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00:00What happens when foul weather throws a boomerang in your primary fishing plans?
00:04We still catch fish.
00:05Let us show you how on this week's World of Saltwater Fishing from Marathon in the Florida
00:10Keys.
00:23George Bovarumo's World of Saltwater Fishing, big fish don't stand a chance.
00:37Here we go, Marathon in the Florida Keys in October, generally a prime time to catch fall
00:44dolphin as they're moving through, the blackfins are in the hump, the reef fishing is usually
00:48very, very good, and we had grandiose plans, but we had one big problem.
00:54The weather forecast went to heck in a hand basket on us.
00:57What to do?
00:58Well, you shift gears, and you find some more comfortable areas to fish, and you change
01:03up your tactics, and you know what?
01:04You're going to catch fish and have fun nonetheless.
01:07We trailered down the Mark VI to the Skipjack Resort and Marina in Marathon, and I sort of
01:13had some advanced intel is that they had a boat ramp.
01:16Now anyone who trailers a boat to the Florida Keys knows how difficult it can be to find
01:20a good ramp and trailer storage, backed the Mark VI into their ramp, fired it up, launched
01:26the boat, just drive your boat around to their waterfront villas.
01:30Fishing with me was Martha from the American Sport Fishing Association and Scott Salyers.
01:36So, I had a love for fishing since a little kid, used to come down to the Keys.
01:42I'll never forget, I was fishing off the dock and caught, I think it was over 100 grunts
01:47one day, and just loved fishing.
01:51So the ASA, we are an organization, we represent the sport fishing trade.
01:56So all the businesses behind recreational fishing, whether it's tackle, it's lures, electronics,
02:02and then of course, all those businesses depend on recreational anglers, and recreational anglers
02:07are a lot of times part of the industry, and so we are looking out for recreational fishing.
02:13We want clean waters, we want access, and healthy fisheries.
02:22With the morning's high rain percentages now beginning to wane, we ventured out.
02:26So, we had a couple of hours of showers, unexpected, because the forecast looked pretty great going
02:33into it, wake up, and it's dark, it's real windy, and then here comes the rain.
02:39So, but luckily, it cleared up pretty quick, still a little bit bumpy once we made it out
02:43there, but we persevered.
02:45We loaded up with live pilchers, and we went to a couple patchway spots in approximately 25
02:51and maybe 30 feet of water, a lot of bait in the area, got situated on that structure.
02:57Let's give the muttons a try, they're in, you know, fairly shallow this time of year as well.
03:02And the gear was simple, a knocker rig pretty much with an inline circle hook, a two-aught,
03:07light pilchers, and it was just a matter of dropping down on the bottom.
03:11The chum was working, and hopefully we'd find the muttons.
03:13And fortunately, Scott Sauer is the first one to hook up and catch a mutton.
03:17You must be reading the pages of Saltwater Sportsman, if I had a guess.
03:21Yes, George, cover to cover.
03:23What you have?
03:25I think it's a small man, small mutton.
03:31Yeah, all right.
03:32Intended species, just got to grow up.
03:34100%, very good.
03:35And you would see him on the SIMRAD machine, and then all of a sudden, you wouldn't see him
03:39anymore, and about maybe 10 minutes or so later, here they come back on that SIMRAD,
03:44and bam, bam, our rods go down.
03:47Something's going down.
03:48There he is.
03:49Voice.
03:51I feel almost a little drag coming out in that one.
03:53Yeah.
03:54I think I got his baby, or bigger brother.
03:56I don't know if he's still there yet.
03:58You notice how courteous I am?
03:59I'm giving you the top spot of the boat.
04:02George, you're always too nice to me, except when you call me in the middle of the evening.
04:07All right.
04:08Another mutton for you?
04:09A little bigger.
04:10Yeah.
04:10They're growing.
04:11Nice.
04:14Oh, Martha, you're going here.
04:16I know.
04:17I know.
04:18It's lonely here at the top, George.
04:20Martha and I haven't reached for second place right now.
04:22We're both in the starting gate, haven't left.
04:24The patch reefs in Hawk Channel is always a good backup.
04:27In some cases, a good primary choice once you start getting into the cooler months.
04:32You know, October, November, December, January, and even at early spring.
04:36As long as the bait is solid in Hawk Channel, the muttons and other game fish should be around.
04:42George, Poveromo's world of saltwater fishing is proudly brought to you by Penn.
04:47Let the battle begin.
04:49Mako, you'll find them where the fish are.
04:51Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's.
04:53Your adventure starts here.
04:55Mercury.
04:56George, we'll be right back.
04:59When inclement weather forces you to pivot, things just seem to work out in the Florida Keys.
05:05I'm with good friends Scott Salyers and the American Sport Fishing Association's Martha Gaius.
05:10You know, we're rocking and rolling.
05:12And so we start dropping down and not long after we start fishing, the fish start popping up.
05:19We did catch legal fish that we released.
05:23We could have boxed them, but I think the right thing to do is if they're marginal, just let them
05:27grow up.
05:28So that was really kind of, you know, cool to have that kind of action and then move on from
05:33there.
05:33That light tackle, you hook up a fish, you generally have a pretty decent bite.
05:38And then it was Martha's turn and then it was my turn.
05:41And this is how this whole thing went.
05:43Just catching these mutton snapper.
05:45Come on, I want to see.
05:46Fight like another mutton.
05:48Yep.
05:49Feeling any different size wise?
05:51No, about the same.
05:52There you have it.
05:53Not much.
05:55Actually a little bit bigger.
05:56Yep.
05:57There you go.
05:58All right, Martha.
06:00Everybody's on.
06:01Let's go, mutton.
06:02Hey, would you like a bottle of water too since I'm not doing anything?
06:05Get my nails done.
06:10Yeah.
06:11Just sitting there taking in the show.
06:13All I can do.
06:14There's our leader.
06:16Yeah, Martha.
06:17Woo-woo.
06:18Uh-oh.
06:20Oh, a little bigger.
06:21A little bigger.
06:22Every one.
06:23A little bit bigger.
06:24Let me get at least a picture of my cell phone with you on that.
06:27All right.
06:28And the picture looks like you have manhands holding that snapper.
06:32Oh, yeah.
06:32Here, like this.
06:34How about one?
06:34There you go.
06:35Yeah, there you go.
06:36Go in there and get a little tighter.
06:40Check that out.
06:41Nice.
06:42I hope I'm more than just a photographer on this trip.
06:44Oh, guess who's hooked up?
06:45Oh, yeah.
06:47Oh, I'm on.
06:52What you got?
06:56Do you need a net?
06:57I don't know.
06:58Here's the leader.
06:59What do I have here?
07:01Ah, nice mutton.
07:09All right, Scott.
07:12Now that's a pretty fish right there.
07:14That's all right.
07:15Look at that.
07:15Just so you know, you're not the only guy in the boat who can catch these things.
07:18Yeah, no.
07:19It takes a little while to get warmed up.
07:20You're proving your mettle.
07:21All right.
07:23It's digging a lot of weight on it.
07:25You want the net on them or?
07:27Let me have a look at them first.
07:28I almost had them.
07:29This is up here.
07:29Let's see.
07:30Pretty hefty.
07:31Here's the leader.
07:32What do we have here?
07:33A mutton.
07:39Oh, there was my mutton.
07:42And you gave them a jig, too.
07:44Man, not only did you give them the meal, but you gave them the hardware.
07:47Yeah, well, the meat's the important part.
07:50The hardware we can fess up.
07:52Based on what we were doing so far, was there any doubt in your mind that was the largest
07:56mutton so far?
07:57No doubt.
07:58No, I broke it off on purpose.
07:59Yeah.
08:00Sorry.
08:01It can't be one-ups.
08:03Oh, the pain of it all.
08:05And that day ended rather rapidly considering.
08:08So, we pulled hook and we took off heading back to Skipjack Resort and Marina.
08:15But we found one gem along the way, which I'll tell you about shortly.
08:19And let me tell you where we stayed during our trip to Marathon.
08:23This was our first visit to Marathon Skipjack Resort and Marina and it certainly won't be
08:27our last.
08:28I was thoroughly impressed by the property's boat ramp and trailer storage, reserved
08:32exclusively for their guests.
08:34It was plenty deep and wide for my Mako 33-foot center console.
08:38Add in the convenience of docking behind our waterfront suites and simply walking tackle
08:43to and from the boat and the Skipjack Resort is a true luxury for those trailering their
08:48boats down the Marathon.
08:49We stayed in our new luxury waterfront suites.
08:52These spacious and well-appointed units come with Wi-Fi and internet and full kitchens.
08:57In fact, we put one of those kitchens to work for a stone crab and lobster feast.
09:01The family-friendly resort also features 74 hotel-style suites, a 54-slip marina, gym,
09:10poolside tiki bar and restaurant specializing in local seafood.
09:14If your plans take you to Marathon, make sure to look up the Skipjack Resort Marina.
09:19It's a winner.
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09:40George, we'll be right back.
09:42On day two, brisk winds forced us to pivot yet again.
09:46This time it's yellow tailing with a surprise or two in the mix.
09:50And with good friend Scott Salyers and American Sport Fishing Association's Martha Gaius.
09:54So here we go.
09:55Day two.
09:56The Mark VI was right behind us.
09:58We each all had our individual units.
10:01Open a sliding glass door.
10:02Walk your tackle right down to the boat.
10:05There's the crew.
10:06Racking up the rods and just getting everything situated.
10:09You couldn't ask for a more convenient spot.
10:13You have a nice idle out to the ocean.
10:17And from there, it's the open Atlantic and you go wherever you want to go.
10:20We decided, well, let's go out and hit a yellow tail spot out there and go a little bit deeper.
10:24We did the patches for the muttons.
10:26We ran out to around 85, 80-ish, 90 feet of water.
10:29We had wind against current and it wasn't necessarily ideal fishing.
10:34We got situated through the hook, chumming heavily.
10:37And when we first got there and that chum's working, you could see all the bait fish coming
10:42around.
10:43And you look down and here comes that yellow ball starting to rise up.
10:47So Martha grabbed an outfit.
10:49She had a circle hook.
10:51She put a silver side and she's free lining out.
10:54Pretty much as soon as I put one out, here comes the first yellow tail over the rail.
10:57There you go.
10:58Wind it up, flip it in.
11:01Hey.
11:01Whoa!
11:02Spin around the rub.
11:03Nice.
11:04All right, Martha with dinner.
11:05Try not to stab myself here.
11:06Come on.
11:06Underneath.
11:07There you go, Martha.
11:09Got him.
11:10You drew first blood with the yellow tails.
11:13Pretty good.
11:14Pretty good.
11:15All right.
11:15I'm going to help you here.
11:16Do an able assist.
11:17Work that number one circle hook out.
11:22I already asked you what your shoe size, so I'm not going to ask you the perfect size
11:25of the fish box, so I'll do it for you.
11:27All right.
11:28Okay.
11:29The gentleman I am.
11:30Nice job, Martha.
11:31Woo-woo!
11:33All right.
11:33Right on the ice, Martha.
11:35Perfect.
11:35All right.
11:36Thank you, my friend.
11:37We have a crew of five, so we need one more unless we're going to split that one for dinner.
11:44There you go, Martha.
11:48You're doing well.
11:49I sit there and help and encourage you, but I'm not because the ball's right down here.
11:53I'm going to try to get it hooked up, too.
11:54And Martha had the hot ham.
11:55She was doing rather well with the yellow tails, and I'd pull off one here or there.
12:00All right.
12:09There it is.
12:12Anything coming?
12:15Excuse me.
12:19I'm going to pinch the tail.
12:21Okay.
12:22And we're making dinner.
12:25It's well for yellow tails, right?
12:26Hey, Rob.
12:26Oh, somebody up in the bow's got that rod dipping.
12:29That's it.
12:29That's it.
12:31I saw that rod dipping.
12:32He's sleeping up there.
12:33The alarm clock is ringing, and the rod's dipping.
12:36He comes late to the party.
12:39And Scott had bigger plans.
12:42That's cool.
12:42That's what we're waiting on.
12:43Yeah, baby.
12:49Anchor line could be an issue.
12:51Where's that anchor line?
12:52I had a piece of flam down, and I had a little guy picking at it, and I think a
12:57big bully came up and stole it from him.
13:00So we got a little light tackle.
13:03Oh!
13:04Oh, no.
13:05That's that.
13:06Did you break off?
13:08Who knows?
13:09The fish got him in the bottom, and boom.
13:11And that was the end of it.
13:12So it happens, you know, but it was fun.
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13:57Seas, three to four feet.
13:58Power, triple Mercury Verado 400-horsepower V10 outboards.
14:03Props, Mercury Revolution X, 25-inch pitch.
14:07Total miles, 43.
14:08Consistent cruise, 4,200 RPMs.
14:12Speed, 38 miles per hour.
14:14Total fuel burn, 52 gallons.
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14:47The yellowtail bite just evaporated.
14:51Current going the wrong way.
14:52Chum going the wrong way.
14:53We're just trying to compensate, make it all happen.
14:55George was up in the bow.
14:56He sees a dolphin swim underneath the boat.
14:59I look over to the side, and I see a dolphin.
15:02He's lit up like a tiger.
15:03I mean, when a dolphin's lit up and he's got the stripes on his back,
15:06you're like, okay, this is a hot fish.
15:08So I jump to the back, grab a ballyhoo, flip it out, a live ballyhoo,
15:12flip it out, and the dolphin immediately took off towards my bait.
15:17Peace.
15:19That's a nice fish.
15:20Maybe at your, like, one or two o'clock last I saw him.
15:24I thought I'm coming this way.
15:25Maybe more than one.
15:26Something, yeah, there could be.
15:28Oh, here he is.
15:28He's on it.
15:29He's on it right here.
15:30All right.
15:30Hook him up.
15:32Is there another one?
15:32Is he single or what?
15:35I don't know.
15:36I think he's a single.
15:37All right.
15:37We'll take him.
15:39Good one too, Scott.
15:40Switch with me if I hook up.
15:41Come on.
15:42Let's try places.
15:43Go ahead.
15:49Got him.
15:50Nice.
15:52All right.
15:52This one's almost ready.
15:54All right.
15:54We got to get a gaff.
15:55If somebody could just get a gaff.
15:57Do assist.
15:58Oh, man.
15:59Oh, he just fit it.
16:00No.
16:00All right.
16:01Hold on.
16:02Let's get another one.
16:03He's all green.
16:07Hey, Scott.
16:08Are you paying attention?
16:09Oh, I could have hit him.
16:10Yeah, I think so too.
16:12I didn't know you were that close.
16:14No, no.
16:15Don't lift him out of the water.
16:16I'm not.
16:16He's done come doing that himself.
16:20All right.
16:21Go in there.
16:21Flip that guy right in.
16:22Come on in.
16:23I'll wrestle him.
16:24All right.
16:26Nice job, George.
16:27He's up.
16:27No.
16:28There you are.
16:31Just trying to get the yellow tail.
16:33Dropping a valley off the bow.
16:34Here comes a dolphin charging through here.
16:37Scott hooks up.
16:38He's on his.
16:39And I threw a jig back in there.
16:41Hooked up to mine.
16:42He pulled his.
16:43One was still swimming around.
16:44We got ours in with all the mayhem.
16:45Just the course.
16:46Just the mayhem.
16:47Look at it.
16:47So now, I think we got a good raw water wash down system to try to get us back to
16:54normal.
16:57And when you have two divers aboard, normal takes on another meaning.
17:01All right.
17:02It makes you over 100% legal.
17:05And safe.
17:07Being e-opening a stone crab season, Scott Salyers and videographer Charles Gonzalez persuaded
17:12me into dropping him off at a nearby flat.
17:15Charles immediately plucked a large stone crab from his burrow and harvested its claws.
17:24That's what a claw soil looks like.
17:27Don't tell anybody.
17:30Then, it was onto a shallow reef where they hit for Station Gold.
17:52Charles did the diving, and Scott transported the catches of both stone crabs and lobster
17:57back to the Mark VI.
17:58After culling enough stone crab claws and lobster tails for the team, we headed back in.
18:04Stone crab fever draws waders, snorkelers, and divers into the Florida Keys from its season
18:10opener in early October right down to its spring closure.
18:13This delicacy of a crab harbors within cracks, nooks, and crannies within reefs, around bridge
18:20pilings and rubble, and holes that burrows into sandy, muddy nearshore bottoms, including
18:24the flats.
18:25Only the claws are harvested, providing they meet minimum size.
18:29Adult crabs can rejuvenate claws in about a year.
18:32Best bet, send over a diving buddy to gather some claws, and then invite yourself to dinner
18:37afterwards.
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18:44Seeking an early dinner, we tied up at Dockside Boot Key Harbor, a casual waterfront bar and
18:49grill just down the channel from Skipjack Resort.
18:52We cleaned mahi, yellowtails, and lobster, and gave Dockside the bounty.
18:57They, in turn, cooked up an outstanding dinner complete with tasty appetizers.
19:01Dockside Boot Key Harbor, what a convenient and fun place to dine.
19:05Back at Skipjack Resort, Scott and Charles commandeered the kitchen in my villa and boil up our stone
19:11crab claws.
19:12And this was for dessert.
19:13Talk about a feast among friends.
19:15Fish stories were fun and likely exaggerated a little from the taste or two of Papa's Klar rum.
19:21It was truly two fun days off Marathon in the Florida Keys.
19:25No, I think we had a really great trip.
19:27It started out a little bumpy, but still fishable.
19:30And so, you know, I think we really, we checked all the boxes this trip did.
19:35It was really great.
19:36Thanks for inviting me.
19:37George and I are co-workers and friends.
19:42We've talked about fishing before and just never been able to pull it together.
19:46So, when George called and said, hey, let's go out and let's fish.
19:52Boats can get really small really fast, but if you enjoy the people you're with, the time flies.
19:58And the time flew on this trip.
19:59We had a blast.
20:00So, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
20:03This whole trip turned out to be, I just like to call it the industry standard.
20:06Good friends, Scott Salyers, Martha from the EASA.
20:10We just had a good time out there, having fun, participating in what has become our livelihood,
20:16recreational saltwater fishing.
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20:35We'll see you on the water.
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