Even had to work a few hours on Good Friday so didn't get out until noon. Met my old friend & fellow board member Sharkman at the Ecky ramp and off we went. Chop was just heavy enough for us to agree on making it a red-hunting day.
Went to spot # 1 to find someone fishing it. We stayed about 1/4 mile off it and were quite content doing so as we spooked a couple of big bull reds as we finished our initial approach. With the water crystal clear we saw a few more reds swim around the boat but all had lockjaw. Saw that the boat on spot #1 was pulling anchor and got excited we might move in and find a few reds home. Sadly the boat chose to head our way and went WOT the whole way.
Oh well, with St. Marks closed we knew that traffic would be up and manners a bit down... so we start inching towards the spot 50 or so feet at a time, carefully fanning the area with spoons only to have two boats motor in on top of us with one stopping within casting distance. 
The only positive thing I can say is that they at least stayed a few yards to our rear but with the bite still proving slow, we decided to race off to spot # 2.Spot # 2 was dead, so we raced off to spot # 3 hoping it would hold a flounder or two. Slow fished gigs on the bottom and... snot cats!
By this point I'm thinking, "2011 ain't exactly starting out with a bang". Remembering the couple of bull reds we spooked at spot # 1 and with the sun starting to fall, Sharkman and I agreed a run to our starting point was in order.What a difference a few hours and a bit of peace and quiet can make... quickly landed my first fish of 2011, a fat 7 pound slot red.
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I'll even clean your boat for ya since you're such a busy guy these days 
