Date: 9/13/26
Setting: Morning - Dock / Boat Launch
Species: Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
Gear: 30lb Trilene braid, 40lb mono leader, knots only
Rig: Slipshot - Circle Hook - Live Baitfish
Method: Casting toward Boat Speed Limit sign
Catches:

• 🐟 1x Undersized – C&R
• 🐟 1x Keeper (>10in) – FATE

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Notes: First time casting at an active dock / boat launch. Line caught in propellor. Kind man nearby let me borrow a prepared rod so I wouldn't miss out on the high tide window while re-rigging.

Date: 9/11/26
Setting: Morning - Beach
Species: Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Gear: Handheld Net
Method: Ambush
Catches:

• 🦀 1x Keeper (male, over 5.5" point-to-point) - FATE

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Notes: Got GOT by barnacles lol. I was casting from atop a giant pipe (like a mini pier) and slid off to snatch up the Crab. Didn't even notice I was sliced up until I looked down and saw all the bl--d. Quickly rinsed in cold water at the beach foot wash station, sanitized and bandaged when I got home. It has since healed nicely and I managed to avoid contracting Vibrio vulnificus. Yay!