Has anybody been out to Tall Rock or the VA Fogg recently. If so, did you do very well. Thinking about trying one of the two next week if the weather will cooperate.
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There was also a BIG shrimper working that area. When we passed behind him we picked up that nice dorado.
Just southeast of there, I spotted a nice sailfish playing with something on top.
Just southeast of there, I spotted a nice sailfish playing with something on top.
Gentlemen,
What Tall Rock are you speaking of? Where is this at? The reason I am asking is there is a Tall Rock off of Port Mansfield.
What Tall Rock are you speaking of? Where is this at? The reason I am asking is there is a Tall Rock off of Port Mansfield.
If your gonna do the fogg you need to do it on a wed. or thur. it has a tendancy to get shot up by the spear fisherman over the course of a weekend.
Friday 10/12!
Woo-hoo! The weather gods have blessed us and we'll be out in the area tomorrow....floridaze on 16/68, gradywhite w/a.
Leaving from Bridge Harbor around 8am. Hope to see you out on the hunting grounds.
Anthony
Woo-hoo! The weather gods have blessed us and we'll be out in the area tomorrow....floridaze on 16/68, gradywhite w/a.
Leaving from Bridge Harbor around 8am. Hope to see you out on the hunting grounds.
Anthony
Covered up in triggers is right! Top to bottom...anyways, we went and it was a little rough...made a few drifts at tall rock caught a couple nice vermillion snapper, lots of triggers, saw 2 sea turtles then we ran over to rig 393 and knocked out our 4 man limit of snapper, water was kind of murky at the rig, nice at tall rock. We had a large bottom something spool my friends tld at tall rock, that was exciting. Other than that the weather was beautiful...a bit windy, stiff east wind, but nice above the water.
Bye,
Anthony
Bye,
Anthony
need direction
All:
I had the coordinates in my electronics to Tall Rock and German Charlies, and lost them when my boat flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Would someone be willing to show me or tell me where to find them? I would like to go fishing this Fri and need them. I'm a beggar here!!
All:
I had the coordinates in my electronics to Tall Rock and German Charlies, and lost them when my boat flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Would someone be willing to show me or tell me where to find them? I would like to go fishing this Fri and need them. I'm a beggar here!!
Us OLD Salts dont call it what yall refer to out of Freeport on the 32's as "Tall Rock"
First time I EVER heard it called Tall Rock was in Looking at a Hilton Book yrs ago...
There use to be a Rig there that was a pretty good place to stop that they took out back in the 90's. We would go there on day trips sometime when deckhanding when the water was to rough to go farther. Theres a Small sanded over reminent of the well head that is still there near by. I think some call it 32 Obstruction its ... there was another also.
I grew up knowing yalls tall rock as THE STEEPLE ROCK....
I bet ya there is 1000# of Capt Elliot's Party Boats 20oz Weights still buried in the sand or laying in the cracks around that Rock
heres a few photos of the layout... its a pretty large area actually... and not just a hand full of spots.
Its a area that spans about 1.5 miles from the top of the page to the bottom.. That runs from NNE to SSW at about 161 degrees out of Surfside.
Most of the time, a Rocky Ridge area is named by the Fathom Depth, such as the 27's, the 29's, the 30's, 130 fh Rock etc... which multiplied by 6 will give you the approximate water depth in feet. et 27's = 162ish feet..
But the 32's are named by the miles out of the Surfside Jettys not the fathoms... Some old salts still call it by its fathom name.
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Ive high lighted about a 1.5 mile square of spots
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Theres ALOT more spots out there than just the 4 or 5 that everyone has from a popular "numbers book or two" that are available or that are uploaded by installers....
Suggestions told me ALONG time ago,
1. always run with your Bottom Machine on---ALWAYS... you find ALOT of out in the middle of no where spots that way...
2. look around and mark prospective spots as you run over them. Prospectors dont find Gold in all one spot, they have to go "Prospecting" you need to learn to do the same and find some of your own... Its fun find'n'm too. Remember, spots are not for ever. if wrecks, they rust and cover over, if rocks or hardspots, they sand over. big storms come thru and sand over spots, move spots and sometimes even UNCOVER and REEXPOSE old spots... I put a code picture over the top of ones I know that use to be there, that I cant find.. I'll still check'm especially after storms if in the area... I know alot of yall do exactly the same thing..
3. Always remember, you dont always catch the biggest fish on the biggest spots. Alot of time those small ones are holding a bigggg momma that no one even tries.
4. Reefs, when in our area look'n in reef areas.. Look at the numbers you have and spend alittle time prospecting. I think you'll find that most all run NNE to SSWesterly directions.
I can still remember when I worked for Elliotts party boats, on 12 hour "Straggler" day trips, the capt's on the big boats, some having 40 to 100 fisherman, and this was back in the 7 fish or even filling the sack days... they would go to a area rather than a specific point sometimes. They'd have their bottom machine on, or even some with sonar and they'd back off the throttles and say
"folks, you might start working your way to your fishing spot on the rail, the deckhands will be coming around helping you get situated with your rods and things, IM GONNA BE LOOKING AROUND FOR A FEW MINUTES TO FIND US A SPOT. "
and alot of times thats just what they did especially on the 2nd or third spot. They wrote down new numbers EVERY SINGLE DAY. that they collected.
So when you go out to the "TALL ROCK" or "STEEPLE ROCK" area, look around,,, theres LOTS of rock piles around there to choose from...
you dont HAVE to be in a boat to boat, side by side parking lot and jockey'n for drift position on a smooth water day with the bass boats, flatbottoms and Pontoon boats... :headknock find and anchor on your own spot ya found.
Man, I (and im sure some of you also) have seen some serious discussions between boat captains out thar... even with wifes and kids on board :hairout:
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First time I EVER heard it called Tall Rock was in Looking at a Hilton Book yrs ago...
There use to be a Rig there that was a pretty good place to stop that they took out back in the 90's. We would go there on day trips sometime when deckhanding when the water was to rough to go farther. Theres a Small sanded over reminent of the well head that is still there near by. I think some call it 32 Obstruction its ... there was another also.
I grew up knowing yalls tall rock as THE STEEPLE ROCK....
I bet ya there is 1000# of Capt Elliot's Party Boats 20oz Weights still buried in the sand or laying in the cracks around that Rock
heres a few photos of the layout... its a pretty large area actually... and not just a hand full of spots.
Its a area that spans about 1.5 miles from the top of the page to the bottom.. That runs from NNE to SSW at about 161 degrees out of Surfside.
Most of the time, a Rocky Ridge area is named by the Fathom Depth, such as the 27's, the 29's, the 30's, 130 fh Rock etc... which multiplied by 6 will give you the approximate water depth in feet. et 27's = 162ish feet..
But the 32's are named by the miles out of the Surfside Jettys not the fathoms... Some old salts still call it by its fathom name.
Ive high lighted about a 1.5 mile square of spots
Theres ALOT more spots out there than just the 4 or 5 that everyone has from a popular "numbers book or two" that are available or that are uploaded by installers....
Suggestions told me ALONG time ago,
1. always run with your Bottom Machine on---ALWAYS... you find ALOT of out in the middle of no where spots that way...
2. look around and mark prospective spots as you run over them. Prospectors dont find Gold in all one spot, they have to go "Prospecting" you need to learn to do the same and find some of your own... Its fun find'n'm too. Remember, spots are not for ever. if wrecks, they rust and cover over, if rocks or hardspots, they sand over. big storms come thru and sand over spots, move spots and sometimes even UNCOVER and REEXPOSE old spots... I put a code picture over the top of ones I know that use to be there, that I cant find.. I'll still check'm especially after storms if in the area... I know alot of yall do exactly the same thing..
3. Always remember, you dont always catch the biggest fish on the biggest spots. Alot of time those small ones are holding a bigggg momma that no one even tries.
4. Reefs, when in our area look'n in reef areas.. Look at the numbers you have and spend alittle time prospecting. I think you'll find that most all run NNE to SSWesterly directions.
I can still remember when I worked for Elliotts party boats, on 12 hour "Straggler" day trips, the capt's on the big boats, some having 40 to 100 fisherman, and this was back in the 7 fish or even filling the sack days... they would go to a area rather than a specific point sometimes. They'd have their bottom machine on, or even some with sonar and they'd back off the throttles and say
"folks, you might start working your way to your fishing spot on the rail, the deckhands will be coming around helping you get situated with your rods and things, IM GONNA BE LOOKING AROUND FOR A FEW MINUTES TO FIND US A SPOT. "
and alot of times thats just what they did especially on the 2nd or third spot. They wrote down new numbers EVERY SINGLE DAY. that they collected.
So when you go out to the "TALL ROCK" or "STEEPLE ROCK" area, look around,,, theres LOTS of rock piles around there to choose from...
you dont HAVE to be in a boat to boat, side by side parking lot and jockey'n for drift position on a smooth water day with the bass boats, flatbottoms and Pontoon boats... :headknock find and anchor on your own spot ya found.
Man, I (and im sure some of you also) have seen some serious discussions between boat captains out thar... even with wifes and kids on board :hairout:
Hog, great post. I too fished the Steeple Rock back on the 70-80’s. Always kept the bottom machine on looking for the next “hot” spot. Bet you even remember the “Bubbling Hole” down South. Was hard to find with loran c, but when you did it was game on. I fished a lot with old salts Gerald Needham and Don Dunn. Oh the snapper we used to catch....
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