BamaProud
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My Step-Brother and Dad caught this ancient beast yesterday around Dauphin Island, AL.
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Wow! Monster tripletail. But I learned something - I didn't know they're also called blackfish. I had to Google it. Thanks and again, nice fish!!
BamaProud
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I think Trippletail is what they mainly call them in Louisiana. In FL, MS, AL(where I'm from)they are called Blackfish.
It was 26.5 inches. He didn't get a weight.
It was 26.5 inches. He didn't get a weight.
megalomaniac
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Aww hell!
I literally ran 40 miles of crab pots last Friday hitting over 200 bouys about 30 miles west of Dauphin island last Friday, and all I found were 2 undersized tripletails. Granted we had 1.5ft seas and I'm sure the big boys were ducked down, but still really disappointed I made a tripletail specific trip and was unsuccessful.
There have been some nice ones caught down here past 2 weeks. I've seen a couple in the mid 20lb range caught.
I literally ran 40 miles of crab pots last Friday hitting over 200 bouys about 30 miles west of Dauphin island last Friday, and all I found were 2 undersized tripletails. Granted we had 1.5ft seas and I'm sure the big boys were ducked down, but still really disappointed I made a tripletail specific trip and was unsuccessful.
There have been some nice ones caught down here past 2 weeks. I've seen a couple in the mid 20lb range caught.
One of my favorite fish! When I needed to clear my head when I lived in FL, I would climb in my tower with a single spinning rod and run stone crab pots.
There were times when I would leave Ft. Myers and run 80-100 miles in a day only coming off plane when I saw a fish.
There is nothing better than doing this on a cold January day with bluebird skies.
There were times when I would leave Ft. Myers and run 80-100 miles in a day only coming off plane when I saw a fish.
There is nothing better than doing this on a cold January day with bluebird skies.
BamaProud
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We never really targeted then specifically growing up, but always check any crab buoys, pylons, floating debris on our way to and from fishing spots. I have a buddy that targets them a lot and has won a dozen or so tournaments.
That's a hoss
