July 4, 2025 Williams Party Boat Captain John 12 hr snapper - full video

July 4, 2025 Williams Party Boat Captain John 12 hr snapper

Some affiliate links for stuff I use

Centaur Constellation Jigging rod (I think mine is light action. Get the rod that matches the line you're using, and use a jig around the middle of the rated weight range when jigging)
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Penn Fathom 25XNLD2 (I'm using an older discontinued model).
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Sufix 832 braid (I think this is the better option for this application compared to hollow core). 65 lb.
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Sufix Superior 150 lb mono leader
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Mustad demon perfect circle 3x 10/0 hooks (gun shy after my dad had a VMC 6/0 straighten out on him on a mystery fish).
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Owner mutu light circle hook 1/0
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Dexter 9" Fillet Knife, Carbon Steel
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0:00 Office, parking, staging to board
1:41 Exterior tour (I didn't do a tour of the cabin)
3:54 Underway
6:26 Open ocean cruising (around 4 hours out)
6:40 Prep for first stop
7:32 First stop, first drop. Sucked.
11:02 First tangle
20:17 First stop, dolphin and first keeper red snapper.
22:45 Cruise to second spot
23:22 Second stop sucked too.
24:42 Third stop
24:48 Third stop, fish on.
26:40 Third stop, tangles in prop. Undersize fish released
28:00 Switch to triple chicken rig
32:01 Third stop, Second keeper red snapper.
34:40 Third stop, PARTY BOAT SPECIAL!!!!
40:26 Third stop, PARTY BOAT SPECIAL ROUND 2!!!!
40:39 Third stop, Dolphins
43:09 Fourth and final stop
43:35 Last stop. Tangled in prop
47:56 Last stop. Small bites = beeliner (first and only one)
50:01 Last stop. Good bite. Fish lost to prop tangle
53:52 Last stop. Another keeper red snapper. Donate to boat.
57:41 Last stop. Another keeper red snapper. Throw back boat limit.
59:57 Back at the dock showing off fish
1:01:50 Claim my fish. Lost beeliner
1:02:24 Cleaning my fish.