Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 20-04-2009, 19:14   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 2
pirate Fresh Fish

I had the best red snapper of my life, last summer in Greece. It was caught fresh and grilled. Now I am 'hooked'. Never a fisher, now I want to catch my own fish and grill it right on the boat. I have heard of dragging a net, any ideas? My husband wants to spear fish -- thoughts?
jessica is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2009, 19:45   #2
running down a dream
 
gonesail's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Florida
Boat: cape dory 30 MKII
Posts: 3,207
Images: 7
Send a message via Yahoo to gonesail
you can catch yellow tail and mangrove snappers in coastal florida and bahamas. the reds are in deeper waters offshore on the bottom. live bait is best but as their names suggest they can snap and steal your bait in an instant. you might also consider grouper if you want to spear fish.
gonesail is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2009, 19:58   #3
Registered User
 
stevensc's Avatar

Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Boat: Monk 36 Trawler
Posts: 679
Don't bother dragging a net. I suggest you go to a sporting goods, or good book store and pick up a book on saltwater fishing, it will tell you about the gear to get, how to identify fish, what bait, etc. there are just too many topics to cover well here. Maybe do a charter fishing trip.
Good luck
Steve
stevensc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2009, 20:23   #4
Registered User
 
mobetah's Avatar

Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Corpus Christi, TX (sometimes)
Boat: Endeavour40 - MOBETAH
Posts: 235
Cruser's Handbook of Fishing by Scott & Wendy Bannerott is the best book you could get on the subject! ......... IMHO This book, a grill, some butter, lemon and a few spices .... mmmmmmmmmmm

the cruiser's handbook of fishing - Google Search
mobetah is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-04-2009, 20:26   #5
Registered User
 
mobetah's Avatar

Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Corpus Christi, TX (sometimes)
Boat: Endeavour40 - MOBETAH
Posts: 235
Sorry, Wrong link The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing - Google Book Search
mobetah is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 03:39   #6
Long Range Cruiser
 
MarkJ's Avatar

Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
Images: 25
We have caught 4 fish in 13,000 n miles.


Thats one fish per 6,000 kms


Now if you want me to cost the lures we have lost................



__________________
Notes on a Circumnavigation.
OurLifeAtSea.com

Somalia Pirates and our Convoy
MarkJ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 17:57   #7
Registered User
 
captainpauly's Avatar

Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: grand rivers ky
Boat: hunter 28.5
Posts: 29
Are you using steel leaders or just fishing line? Most all those fish out there have a mouth full of sharp teeth.
__________________
Paul and Angela Young
St. Somewhere

captainpauly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 18:30   #8
Registered User
 
Christian Van H's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Princeton, NJ
Boat: Challenger Anacapa 42
Posts: 2,097
Images: 57
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
We have caught 4 fish in 13,000 n miles.


Thats one fish per 6,000 kms


Now if you want me to cost the lures we have lost................



Mark, you are great, but that is LAME!!! I caught 6 fish on my last trip between NYC and Boston! Buy the book mentioned above, it's worth its weight in fish!
__________________
www.anacapas.com

Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged women!
Christian Van H is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 20:53   #9
Registered User
 
cat man do's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Australia [until the boats launched]
Boat: 50ft powercat, light,long and low powered
Posts: 4,409
Images: 36
More fishy stuff here (read it and weep Mark )


http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ving-7504.html

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...fish-8721.html

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...rks-10711.html

Dave
__________________
"Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you a yacht large enough to pull up right alongside it"...............David Lee Roth
Long Distance Motorboat Cruising – It Is Possible on a Small Budget
cat man do is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 21:48   #10
Registered User

Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Currently in the wind.....
Boat: Boatless
Posts: 27
I was under the impression that when it was time to eat you just throw something bright in the water. Is this not the case on the east coast? Of the coast of Louisiana you can't put anything in the water without something trying to eat it. Another example; We sailed from Ft Myers Beach to Pensacola last summer with my "new to me" boat and caught fish every day. We would put out a hot pink squid lure about 150ft behind the boat every time we saw any kind of flotsam, then swing close to the debris. Almost every time we had a fish follow the bait and about half the time we had a fish in the boat. One little caveat, the tuna's will make you earn your dinner.
SaltSeaSailor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 22:37   #11
Registered User
 
stevensc's Avatar

Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Boat: Monk 36 Trawler
Posts: 679
A cruising boat, sail or power, is normally not very well set up for landing fish, and usually it will be one person driving the boat and the fisherman, or woman, at the stern struggling to get the fish aboard. I would recommend using lures with only a single hook like spoons, feathers or jigs . Getting stuck by a multiple treblehook equipped lure being thrashed about by a fish you are struggling to get on board is not something you want to have happen. Think of a hook in your arm another attached to a 20 lb mahi mahi flopping around trying to get free, it is not a pretty thought.
Good luck!!
Steve
stevensc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-04-2009, 23:03   #12
always in motion is the future
 
s/v Jedi's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: in paradise
Boat: Sundeer 64
Posts: 19,656
So you guys don't know this yet?? put some rubbing alcohol in one of those spray bottles and spray some on the gills. Good method for behavior modification like you can see on the photo... nice and calm ;-)

cheers,
Nick.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	2007-09-22 08-45-20.JPG
Views:	272
Size:	98.3 KB
ID:	7876  
s/v Jedi is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2009, 00:59   #13
Registered User
 
cat man do's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Australia [until the boats launched]
Boat: 50ft powercat, light,long and low powered
Posts: 4,409
Images: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by stevensc View Post
A cruising boat, sail or power, is normally not very well set up for landing fish, and usually it will be one person driving the boat and the fisherman, or woman, at the stern struggling to get the fish aboard. I would recommend using lures with only a single hook like spoons, feathers or jigs . Getting stuck by a multiple treblehook equipped lure being thrashed about by a fish you are struggling to get on board is not something you want to have happen. Think of a hook in your arm another attached to a 20 lb mahi mahi flopping around trying to get free, it is not a pretty thought.
Good luck!!
Steve
When we were sailing and got a hookup, we just dragged them around for a bit and let them wear themselves out.

They were usually pretty quiet by the time they got pulled in, but then maybe the speed had a bit to do with it.

And um, every boat I have had apart from Mono's has been very well set up for landing fish, Auto pilot on and get to it on a large stable platform with plenty of space on the steps or back veranda for killing and cleaning.

Dave
__________________
"Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you a yacht large enough to pull up right alongside it"...............David Lee Roth
Long Distance Motorboat Cruising – It Is Possible on a Small Budget
cat man do is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2009, 07:23   #14
running down a dream
 
gonesail's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Florida
Boat: cape dory 30 MKII
Posts: 3,207
Images: 7
Send a message via Yahoo to gonesail
if you're looking for snapper or grouper you probably won't get them trolling. this is a fish that would be caught while at anchor .. maybe you would be close to a coral head or a reef where the tidal flow has dug a deeper channel. fresh fish or shellfish bait resting on a sand bottom is best. you will know when a big snapper has decided to take the bait.
gonesail is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2009, 09:33   #15
Registered User
 
Cheechako's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,734
Get a strong rod and 60-80lb test line. Use a 3 or 4 ft ss leader and a weighted rubber squid (green/yellow worked good for me), just put it out whenever the boat is moving. Once invited, Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Yellowtail and various other things will come to dinner! Oh, and unfortunately Barracuda also! For Grouper etc, get the spear out. I was never in better physical shape in my life than when I went spearfishing every day, diving to 25 ft maybe 50 times an outing.
Cheechako is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Catching Fish alexleclainche Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 54 05-12-2009 12:19
Fish Bibble? Jack Long The Library 4 05-06-2008 08:44
BIGGEST FISH Keegan General Sailing Forum 17 23-10-2007 08:42
Benefits of eating Fish... GordMay Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 6 05-12-2004 13:26

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:16.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.