Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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I had to work at the coast today, so I thought I would try to get some fishing in first :thumbup: I met up with my buddy Raymond this morning at 6:30am and headed down to Aucilla. Stopped by JR's for some live scrimps before heading down to the river. We got to the ramp to find a very low tide....

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We launched and putted on out to the flats....

Nice Aucilla ROCK :o

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We stopped of in spot #1 and fished in 3ft. of water reading 63 degrees. First fish in the boat was this monster :roll: ....notice the size of the jig compared to the fish (about a 7" trout :smt005 )

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The bite was slow on topwater, but eventually picked up with jigs....

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The trout bite was relatively slow on everything we threw at them , so we decided to move in to fish some shallower spots along the grass. This would prove to be a good move :thumbup: I tossed a live scrimp out the back of the boat along the grassline and set the rod down to grab another pole with a jig. As soon as I did, the pole with the scrimp tried to launch over the side :o I grabbed it and had this on the other end.....

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Then Raymond got a hit.....here he is fighting the red....

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And another.....

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The reds just kept hitting the scrimps one after another. So we kept throwing it to them. Every fish boated was a keeper :thumbup: With only 3 scrimp left, this monster grabbed one and hauled azz towards Econfina...a 26" red!!!!

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We ran out of scrimp after catching 8 keepers, so we kept our 2 and decided to go find the trout. We set up a drift in 4 ft. and the first cast landed a nice 19" trout! Over the next 1.5 hours, we would catch a 4 man limit of trout, throwing back numerous in the slot. With time getting away from us, we decided we had to go and left them biting :smt010 I hate it when that happens :x

It was a beautiful day on the water and we caught a ton of fish. They started biting really well once we reached high tide and stayed over the grass. Can't wait to do it again this weekend :thumbup:

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TOTAL FOR THE DAY:

10 TROUT (16-23")
8 REDS (19-26") KEPT 2 (24" & 26")
1 BLUE

THE TROUT BIT THE BEST IN 3-4 FT. ON THE RISING TIDE. FAVORITE BAITS WERE SWA'S IN FIRETAIL & CHICKEN-ON-A-CHAIN. 5" WHITE FLUKES DID WELL ALSO (BIGGEST TROUT HIT THE FLUKE). TOPWATER ONLY YIELDED A FEW STRIKES WITH ALL FISH MISSING :smt009 REDS WERE CAUGHT ON JR's HAND-PICKED SCRIMPS :thumbup: WATER TEMP WAS BETWEEN 61-64 DEGREES IN 2-5 FT.
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Re: Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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I thought an Aucilla Slam was when Jumptrout51 dropped your boat on the ramp :smt005

Nice trip Tom :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Another good trip, Tom.
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Chalk wrote:I thought an Aucilla Slam was when Jumptrout51 dropped your boat on the ramp :smt005
:smt043 :smt044 :smt056
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Re: Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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Very good trip! That fires me up!! :-D :thumbup:
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Re: Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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Glad you got out there, Tom :thumbup: Way to go on the reds... sure that 26" one gave you a fun fight :smt023
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Good day on the water
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Nice trip :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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Great Trip! If you find anything usefull to do with that bluefish, let me know. I have tried them smoked, fried, made into fish dip, etc. and have not been able to eat them. Even my cat tries to cover them up.... :-?

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I only grill them. I season them like I do trout and top 'em off with a squeezed lemon and tartar sauce :lick: :beer:
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Re: Aucilla SLAM 11-12-08

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I had to fish at the coast today, so I thought I would try to get some work
:smt009 Sorry ya couldn't get to the work!! :-D I hate it when that happens.!
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Great trip and report!
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Great report :thumbup:
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Sir reel wrote:
I had to fish at the coast today, so I thought I would try to get some work
:smt009 Sorry ya couldn't get to the work!! :-D I hate it when that happens.!
Still made it to work. We were off the water by 1:30pm, so that still gave me a few hours to high speed the gellcoat on a 20' Grady and make a few $$$ to boot :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

It was a good day :beer:
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NIce job Tom!
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