripletail.

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10Apr

Trolling for Kings

By Carlos Morales  |  April 10th, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Tim Pedersen, Travis Creamer  |  Comments Off on Trolling for Kings

Closing hours of a great day trolling for some kings ended up boating 17 ranging from 2-10lbs.

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02Apr

The Kings are Back!

By Carlos Morales  |  April 2nd, 2017  |  Hot Shots, Offshore  |  Carlos Morales, John Byatt, kingfish  |  Comments Off on The Kings are Back!

On our inaugural Kingfish trip for 2017, a friendly blue runner helped bring aboard this foul-hooked 18.5lb specimen.

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