Ft Pierce 2006

Capt.Dave and Julie, with friends who came all the way from Rhode island.

Ronnie is on the left.He comes from Tampa and is bringing his wife Diane to her first Mogan Mania this year. We have to make sure she has a great time and she will be in forever!

This is still my biggest snook to date.Caught in Ft.Pierce the day BEFOR the tournament of course!

Dave hooked this pelican and convinced him that he could win a trophy as the strangest catch if he would only hold the card!! Then Norm forgot to turn in his memory stick!!!!

Ken "Beachsnooker" Taylor

Nice Pic`s Ken T

Now witch Wrong-Side-Up Boat was that ? There were several that weekend ......We had one from our group,the Gent had borrowed his buddy`s boat to join in the fun,anchored from the Stern,an Offshore Charter Boat went by and Swamped Em .......they were fished out by other boats in the area, they recovered most of thier gear,and was able to get the boat back on the trailer.

When I returned from fishing,all thier gear was spread out on the tables drying,AF had got them back out on other boat`s so they might forget about the Mishap,Capt Karl had the bonnet off the motor in the parking lot,and between the two of us,we somehow got the motor dried out and Prrrrrrrring like a kitten,and even washed the whole boat out with fresh water before they made it back to the dock.........What a Great Family

Great Pic`s of those Snook on the Ft.Pierce Jetty........I`ve almost forgotten how nice they had that jetty before the STORMS.........Sweetly Paved with a nice smooth surface,and working Streetlight`s all the way down......Now it looks like a Bombing Range

Not Just Another Cracker !

Yep, that was the guy in our group! Couldn't believe I saw this while snook fishing the jetty. I was so glad to hear no one was hurt and the Mogan Maniacs pitched in and helped get the boat out of the water and running again in short order.

Yes, they lost some tackle but that can be replaced. Lives can't.

I still like that jetty! It's not like it used to be before the hurricanes did their damage but it may be perhaps the best inlet in the state for big snook and even more so, huge monster seatrout! The world record was caught just a few miles from the inlet.

I tried to catch a 30" seatrout for a couple days at the end of this past week in the Fort Pierce area and had a huge one swirl on my DOA Stark Naked 1/4 oz. shrimp but missed it. This happened while fishing the DOA Paddler's Only Tournament and if I would have caught this fish, I would have won the event! I was actually sight fishing and saw the Gator attack and miss the shrimp by just mere inches!

I did catch this nice 30 1/4" fish on a DOA Deadly combo w/ 1/4 oz Nite-Glo shrimp at 5:45 a.m. in the morning out of my kayak. That was fun getting towed around in the dark by a nice fish with the drag doing a little bit of pre-dawn singing!

Tight Lines,

KT

Ken "Beachsnooker" Taylor

Here are a couple pics of the jetty from this past weekend and some familar sites to the AF crew of the Fort Pierce area.

I don't know how effective those short little lights will be for night snook fishing on the jetty. Wonder if they cast a shadowline?

It was very windy for the most part except with a few hours here and there of calm. Tournament day (Saturday) was the calmest day. I did catch snook everyday out of the yak and had fun except for the fact that paddling head on into a 25 mph headwind with a white caping Indian River wasn't fun! Good thing I'm a strong paddler!

My car with yak on roof outside the famous Snook Nook in Jensen Beach! I love that place! Henry is a wealth of information and talk about tackle shop character and lore!

Tight Lines,

KT

Ken "Beachsnooker" Taylor

WOW.......They have done some decent work to the jetty sence the last time I was there.....Just the Resurfacing is a Huge Help,but not sure myself if those Short Light`s will help much for other than walking

I love the Ft.Pierce Jetty,more so than Sebastian Inlet Jetties,....it is much Lower to the water,alot less crowded,and Deeper water.........and I`ve never caught a Short Snook from that jetty,most are on the High Side of the Slot,or Over-Slot.........But I don`t get down there near enough

The River in that area does hold some of the Biggest Gator`s I`ve ever seen,and with all the trips I`ve made down there,I`ve never realy targeted them,mostly looking for Snook and one will smash my lure

Thanks for the Pic`s Ken

Not Just Another Cracker !

Tom, I'll try to get down there to the jetty at night and see just how far those lights reach.

Mike

"Every day on the water, is another day in school."

Thanks for the pic of that restaurant. Really brings back some bad memories.  That's where I did my infamous belly flop going out the back door to the parking lot.    

^DAVE   

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