2/23 and 2/24 (Oyster Bay and KB)

[SHOWBOAT]

Saturday after the social we launched my buddy's john boat at Bottom's Road. Tried a couple holes without much success, so we headed to some grass around the island. Managed one bottom slot red. Not much going on, and the wind was blowing so we headed to bar I had some success on last winter. Quickly picked up about half dozen trout to 21" and another bottom slot red. Got me ready for the journey I was anticipating on Sunday. Light jigs were the ticket.

Sunday we launched from Keaton Breach. Worked the shoreline for a while with with only a couple trout show for the efforts. Really windy, and we ended up getting power pro tied in the tm while trying to avoid a wind knot. Unable to clear all the power pro the tm was done for the day. We headed out a little ways from shore and started drifting back throwing topwaters, jerk baits and jigs. We did several short drifts over the next few hours and caught probably 30 trout to 23" and two reds (25" and a 21 spot 19"), and a flounder. Returned home, pulled the prop off the the tm and realized we had cleared almost all of the power pro. Runs like new.

A couple good days of fishing and nothing seriously broken. Sorry no pics, but everything the fishing and weather were just tough enough that I left the camera in the case.

[creech]

Nice job Showboat!

[mojokoko]

Nice....
I can't see how you're actually getting knots in Power Pro, that just never happens.

[Reel Cowboy]

Nice day on the water Showboat
Makes me feel a little better about Keaton trout.

[bman]

Good Deal

[dawghouse1]

Good couple of days! Thanks for the report

[Jumptrout51]

For every day you prefish Keaton we will deduct 1/2 pound from your tournament stringer.

[snatch-n-reel]

Good couple of days

[Ron Wilson]

Dang nice report, Showboat. Didn't take the chocolate with you?

[flounderpounder]

Nice report bro, that is one pretty dog you have!

[birddog]

Nice!

[Reel Slow]

Great pair of trips

[jsuber]

No lucky charm, thanks for the report

[Ty one on]

WTG, Showboat. Two full days in two locations

[SHOWBOAT]

WTG, Showboat. Two full days in two locations

Trying to give those Aucilla redfish I been chasing for the past couple months a break.

It was interesting fishing without Katie or Boo either day; both usually come with me and it was pretty quiet without them. Boo will be in attendance at Keaton (JT better not hex me or that dog will retrieve every fish he hooks back to my boat ), but Katie will be at her sister's bachlorette party in the frozen tundra.