Jack Crevalles... Very similar fight to smallmouth bass

After a ran out of shrimp they destroyed my finesse minnow too!

http://youtu.be/EivvBRBgmsI

Cool! I like the rod type: "Piece of garbage" LOL!

Haha it wasn't mine and I hated it. So many missed hook sets.

Looks like fun Benson.

Put the hurt on the jacks from shore in FLA last week. Man they fight hard.

Any pics or vids of those jacks Habs? If not, I say it's only hearsay.

OK Pondo......

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Rod: Ugly Stik 9'. Actually a BWD, one of my rigger rods it was perfect
Reel: Pflueger President 6735
Main: #20 PowerPro
Leader: Started with 5' of #15 Maxima fluoro, big mistake. Went to 2' of #30 SeaGuar Blue Label fluoro.
Baits: X-Rap XR-10 Black/Silver, Husky Jerk HJ-12 Red/White
Shirt: None. Sorry but it's Key West.

I managed to find a nice point where 2 currents met, the tide was flowing out and the seam looked promising. Didn't take long..

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Nice little guy

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Better

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One of the bigger ones

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It was wild they really fight hard. I must have hooked 25 or so, landed 20 plus. As mentioned that light leader was a big mistake. Seriously the downrigger rod worked like a charm, so soft, perfect with the braid.
I lost a large grouper that almost took me right off the rocks as well, she was a beauty.
Next day we went out to the deep water. I'll post the vid on another thread, didn't mean to jack this one but I got called out lol. I love that vid by the bridge, pretty cool.

Better LOL! Except all those blacked out pics. The last one looks good though and they sure are fun. Seriously, congrats to both of you. Well done on the jacks.

I love those fish!

When i was young behind my grand parents condo near Fort Myers I got into a school of them and had hits every cast on my Jerk bait, the second it hit the water they were all fighting over it!

One cast i got hit so hard i thought i had an absolute monster, figured it was a big Snook...Turns out i caught two big Jack Crevalle on one jerk bait. What a sweet fish!

Just wanted to add this one from the next day. She was still maybe 20 ft down, crystal clear water. Not a jack :)
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