Captain Jason Sherrill has made his living on the water for more than half of his life.
Even after 25 years in the fishing industry, he still loves to get out and explore new areas that provide excitement when finding something new. Last weekend, he was able to take advantage of the perfect weather and do some exploring, paying off in a full fish box.
“We were checking a new area on our way down to Key West, fishing on the way down,” said Sherrill, who is now a salaried and consulting captain for hire along with owning an inshore charter boat out of Sarasota. “I’ve been playing around in that area for the past two years. We were getting into yelloweye snapper, queen snapper, tilefish, deepwater grouper and more. Then we found an edge that seemed like it had a wreck on it in 460 feet of water.”
The crew enjoyed the calm seas and dropped bait onto the new find below. They were more than halfway to their destination 200 miles into their journey. With more than 110 miles left to Key West aboard the 66-foot Spencer, the anglers were in no hurry catching quality deepwater fish. On a couple of drops, they hooked fish that were too large to turn, getting them into the structure below.