Aucilla 7/19/07 - 40 inches of love

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Aucilla 7/19/07 - 40 inches of love

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Old college roommate came in town and we fished with one of my high school buddies at the Aucilla.

High tide at 6:05 a.m. Fishing at 6:10 a.m in 2.5' of water. Five minutes in huge explosion on the topwater lure...three jumps...100+ lb. tarpon...strips out lots of line ...start the motor to chase, gain a little ground...three more headshaking jumps...and then the 10 lb. mono breaks after a nice little two minute fight. First time I'd ever hooked a tarpon. It was cool.

After a few "Holy @#@$" from the two friends, we're back fishing. Ten more minutes go by, sun is just starting to rise. Another mega-hit on the topwater lure, line starts screaming out...what could it be? After a 30 minute fight with several long runs, we net a 40" redfish...it was ginormous.

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I could barely lift the thing in with the net...
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After a few high fives, continue our drift and continue to catch fish...reds were all over the place...and most were in the slot. Caught a few trout, but caught 15-20 reds on the day. I even let my friends catch a couple too. :lol:

Derrick's red
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The first of many doubles
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Shitbird's trout
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Little guy
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Shitbird's red
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The Noleflyfisher shot
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Another red double
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Last one of the day
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Off the water by 11:30...it was a great day with two close friends.
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Post by fishful_thinkin »

Steller Day!! Looks like we might have to start callin you "capt" Casey Cook!!
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That deserves an

Atta Baby! :thumbup:
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Really nice day CC.
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Post by TallyFish »

Monster Red! Nice one.
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GEE WIZ :thumbup: :smt011
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Beautiful!
And, at the risk of quoting myself from yesterday:


You Might Need To Fish ASAP...
Littoral wrote:...if you can.
I saw more action this morning than I have for a long, long, time.
My guess is that the nutrients from the late rains have finally worked up to "bigger" productivity nearshore. I was working & couldn't fish. Near cried. Big fish busting lots of bait everywhere I looked. Tarpon everywhere.
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Daaaaaamn! :o That's a nice red.
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Post by SHOWBOAT »

Fine work Casey. Congrats buddy.

That last red brought you a lot of fame. I expect to see you on the cover of ShallowWater Angler this time....
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Post by BAD BEHAVIOR »

One question Casey, " How much for lessons???" :smt004 :thumbup:
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BAD BEHAVIOR wrote:One question Casey, " How much for lessons???" :smt004 :thumbup:
Is there a forum/club discount?

WTG :thumbup:
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Nice Bull Red, Helluva day :thumbup:
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Suweet phish :thumbup:

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Great trip, you da man. What a good looking hat you have on. That is one nasty redfish. :thumbup:
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Good day for the dawg days of summer :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nioce red :thumbup: :beer: :thumbup:
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