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Deploying the Depth Finder | Big Fish, Texas


hey guys okay gotta cut some bait off

hey guys okay gotta cut some bait off we’re at the east butterfly right now

we’re at the east butterfly right now

we’re at the east butterfly right now it’s a hundred thirty miles from

it’s a hundred thirty miles from

it’s a hundred thirty miles from Galveston jetties we have 13,000 pounds

Galveston jetties we have 13,000 pounds

Galveston jetties we have 13,000 pounds of Gruber tickets and that’s a tall task

of Gruber tickets and that’s a tall task

of Gruber tickets and that’s a tall task for anybody I’m very tired I drove late

for anybody I’m very tired I drove late

for anybody I’m very tired I drove late last night I didn’t get here till 5:00

last night I didn’t get here till 5:00

last night I didn’t get here till 5:00 in the morning

from the time we wake up it’s about 30

from the time we wake up it’s about 30 minutes until we’re set in our gear

longline fishing for grouper we use a

longline fishing for grouper we use a depth finding machine to find the fish

depth finding machine to find the fish

depth finding machine to find the fish it shows us a picture of the bottom

it shows us a picture of the bottom

it shows us a picture of the bottom that’s constantly getting replayed as

that’s constantly getting replayed as

that’s constantly getting replayed as you’re moving so you target your fish

you’re moving so you target your fish

you’re moving so you target your fish I’ll start driving the boat and as soon

I’ll start driving the boat and as soon

I’ll start driving the boat and as soon as I rev up that engine they know it’s

as I rev up that engine they know it’s

as I rev up that engine they know it’s time to throw the buoys in the water and

time to throw the buoys in the water and

time to throw the buoys in the water and we start setting grab the line okay

we’ll have two buoys connecting to each

we’ll have two buoys connecting to each end of the year we might set five five

end of the year we might set five five

end of the year we might set five five mile sets and I’ll have John and I sir

mile sets and I’ll have John and I sir

mile sets and I’ll have John and I sir this they’re my gear setters they’re

this they’re my gear setters they’re

this they’re my gear setters they’re baiting hooks and clipping them on as

baiting hooks and clipping them on as

baiting hooks and clipping them on as fast thing you go stack them okay so we

fast thing you go stack them okay so we

fast thing you go stack them okay so we gotta catch some fish there all right

gotta catch some fish there all right

gotta catch some fish there all right closer the better you want more hooks in

closer the better you want more hooks in

closer the better you want more hooks in the water the hooks ain’t doing you no

the water the hooks ain’t doing you no

the water the hooks ain’t doing you no good sitting on the day those two guys

good sitting on the day those two guys

good sitting on the day those two guys that aren’t setting the gear but they

that aren’t setting the gear but they

that aren’t setting the gear but they get the barrels ready they’re up they’re

get the barrels ready they’re up they’re

get the barrels ready they’re up they’re cleaning the boat making sure the guys

cleaning the boat making sure the guys

cleaning the boat making sure the guys in the back are good making sure they

in the back are good making sure they

in the back are good making sure they got plenty of bait to keep everything

got plenty of bait to keep everything

got plenty of bait to keep everything rolling you know it’s a busy the whole

rolling you know it’s a busy the whole

rolling you know it’s a busy the whole time we’re going to put all that mono in

time we’re going to put all that mono in

time we’re going to put all that mono in the water today they’re gonna be no

the water today they’re gonna be no

the water today they’re gonna be no extra mainline left a lot of longline

extra mainline left a lot of longline

extra mainline left a lot of longline boats they only have eight maybe fifteen

boats they only have eight maybe fifteen

boats they only have eight maybe fifteen miles at the most where I have 25 to 27

miles at the most where I have 25 to 27

miles at the most where I have 25 to 27 miles they might set both of years out

miles they might set both of years out

miles they might set both of years out in the morning but then they got to call

in the morning but then they got to call

in the morning but then they got to call that one back and then set it back out

that one back and then set it back out

that one back and then set it back out call the other one up and then set it

call the other one up and then set it

call the other one up and then set it back out by the time they do that it’s

back out by the time they do that it’s

back out by the time they do that it’s already late afternoon or night I’m able

already late afternoon or night I’m able

already late afternoon or night I’m able to stick all my gear in the water first

to stick all my gear in the water first

to stick all my gear in the water first in the morning and generally the grouper

in the morning and generally the grouper

in the morning and generally the grouper they bite in the morning so that’s why I

they bite in the morning so that’s why I

they bite in the morning so that’s why I do so much better but because we run so

do so much better but because we run so

do so much better but because we run so much more gear than everybody else I

much more gear than everybody else I

much more gear than everybody else I need my guys on top of their game

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