Here's a few fishing pictures, most of them are from May-June. I resized all of them to the same size..however I don't think all the pictures came out all the same size so some may not fit..it is what it is..
No consolation for the devilish beast I hooked and lost to a cutoff earlier in the evening but helped me avoid a skunk
7’4” bull on the tld 25, nice fight
9’ solo lemon while fishing for a 10’ solo hammer
Killin’ time til the shark rods go off
A pretty Spanish mackerel
Another snook
Speck
Where they at?
Right before the rod went off
5 and a half to 6 ft blacktip I got on a 15 lb bait..how did that happen?
What’s gonna eat it? A monster or a lil mutt?
Nobody should ever have to pay for bait, once you get a cast net
One of my favorite beaches
Joel’s nice snook
BT
Pretty sky
Solo blacktip, I hooked and lost to a hangup probably the biggest shark of my life earlier that night and ended up burning the side of my knee on the star drag
A 7’ gummer
6’1” spinner
Small lemon
Leadering a blacktip
A decent bull
7’4” lemon, my consolation for loosing yet another incredibly massive shark earlier in the night to a broken shock leader
Personal best redfish, about a 25 pounder
Caught on 12# spinning gear..many sharks were served a fresh breakfast and none of this creature went to waste
This is for Scout
Nice snook Joel, bad picture by me
They should turn on any minute now
Decent bull
My new buddy
Rough surf for this coast..ain’t nothin’ like free-swimmin’ the bait out off a jetty. That is how I got into sharkin’
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These birds are not very shy
Solo blacktip, learning to use my timer
A nice lunker
First shark of my career with a tail rope on
Early morning lemon shark
Thank you for viewing..the quest for a monster continues, and I will do it in my home town.
Great post and great catches!!!!!! Some solid Bulls and Lemons!!!! Oh and some nice Snooks and Redfish too. Congrats Man !!!!!!!!!
jon i got to be honest - there are fishermen out there that have caught larger sharks but very very few that i am more impressed with as a fisherman - you have hooked a lot of really nice fish and you have done it with the vision that i have had since day one in this sport - you have utilized the gear that you have had - you have adapted to whatever circumstance has arisen - you have had a lot of fun. in my personal opinion i would call you a "master fisherman and master sharker" because you have been able to enjoy it all. some guys get so hung up on the beast and the biggest that they lose sight of all the fun that can be had with the fish under 10' and that to me is a real shame and a real waste. i am personally very proud of you and of all of your accomplishments. none of those fish would have been any fun on a 12/0 or 80w or whatever but i know for a fact you had a blast catching them on the gear you are using. i sincerely hope while all of the memories are fresh in your mind that you are documenting these accomplishments somewhere for yourself - you will look back one day when you are a much older man and be able to share them with some new young guy that sets his mind to pursue these amazing fish - congratulations to you and best of luck in all of your future adventures !!!!!!!!!!
nice catches in sw florida, we are determined as well to catch a monster locally in sw florida 
Doing work! Great Job and Nice Pictures
Very nice catches and looks like you had a lot of fun!
Nice catch...I hope to be so prolific someday.
good job ya
Great pic,s and thanks for sharing your reports.You had to soak alot of bait and put some time in for these fish so great work....Dave
A sharkers dream come true......Awesome pictures and baits!!!!!
nice job buddy. those are all pretty girls
nice lot of fish, looks like great fishing down there on that beautiful coast
careful with those snook cause they changed the law its now an felony and instant arrest if you get caught with an ill eagle one an there still closed in sw fl
careful with those snook cause they changed the law its now an felony and instant arrest if you get caught with an ill eagle one an there still closed in sw fl
I know..I've successfully released every snook I've caught, I don't even keep them when season is open.
jon i got to be honest - there are fishermen out there that have caught larger sharks but very very few that i am more impressed with as a fisherman - you have hooked a lot of really nice fish and you have done it with the vision that i have had since day one in this sport - you have utilized the gear that you have had - you have adapted to whatever circumstance has arisen - you have had a lot of fun. in my personal opinion i would call you a "master fisherman and master sharker" because you have been able to enjoy it all. some guys get so hung up on the beast and the biggest that they lose sight of all the fun that can be had with the fish under 10' and that to me is a real shame and a real waste. i am personally very proud of you and of all of your accomplishments. none of those fish would have been any fun on a 12/0 or 80w or whatever but i know for a fact you had a blast catching them on the gear you are using. i sincerely hope while all of the memories are fresh in your mind that you are documenting these accomplishments somewhere for yourself - you will look back one day when you are a much older man and be able to share them with some new young guy that sets his mind to pursue these amazing fish - congratulations to you and best of luck in all of your future adventures !!!!!!!!!!
Ditto
John is one of the most dedicated ,hardest working beach fisherman we have and in this post all his many skills are evident.He does it all -catch bait ,catch niced sized eating fish ,bait deployment ,tail roping ,picture taking and mostly while fishing solo,,,,,,,,,dude you are a classic.Thanks for another great report
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