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St. Andrews 09/05/06 - Round 3 of Marathon fishing
Posted: September 5th, 2006, 4:42 pm
by Chalk
Redbelly wrote:You guys fish too much....
I talked myself into taking Tuesday off being that the tides were good and I wanted too
....I was awakened by rain at 4:00 and again at 5:00, so I milled around waiting for the rain to clear out...It never cleared out, but I only got drizzled on a few times.
I had decided to go and test some unfamiliar parts of the bay, mainly looking for redfish....First stop produces a short trout and two red fish that couldn't seem to find the lure....I mill in and around the bayou....move to the outside and start working the bank...finally catch a 20" redfish
The red destroyed my lure, so I dug another one out and the very next cast I get hammered and the fish heads to the grass and buries up and the line breaks above the swivel
....I fish on down the bank, only having some sea monster swirl at my bait
I move across the bay....I catch another dink trout, had a red blowup on topwater....Kept working the bank and caught another red - 26"
I make a big move to the east, more or less running and looking for a certain type of bank....Stop on a bank with green grass and spotty bottom, hook up with a 18-20" red that had a wingman, I reach for the net and fish off....I move again after fishing a couple hundred yards of bank....Another perfect spot - ran over a red, saw another red, hooked up with one, it came unbuttoned
24 miles on the GPS, 7 some odd hours of fishing, I'm going back to work to get some rest
Nothing broke (on the boat
), caught fish, can't wait to go again
Posted: September 5th, 2006, 4:50 pm
by birddog
Posted: September 5th, 2006, 4:54 pm
by SHOWBOAT
Sounds like a good day. Nice work
Posted: September 5th, 2006, 5:16 pm
by Eerman
Very nice
Posted: September 5th, 2006, 5:40 pm
by Redbelly
I take that back....I don't fish enuff!
Chalk you should be on the pro redfish tour my man!!
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 7:34 am
by Chalk
Redbelly wrote:Chalk you should be on the pro redfish tour my man!!
Okay, you going to sponsor me...I have been told I was spoiled and high maintenance
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 9:17 am
by Sir reel
HUMMM..... spoiled and high maintenance generally are associated with somebody whose a lot better look'n
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 3:47 pm
by Eerman
Redbelly wrote: Chalk you should be on the pro redfish tour my man!!
I think his wife might disagree.
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 3:57 pm
by Redbelly
Sir reel wrote:HUMMM..... spoiled and high maintenance generally are associated with somebody whose a lot better look'n
I most assuredly agree.....with that somebody a female human.
But...Chalk... I'll contribute a few cans of vienna sausages and some crackers to help feed ya on the tour!!
Ain't I a good sponser?!
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 4:13 pm
by rocket
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 4:28 pm
by Chalk
Posted: September 6th, 2006, 7:32 pm
by Eerman
MMMMM...Oberta Beef Jerky and vienna sausages.
Posted: September 7th, 2006, 12:39 pm
by jsuber
Give me some tips one day on catching those fish.
Posted: September 7th, 2006, 9:15 pm
by Chalk
jsuber wrote:Give me some tips one day on catching those fish.
I don't think I can help you, unless your willing to paddle over 20 miles a trip
There ain't nothing to it...fish the bank, find structure, find bait and they will be there...if you add any options like moon phase, tide, weather, fishing pressure, dolphins, otters, sharks - the part of they will be there is off
Redfishing is different from one bay to the next, redfishing in St. Andrews bay is different from west bay to east bay.
Best advice I can give is I like to fish green grass, green grass being a formula.....
Posted: September 9th, 2006, 9:58 am
by Old Dog
Nice pics, looks like I might have to start targeting reds, trout are slow for me right now.
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