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Exclusive Report for Cobia & Mangrove SnapperA group of Marathon local businessmen took advantage of some late summer downtime to fish with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of 7 Mile Marina. They ventured 50 miles into the Gulf in search of jumbo mangrove snapper and were rewarded with fish up to six pounds. They lost no fewer than 30 more grovers to the mightly Goliath grouper, who took more than their fair share. A couple of barracuda also enjoyed some of the snapper meant for the box. The fall migration of cobia has begun in the Gulf. The group put two in the boat, each in the 20- to 25-pound class. They hooked a third that was over 30 pounds, but when it ate the bait it decided something was wrong and spit it back out before they could react. The cobes don't get big by being stupid! To learn more about the fall cobia migration, please listen to the podcast on Facebook.com/MarathonFishing. Pictured L-R: Capt. Emil Swaidan, owner of Spirit Snorkeling, John Harrison, owner of DotPalm, and Rich Tompkins, Bank of America Mortgage Loan Officer.
Facebook.com/MarathonFishing Capt. Chris Johnson SeaSquared Charters Located at 7 Mile Marina - www.7milemarina.net Mailing Address 1263 Marlin Drive Marathon, FL 33050 Phone: (305) 743-5305 Fax: (305) 743-0564 Website: http://www.seasquaredcharters.com/
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September 3rd, 2009 
