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LIke an idiot, all the guys with surf boards didn't clue me that the swells would make
it difficult to wade deep enough to fly fish. I did it anyway.
I hadn't fished for nearly two weeks so I really didn't have a choice.
I can now say that fly casting is more difficult underwater.
Sensibility might have sent me back to the beach but I could see schools
of decent fish busting bait just beyond the waves breaking over my head.
If I could just get the line up & haul once I knew could get one.
Eventually I did and caught a Spanish.
Note: catch and release is also difficult underwater.
I felt so proud I stayed for more punishment.
I ended catching 5 very nice Ladyfish, 2 small Spanish, and losing a decent pair of sunglasses.
Four different guys met me on the beach to tell me how entertaining it was.
I won't do it again.

Sometimes you gotta fight for it.......

Yet another post that is begging for photos... or better yet video
Glad you caught a few!

That make spearguns for that kind of fishing Lit.

Did you think the guys were cute?

bman wrote:Yet another post that is begging for photos... or better yet video
Glad you caught a few!

Yep.

Way to tough it out Lit.

Underwater fly casting

Hardcore

Whoa Lit, that reminds me of the front halfs of Lady Fishes I've caught in the Destin surf every September... the other halves eatin by 4' sharks about 30' from the shoreline

Jumptrout51 wrote:Did you think the guys were cute?

Ah, not something likely to cross my mind.
But, if it had, I probably would have kept it on ice. . .

Way to tough it out

Lit, were you in Santa Rosa???

ak man wrote:Lit, were you in Santa Rosa???

Oh no, not a witness.
Yes, I was actually at Ed Walline Park in Santa Rosa.

I was staying at Gulf Place and Saturday morning I saw someone out tossing the long rod. It was kind of a jump and cast technique. Very impressive. I went of later in the morning, just with shrimp. There were fish everywhere. I caught ladyfish and jacks until my arm hurt. About 20 minute after I got out of the water, I was drinking beer on the beach and 2, 5-6 ft sharks cruised inside the first bar. The lifeguard and everyone on the beach were freaking out. They would have been in between me and the beach. That was the end of my fishing.

So yeah, that was me. Not sure I'd call it "technique" though, but thanks!
A few more reasons, like I said, I won't do it again:

ak man wrote:... and 2, 5-6 ft sharks cruised inside the first bar. The lifeguard and everyone on the beach were freaking out. They would have been in between me and the beach. That was the end of my fishing.

RodBow wrote:Whoa Lit, that reminds me of the front halfs of Lady Fishes I've caught in the Destin surf every September... the other halves eatin by 4' sharks about 30' from the shoreline

ak man wrote:It was kind of a jump and cast technique. Very impressive..

Good stuff Lit