Fishin Franks

          Sup Guys it’s been a while since I’ve been on and blogged truth is I am fully and I mean fully exhausted from a hot month of fishing. I hope everybodies been slayin em we sure have.  I was supposed to get offshore with a close buddy of mine last Thursday for some nightime snapper fishin but the wind just wasn’t agreeing with us so we opted to not go out and get beat up.  I talked to Angel up at the shop and was venting to him about my dissapointment with the wind.  He said “dude let’s go hit up the tarpon in the pass it’s the hill tide at like 1 in the afternoon and the bites gonna be on!”   For those of you who don’t know this is the time to go get em.  During these parts of the month the crabs are just flowing like no tomorrow through most of the passes down this coast and the tarpon really feed like crazy.  This is really a great time to go out, get worn out by big, entertaining fish, and to come home tired and content. 

          I just couldn’t say no to this one so we met up at the shop and the goal was to get my 14 year old brother Matt on his first man sized tarpon in the pass.  We got out there about 2:30 in the afternoon.  In about a half hour or so of idleing the weedline and dipnetting pass crabs we had enough to fish.  About ten minutes into our first drift Angel hooked up and passed the rod off to Matt.  It was on!  Matt didn’t know what he was in for I tell you that much I tried to warn him lol.  Within ten minutes the fish had about a 7 foot bull chasing him and he was running for dear life.   Matt freespooled his fish and let him swim so he could get away from the shark.  Than we started chasing him again.   About a half hour or so later he landed his first ever tarpon we guessed it weighed about 120 pounds.  He was wooped and had an ear to ear grin it was a good feeling.  Angel plucked him a scale, we took some pictures, revived him and let him go.  Than we got back to work.  By the time the day was up we hooked up ten times I believe and got four to the boat.  We saw some unbelievable jumps out of these fish it was just outstanding.  Ahh I love this.  I can’t put it into words how much I do.

          Next day, I am getting off the water about 1 or so and I get a call from Angel.  “Hey dude we’re gonna go hit them tarpon today again if you wanna come”  I said ” your damn right I do!”  So him and I and one of his fishin buddies Jason went out to do it again.  Same routine, another day of great fishin.  We hooked up with 11 fish this day, we put 7 or 8 in the air and we got 4 to the boat.  In the two days of fishing I’de say our biggest fish to the boat was about 160 pounds or so, with our smallest fish in the 80 pound range.  I think we had some bigger ones in the air but they wooped us.  What a great couple days of fishing.  I tell you guys what.  Some of the best days I can remember have been when I got that Puerto Rican on the boat!  He’s good luck or something I can’t really figuire it out?? Nah just kidden he’s a great fisherman, and a great captain if I must say so.  Catchin fish takes passion.  A lot of these guides become guides and it all begins with passion.  They started doing it because it was what they love.  Some are a little more passionate, and a little more dedicated than others.  These are the ones that catch big fish, and catch them regularly.  Angels one of em I can say that for a fact.  Alright I’m done with this one fish hard guys fish hard and take a kid out there fishin with you it’ll be good for him.   Frank I emailed you some pictures from these two days my computers being a jerk and I can’t get em up with the story.  There’s some pretty good ones  If you got a little time to put them on here .  If not no big deal.  -BillyB aka salty cracker

It’s just another weekend  fishing trip with Shawn.. Shawn and I have been fishing in the harbor for a few years, and not one time have we ever not caught a game fish.  We are regulars Harbor fishermen. Every chance we get we are out on the boat fishing!

This particular trip Shawn goal was to catch Red Fish. Therefore we headed out to one of our favorite fishing spots which we refer to as Red Fish Cove.  

The next thing I know Shawn says, hey Babe “Fish On”. Usually I would grab the net , instead this time I grabbed the camera.   

Fish On!

Shawn says, Think you should grab the net! as I continue to snap pictures.

Get The Net!

I say, looks like you got your Red! Shawn says, Yeah! and I gonna need the net babe.  As I grab the net the fish runs seems this red been through this a time or two before.

measure up

So Shawn is it a Keeper? Let me see , said Shawn. Well is it? Shawn replys Nope a inch to BIG! Let me see, I said.

What a Nice Catch!

Oh and honey says Shawn, I think we are gonna need a new net after this.  As he smiles and holds up the net.

New net?

Yup! I think your right! So what you gonna do with that oversize red fish? Shawn replies and says …(sigh) Let him go.

Until we meet again!

Happy Fishing everyone !

Robert and john form the shop

  Hey guys just wanted to get on here and show off some of my fishing charter pics from this week of fishing . There has been alot of cobias running around the harbor and in the pass. they have been hitting just about anything. Also the tarpon fishing has been on fire. alot of smaller black tips just on the out side of the school bait as well as some huge macs but they have a lot of cat fish with them. alot of the macs have been in the upper 20’s and some even in the 30 inch range They have been alot of fun. keep your see open around the ray’s also the cobia have been running with them. This the time of year to hit the big fish up.  Hope fully every bodys out and hooking fish. good luck and till the next one.

Capt. Angel                         www.viciousstrikes.com

Brain now 13 yrs old

with one of the reds in the same trip.

Brain dad R.I.P me brain and hes big bro.

Brain when he was 9 yrs old landed this bull all by him self

 It started a few years ago when Capt. Derick called me to take a back country trip.This was the first time any of them had done a  chartertrip here in Charlotte harbor. So I told Derick I’ll take them . I got on the phone And spoke to Brain Dads I told him that if he would like to take the kids and try to get them on some sharks macs and a few other things cause that week the back country was slow all week. He said that sounds good it would be great if my kids hooked a few . So 2 days later we hooked a whole bunch of sharks macs I believe we got got 2 cobias also. Then on the way home hes dad book a few more days for the month to come. He had a blast and so did the kids. and he was looking forward to getting them back out . so I made a quick stop and they were able to hook a few reds for dinner for dinner . So far we went 3 days later Derick called me and told hey The trip that he booked had to be cancelled And I said why what happened and he said he had just got a quick call by hes wife a said that brains dad and hes grand farther both dad in a boating accented .And that the kids were Fin . And just the other days Derick calls me and say hey do you remember the the dad that dad. I said yes . He goes their moms just called me and wanted to know if I could take Brian out.

I got on the phone with his mom a she told me the whole story very sad. So I was already booked up and I told her that I had a few friends going but I’ll take him. And not to worry about it. I’ll pick him up at 6am. I told her on the next one she would have to call sooner and right then I knew that this boy was even lucky to get on a boat. After all that he’s family have been tough. So I feel real lucky that I was able to get him out. Things like this is why I love my job. The mom still did give me  money and I wasn’t going to say no cause I know she really wanted too. But Brain has grown up and has a pretty good head . He hooked a jewfish and jump a tarpon and hooked alot of cat fish while were fishing for tarpon. He also hooked a few smaller sharks as well. All in all it was a good day and thanks to Robert and John for letting little man come with us.

I took Brain Jigging first thing in the morning he caught on quick. He’s going to be a good fisherman.

Capt. Angel        Viciousstrikes.com

Not only cute this girl can fish!

Another red for Barb

It was around PRIMETIME ( thats during sunrise and sunset) my fishin partner John Ball and I were throwing a couple of bone colored SPOOKS under the mangroves on the west wall. John threw in a nice shaded spot and this snook clobered his lure. After a few min. of tough fighting a bullshark came from no where and hit the snook.This is whats left of a 30+in. snook..

Earl and Bubba are quietly sitting in a boat fishing,
chewing and drinking coffee when suddenly Bubba says,
‘I think I’m gonna divorce my wife – she ain’t spoke to
me in over 2 months.’

Earl spits, sips his coffee and says, ‘Better think it over…
……..women like that are hard to find.’

You all know I am Friends with Angel, I am going to explain one of the reasons why we have been friends all these years.

Angle had plans to go out fishing for the day with Robert and English John, Just for fun and a day to relax. The night before a woman called him to see if He would take her son out on a fishing Charter, Her son and the boys Father and Grand father had been on a charter with Angel when the boy was 9 years old. They all had a great time and the boy landed a Bull Shark over 7 feet long by himself with family cheering him on. It was to be the last fishing trip they would take together,as a few days after that charter, the boys dad and Grandad pass away in an accident,

Angel told the mother she could not hire him As he was all booked and could not take a pay trip, But if the Boy now 13 would like he could come fishing with them, So the four of them headed out and They hooked up Tarpon, Sharks, Goliath Groupers , and a few other kinds of fish having a great day.

I heard about this from Robert, and this is is the kind of thing, Angel would do without thinking anything about it. Just the way he is.
Me being the way I am. I wanted you to know too. It takes more than just catching fish to make a good Captain.

Proud of being a friend of Capt. Angel Torres.
Fishin Frank

June 19th and the 20th no license required
Salt water only shore or boat,

One of the reasons they are doing this is that
as of July 1st 2010 you are still required to have a license
when fishing from shore, but there will be no fee, shoreline
fishing license for residence will be free,
YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE LISENCE>

Hi Frank,

This is Vicki Z. and Bill B. We came to see you in April for
new line and lures for our trip to Virginia.

Attached is a picture of the tuna we caught using your lure. We also got
a large spanish mackerel and at least 3 other tunas.

Thanks for your help!