Tried several times over the summer to get my daughter her first red. She lost a couple on the way to the boat and just seemed to be snake bit. Someone would cast next to her and catch one and she would come up short. She has caught a lot of different fish, just reds seemed to elude her. Lots of Spanish and trout and ladyfish and a few sharks over the years. Was with me on one trip to Choctawhatchee Bay and we tore up the blues.
Today broke the jinx and she wound up with 2. Her first ever Red had 16 spots (breaking her Dad's 13 spot record). She also added a new species - Jack Crevalle. She fought them like a pro in some pretty good current, did not horse the fish and let the rod do the work
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And #2 which was a better fish.
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Her Jack Crevalle. This one tired her out.
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I got to have a little fun too. We were about out of bait and it was time to go when a big fish grabbed my mullet. We pulled anchor and chased him for quite a while. I put the max stress on the 20# braid and fought him for a while. My mono backing was visible when we finally got the boat turned and ready to chase. About 30 minutes later he was tired enough to pose for a picture. I popped the line and we headed in. All in all, 8 reds, all slot size, 1 jack, 1 close to 6' shark.
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Ducks, turkeys, flats fishing. Who has time for golf?
