I found one that was willing to eat my skitter walk after about 6-7 tries. He was a determined critter. First cast he missed it 3-4 times and on the 3rd try of the second cast I was able to hook up. This was one of the hardest fighting reds I have ever landed. Each time I thought I had him whooped he would peel of another 20 feet of line. Under the boat...around the boat...running side to side and away from me. Much fun! After a quick photo, back he went and swam away as if he had never been in a fight.
I don't know what I am going to do if and when I ever loose this plug. Nearly all the paint has worn off. The hooks have been replaced at least 3 times, but it keeps catching fish.
- 24"
You can't really see it in the pic, but there were nearly identical gouges on each side of this fish about 4" long. They were pretty deep and starting to heal. They went from about an inch before the end of the dorsal fin to the base of the tail fan. I am guessing a gator tried to get a red fish dinner, but missed.