The weather has been on the windy side for the past couple of days. Our fishing team did get offshore last Friday and had a productive day. We left the Ponce Inlet Jetty early Friday morning on Offtime, a Grady White Fisherman powered by a 250 Yamaha F/ST engine. We primarily bottomfish about 25 miles offshore in the Turtle Mound and East 11 area. The ocean was like a lake and we had lines in the water within 45 minutes. We caught our usual fare of Triggers, Sea Bass, Sharks, and also some keeper Lanes, Vermillion, and Mangrove Snappers. We were continually catching fish all day. Had to release one large Red Snapper and a Cobia that was just undersized but fun to catch.

Our plans were to head back in to the Bethune Point near shore to look for some Cobia however the winds kicked up and we just stayed offshore bottom fishing. Plus I heard the night before from another Captain that the Ray's were around on Thursday, but very few Cobia. On our last two trips offshore we have had schools of Cobia come up to the boat but not bite. Its possible that this years cold weather has kept the migration farther offshore. If not they should be coming through anytime. Dolphin should also be migrating through soon. We saw two nice weedlines offshore last Friday.

We are always looking for folks who have a passion for offshore fishing  to join us. Everyone just chips in for gas and bait. Offtime comfortably accomodates four individuals plus myself. If you would like more information, contact Captain D ( Doug) 386-547-0306 or by e-mail barefootpirate@cfl.rr.com.