Handlining Golden Tilefish - It's The Shizzle!

Catch-All · 09-16-2007, 12:44 PM

I took three friends out fishing for GT's off Stuart Inlet, FL yesterday and had two fish in the box when the Penn Senator 12/0 reel decided to shit the bed on me when we had our third fish on all the way down at the bottom! The motorpack was fine, it was the reel itself that was making a horrible grinding noise. So we each took turns putting on the cowhide gloves and handlined that SOB up from the bottom. It was not fun bringing up 5 lbs of tilefish and 13 lbs of lead with line that kept slipping in our hands.

Tim saved thje day by suggesting we go for kings in shallower water. I hadn't kingfished in three years but reckoned what the hell let's give it a try. We hadn't been set up more than 5 minutes before the shallow bait went off and I grabbed it. 30 minutes later I gaffed my own fish and I had a 32.5 kingfish in the box, my biggest king ever.

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Uncle Buck · 09-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Dang... that's even beyond "Willi-Style".

Catch-All · 09-16-2007, 05:38 PM

Uncle Buck - yep, now I can say that I am more hardcore than Willi. But many of you forget that for the first year and half that I was deepdropping I was doing it Olde Skool, manually cranking shitloads of snowies and warsaws and snappers up from 300-600 feet.

Believe it or not, I still think that you lose fewer rigs from getting rocked up by using a regular manual rod & reel from a rodholder than you would if you use an electric reel mounted on a typical short, thick deepdrop rod. Just my opinion.

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Gaitor · 09-16-2007, 05:45 PM

Noice catch Mark!
Mebbe we can coin the term .... "Catchall Style"

Gratz Maing!

DIRTYFOOT2 · 09-16-2007, 07:17 PM

that custom turd vee sticker is hysterical. Congrats on the king. Caught a few today off the jensen rubble. Saw a couple fatties free rocketing.Friggin beautiful offshore.........

miamiangler1 · 09-16-2007, 08:46 PM

Lucky you were not dropping 900 ft or 1500ft of water then you can say you are hardcore

.. would have taken you all day to get the line up .. finally started Awl gripping my boat .. this week should have the hull done with the Marlin blue ... hope to be out on the water in one month !

Tom Kidwell · 09-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Nice king! Did you have to scrap the braid, or were you able to get it on the spool?

Catch-All · 09-18-2007, 09:24 PM

We took turns handlining it all in. One guy would wear the gloves and pull the line in, the other would be on the out of gear reel and manually revolve the spool to take up the slack line. Took 45 minutes of drudgery to retrieve all that 130 lb braid.

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mannyc · 09-18-2007, 11:05 PM

nice job mark and crew. that sucks!

"extreme cuban yo-yo fishing!"

miamiangler1 · 09-19-2007, 06:37 AM

should have used a milk jug with a swivel attached and use it like an anchorball ... would have goten the rig to the surface fast and handlineing would be easier

Catch-All · 09-22-2007, 08:44 AM

Willi - not a bad idea but I reckon we were too concerned to get the fish and all the rig back to screw with tactics like that.

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09-16-2007, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catch-All Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart Inlet, Fla Boat: DeepDropping, BottomFishing, Offshore Fishing, Beerdrinking Best Catch: 424lb mako Occupation: Beaver Wrangler at the Heavy Petting Zoo Posts: 311	Handlining Golden Tilefish - It's The Shizzle! I took three friends out fishing for GT's off Stuart Inlet, FL yesterday and had two fish in the box when the Penn Senator 12/0 reel decided to shit the bed on me when we had our third fish on all the way down at the bottom! The motorpack was fine, it was the reel itself that was making a horrible grinding noise. So we each took turns putting on the cowhide gloves and handlined that SOB up from the bottom. It was not fun bringing up 5 lbs of tilefish and 13 lbs of lead with line that kept slipping in our hands. Tim saved thje day by suggesting we go for kings in shallower water. I hadn't kingfished in three years but reckoned what the hell let's give it a try. We hadn't been set up more than 5 minutes before the shallow bait went off and I grabbed it. 30 minutes later I gaffed my own fish and I had a 32.5 kingfish in the box, my biggest king ever. Catch-All __________________ I'm not politically correct, I'm politically accurate. http://100FFC.com AN RFA-AFFILIATED CLUB FOR BOTTOMFISHERMEN, SWORDFISHERMEN & DEEPDROPPERS http://www.JoinRFA.org "looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffin' glue!" Last edited by Catch-All : 09-16-2007 at 05:42 PM.

09-16-2007, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Uncle Buck Grander Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boat in Boynton / Home In Boca Boat: Sailfish 218CC Best Catch: 350+ Mako Occupation: Graphic Designer Posts: 1,717	Dang... that's even beyond "Willi-Style". __________________ 2007 TBF Top Swordfish Tagging Angler, Atlantic Uncle Buck Graphic Arts, LLC Graphic Design Services for the Boating/Fishing Industry

09-16-2007, 05:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Catch-All Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart Inlet, Fla Boat: DeepDropping, BottomFishing, Offshore Fishing, Beerdrinking Best Catch: 424lb mako Occupation: Beaver Wrangler at the Heavy Petting Zoo Posts: 311	Uncle Buck - yep, now I can say that I am more hardcore than Willi. But many of you forget that for the first year and half that I was deepdropping I was doing it Olde Skool, manually cranking shitloads of snowies and warsaws and snappers up from 300-600 feet. Believe it or not, I still think that you lose fewer rigs from getting rocked up by using a regular manual rod & reel from a rodholder than you would if you use an electric reel mounted on a typical short, thick deepdrop rod. Just my opinion. Catch __________________ I'm not politically correct, I'm politically accurate. http://100FFC.com AN RFA-AFFILIATED CLUB FOR BOTTOMFISHERMEN, SWORDFISHERMEN & DEEPDROPPERS http://www.JoinRFA.org "looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffin' glue!"

09-16-2007, 07:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
DIRTYFOOT2 Grander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Worth fl Best Catch: 53lb Black Grouper Occupation: Gunnel Washer Posts: 1,923	custom stickerz that custom turd vee sticker is hysterical. Congrats on the king. Caught a few today off the jensen rubble. Saw a couple fatties free rocketing.Friggin beautiful offshore......... __________________ right thumb on the spool, left hand flips the lever

09-16-2007, 08:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
miamiangler1 Grander Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: north miami, keystone point Boat: ,live bait ,deep dropping,swordfishing Best Catch: 7ft sailfish on 10#test with diawaBG20, 100#tarpon on 6#test baitcaster bass rod Occupation: selfemployed,real estate, painter,model builder Posts: 1,471	Lucky you were not dropping 900 ft or 1500ft of water then you can say you are hardcore.. would have taken you all day to get the line up .. finally started Awl gripping my boat .. this week should have the hull done with the Marlin blue ... hope to be out on the water in one month !

09-16-2007, 05:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gaitor Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Palm Beach Gardens,FL Boat: 25 ft HydraSports Best Catch: 150 lb Pacific Sail, 100 lb Tarpon from the surf Occupation: Old Retired Fart Posts: 557	Noice catch Mark! Mebbe we can coin the term .... "Catchall Style" Gratz Maing!

09-17-2007, 05:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tom Kidwell Lines In Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sandy Level, Virginia Occupation: Semi-Retired... Fishing Bum Posts: 70	Nice king! Did you have to scrap the braid, or were you able to get it on the spool? __________________ Tom

09-18-2007, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Catch-All Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart Inlet, Fla Boat: DeepDropping, BottomFishing, Offshore Fishing, Beerdrinking Best Catch: 424lb mako Occupation: Beaver Wrangler at the Heavy Petting Zoo Posts: 311	We took turns handlining it all in. One guy would wear the gloves and pull the line in, the other would be on the out of gear reel and manually revolve the spool to take up the slack line. Took 45 minutes of drudgery to retrieve all that 130 lb braid. Catch __________________ I'm not politically correct, I'm politically accurate. http://100FFC.com AN RFA-AFFILIATED CLUB FOR BOTTOMFISHERMEN, SWORDFISHERMEN & DEEPDROPPERS http://www.JoinRFA.org "looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffin' glue!"

09-18-2007, 11:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
mannyc Hooked Up Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Palm Beach Boat: Cobia 214cc Posts: 318	nice job mark and crew. that sucks! "extreme cuban yo-yo fishing!" __________________ Manny

09-19-2007, 06:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
miamiangler1 Grander Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: north miami, keystone point Boat: ,live bait ,deep dropping,swordfishing Best Catch: 7ft sailfish on 10#test with diawaBG20, 100#tarpon on 6#test baitcaster bass rod Occupation: selfemployed,real estate, painter,model builder Posts: 1,471	should have used a milk jug with a swivel attached and use it like an anchorball ... would have goten the rig to the surface fast and handlineing would be easier

09-22-2007, 08:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Catch-All Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart Inlet, Fla Boat: DeepDropping, BottomFishing, Offshore Fishing, Beerdrinking Best Catch: 424lb mako Occupation: Beaver Wrangler at the Heavy Petting Zoo Posts: 311	Willi - not a bad idea but I reckon we were too concerned to get the fish and all the rig back to screw with tactics like that. Catch __________________ I'm not politically correct, I'm politically accurate. http://100FFC.com AN RFA-AFFILIATED CLUB FOR BOTTOMFISHERMEN, SWORDFISHERMEN & DEEPDROPPERS http://www.JoinRFA.org "looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffin' glue!"

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