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Jupiter & Palm Beach Offshore Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Rob Mazzei
November 14, 2003
Jupiter - Saltwater Fishing Report
Rough sea conditions have hindered most efforts to get offshore for most if not all boats leaving Jupiter inlet this week.
Before the "big blow" we did get offshore and did OK. We bought gogs and runners, headed out to the "drop". Water Temps were in the high 70's and water condition were poor so we kept going to approx. 270 feet where we found a slight color change, temp break and some scattered dedris. Unfortunately the change went from brown to green. It looked like chcolate milk meeting pea soup, YUMMY, not. It was the best we could find and there were some reports of dolphin and sails being caught south of us.
The kite was a no-go, not enough wind. We bridled up several live baits and began our pursuit slow trolling the edge. Nothing, but by now the breeze picked up so we tried the kite again, "fly pelican fly" up it went. First bait goes out half way as we prepare the 2nd, as I'm letting the kite out further it takes a sharp dive downward and the marker ribbon in the air above the bait is gone, which the exact opposite was what's supposed to happen. Kite goes out and up, bait goes out and ribbon comes up into view to monitor the baits near the surface. "Something ain't right"
Well two 10-20lbs. dolphin each have hold of the baits and are pulling the kite down into the water.(Nightmare) I put the boat in gear to get tension on the kite line and tell the guys start cranking the bait rods like there's no tommorow. The plan semi-worked, one release clip popped, fish on! The far clip would not release in time and the fish jumped and spit the hook and the kite was soaring like an eagle.
After the fiasco, we regained our composure and reployed the baits and waited.
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