Brent,
as usual, thanks for the info. they come in to the shore line at odd times. they are a blast to catch. i'l probably keep on e of the shorter ones and cut it up for bait. i'll keep you posted. thanks Brent,
Joe

Brent,
thanks for the response, you have answered several of my guestions in the past and i appreciate that. by "farther out" do you mean casting distance from shore or wait it out till they come in? i wonder how long the ocean takes for reach normal salinity. suppose that depends on additional fresh, currents, tides ect.

Yeah it was high tide..they ran for about an hour then around 8:30 they started running again the Blues were also running,didn't see any ly's though,think it's a little early in the season for them,My soon said thanks for the compliment on the Spec,he was proud of it so was I.I got them all cleaned & fried up the Spec he tasted so good..Most all of them had roe in them ,guess they are getting ready to bed,hope you get to go fishing the weekend,Im back to work now...

yeah I think they are the same motors too...lol..We caught a lot of nice size spots & ground mullet yesterday,my son also caught a 28" speckle trout it weighed 9 lbs,a lady down from us caught an over the limit red around 8:30 last night,I hung into something big it looked like a red but it snapped my line as it came to the surface & it was almost dark,so I'm not really sure what it was.Damn catfish finned me pretty deep in my hand so we had to pack up & leave now I've got to get busy cleaning all the fish,everyone had to work today but me so I get all the fun of cleaning them,the spanish starting running around 5 pm

Good Morning Brent,I'm on my way out to the Bridge gonna give it a shot,they've been catching Reds on the Gulf Breeze side the last few days,I've never caught a big one so wish me luck...And you are right the Johnson motors aren't all they say they are ,nothing but a pain in my rear..lol..

thanks Brent, still a bit unsure about breaking the reels down completly. i also like the cabo over the boca. do you pack them with reel greese ?, use hot sauce? is it possible i over lube? the fishing shack guy charges a bunch to "clean" but i bet i do as good a job. Brent, i by no means abuse the equipment, but during the summer months, it is not uncommon to fish for 10 hrs a day for 10 days straight. after a day or two they start to tightn up, that's normal right?
one more thing and i'll leave you alone, .. line twist. i use a spro barrel w/ 4 lb braid and a floro leader with a rooster tail. very VERY effective. line twist has been reduced over the years but i still have to run up the waters edge unatached for about 100 yrds or so 2 or 3 times a day to keep from getting loops and losing my braid,, the roller bearing is working. is that the nature of the beast or is there something i don't get? thanks for your time
Joe Mazzola

LOL! I've got a 60hp Johnson,she's an oldie but she runs fairly well..Yeah after this rain we should be able to catch some nice ones... take care...

Yeah! I know what you mean about getting beat up by the wind...It seems that the water is a bit more clear in the sound than the bay..My son went out sat. night with a friend to the bridge he came home with a cooler full of white trout & ground mullet but no Spanish,he said it got pretty windy a few times...I'm still trying to get my boat up & running again ,I've got to get a new ign. switch for it now ,got it ordered hope it won't be too long getting here..I might go try my luck Thurs. or Fri. when I'm off...Have a good week..

Hey Brent, Have you had any luck with catching Spanish yet? Some family members went out to the bridge yesterday caught a few big ground mullet & several white trout & 2 spanish.