Marathon and FL Keys

October 29th, 2009

Exclusive Report

On a boating tour through the Keys, Scott and Sharon Gibson pulled into Burdine's and decided to spend a few days in Marathon before heading to Fantasy Fest in Key West. The Indianapolis couple included a day of fishing with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of the 7 Mile Marina.

They went to the gulf in search of keeper grouper, but came up short. They caught plenty of gags, but none large enough to be eligible for the fish box. They also tagged and released two short cobia and fought an 80-lb goliath grouper. Scott was put to the test by the biggest nurse shark Capt. Johnson has ever seen. Catching a nurse shark would not normally warrent a mention in a SeaSquared fishing report, but this one was every bit of 8 feet and Scott wrangled it using 20-lb spinning tackle.

Capt. Johnson moved to an inshore wreck and switched to 12-lb tackle in order to catch dinner for the Gibsons. They put five nice size mangrove snapper in the cooler, which they planned to have cooked that evening at Castaway Restaurant on 15th Street in Marathon.

We'd like to wish Happy Birthday to Sharon on Halloween and hope she and Scott enjoy their Fantasy Festivies!

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