East of Lighthouse with daughter and SIL

[Jumptrout51]

Due to the 8:30 low tide we loaded up and left home at 7:30.

First stop JBT. Picked up some GULPS, CT's and a ZEBCO 33 combo.
Last trip out I let my SIL use one of my baitcasters. Then 2. Then 3 baitcasters. Had to cut the backlashes out of them all.

Second stop. The lighthouse. Got launched and headed east.

Third stop secret hole in 8 feet of water. I get the SIL rigged with a jighead and GULP. While I am rigging Jennifers' rod, SIL says "I got a big one". The 23" grouper is no match for the ZEBCO combo. In the cooler he goes.
We proceed to keep 4 trout 18-20 inches on this hole along with some nice rockbass. Several more short grouper mostly 18-20 inches.

Fourth stop. A few short grouper and rockbass.

Fifth stop. Same as stop # 4.

Sixth stop. 25 inch red on topwater. 25 inch red on GULP. Another 25,25,25,25,25,25,25.
Some turd saw us catching and moved in ahead of our drift twice. When I moved to re-drift he started setting up behing us on the same drift. Twice. Tired of this we moved on. Never saw him hook up.

Seventh stop. A 17" red.

Eigth stop. Five hardhead catfish.

Ninth stop. 18" trout and nothing else.

Tenth stop. Same place we started the day. More short grouper. Keeper rockbass and more nice trout. Lost 5 nice over 20" trout with the old head shake routine.

Water clarity was noticeably better in 7 feet and deeper. Really black coffee like in closer.

Tally: 15 trout.1 grouper. 25 rockbass.3 reds.

Got to talk to SunDown on the VHF. Good talking to you.

Weather was beautiful. Slight breeze to calm most of the day. West wind started about 3 p.m.

Got home and cleaned the kids a grouper, 2 reds, 10 rockbass, and 9 trout for the ride back to PC.

[birddog]

Great day, JT. Ya'll cleaned up.

[RodBow]

[sundown]

I thought you was surely joking bout that grouper yesterday on the 33 !

[Reel Slow]

Impressive catch JT

[Talltails]

Stellar day there, JT

[Reel Cowboy]

That was a heck of trip JT!!
Grouper on the 33, gotta get me some of those.

[Flint River Pirate]

I heard about the Zebco 33 catch yesterday, I just assumed it was an urban legend, ha.

[Chalk]

Nice catch JT

[tin can]

Y'all done good.

[KyTrkyHntr]

Catching fish!

Turd!

[caseycook]

Sounds like a great day with family, JT! Ashley's holes must be producing good these days...

[whitebc]

Nice trip and good cooler full

[jsuber]

I hope you washed that Z33 beforee you threw it away. Sounds like a great day. Thanks for the report

[Littoral]

Nice trip.

Some turd saw us catching and moved in ahead of our drift twice. When I moved to re-drift he started setting up behing us on the same drift. Twice.

Burns me too. I figure some people don't know what they're doing and don't mean to do it but they need to figure it out.
It even happens to me in the kayak which is rough because my options to relocate are a lot less.