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5/29/10: 17# permit on Boca beach almost got away

5/29/2010 2:55 PM

gatorjwade

Joined: 9/18/2008

Posts: 356

5/29/10: 17# permit on Boca beach almost got away (N/A) Modified By gatorjwade on 5/29/2010 1:59:00 PM

Caught a nice 17# 28" permit this morning on a sand flea on Boca beach! Check out the hook.... it pulled just as I got the fish on the beach.. .almost got away! (...and I just eased him in.) Looks like I'm gonna have to move to regular hooks, instead of the "lite" hooks.

Caught on a large frozen sand flea on a pomp rig, just before high tide with a 10mph ESE breeze and 2' waves (perfect conditions!) on my AFAW Surf rod, Penn 525mag, 17# Sufix Tritanium Plus line.

straightened hook:

gatorjwade ( Jeff )

5/29/2010 3:43 PM

BentHook

Joined: 9/11/2008

Posts: 618

Re: 5/29/10: 17# permit on Boca beach almost got away (N/A)

Jan 05,2010

GatorWade

Naw, never use those Eagle Claw 197's myself.... too bendy for bigger fish IMHO. I use Owner Mutu Lite 2/0, but this got me thinkin' about using the regular Mutu hooks which would be a tad stronger.... wondering if it would affect my permit bite???

It's time to go from thinkin to doin

I wonder if that permit was looking for Steve? That sand looks new,have they been bringing in sand on your beaches?

5/29/2010 4:07 PM

gatorjwade

Joined: 9/18/2008

Posts: 356

Re: 5/29/10: 17# permit on Boca beach almost got away (N/A)

The hook in the photo is an Owner Mutu Lite 2/0. Love them, but this is the 2nd or 3rd hook seriouslly bent outta shape by a permit. I got some of the regular Mutu's.... they seem significantly thicker, so I stayed with the Lites, but I guess I'll have to try them to see if they affect the bite.

Yeah, they "renourished" the beach earlier this year. I think it reduced the bite here some (since no permit until this one since the renourishment).