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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : BenCantrell October 19, 2021, 12:57:18 PM

: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: BenCantrell October 19, 2021, 12:57:18 PM

The mullet are migrating up the coast here in FL, and on Saturday we got into a bunch of jack crevalles that were feeding on them. We used small krocs on medium tackle.

Gotta love it when everyone else fishing stops to see what you caught.
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Out towards the back of the surf zone there were dozens of big tarpon and a few sharks blowing up on mullet schools. Saw lots of acrobatics. Hard to get on camera, but I got one shot of a tarpon head coming out of the water.

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Here's a few random microfishing species.

Sand drum (same genus as yellowfin croaker)
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Black margate (juvenile)
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Permit (juvenile)
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Thanks for reading. Not going to lie -- I miss you guys!

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: vdisney October 19, 2021, 03:07:16 PM

Dang dude, you're making me want to move to Florida   ;D

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: jrodda October 19, 2021, 04:18:37 PM

Jack crevalle are up there on my bucket list. That sounds like a lot of fun on medium tackle, and seeing tarpon blow up in the surf zone. Cool micro permit!

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: skrilla October 19, 2021, 05:46:51 PM

Nice!

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: Dark_Knight_9C1 October 20, 2021, 04:52:56 AM

Ditto what Vern said... 8)

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: Latimeria October 20, 2021, 05:07:23 AM

Those are some silvery Jacks!  Nicely done Ben and those tarpon smashing the outside must have been awesome to witness.  I've seen it once when I was a kid and couldn't believe what i was seeing.

Nice variety and thanks for posting up the pics.  I know the guys out here love seeing the Florida adventures.

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: Pinoyfisher October 20, 2021, 07:00:37 AM

Man, I'd never see my family with the amount of life there to catch!! The sharks alone would occupy all my nights.

: Re: mullet run jacks in Stuart, FL
: BenCantrell October 20, 2021, 07:02:58 AM

: Pinoyfisher  October 20, 2021, 07:00:37 AM

Man, I'd never see my family with the amount of life there to catch!! The sharks alone would occupy all my nights.

Oof, and I haven't even done sharks at night here yet.

Still need my bull!