Friday:
First boat out of the lighthouse (7:30 a.m). Headed East about 3.5 miles with a strong wind in my face and choppy water. Set up a drift 15 yards south of some crab traps. Fished in 2-2 1/2 foot of water. Water was stained, but could see the bottom. Saw a a lot of big sting rays. Fished a Yozuri minnow. Threw it probably 20 times before I caught a short trout. Changed to a gold rebel with a broken back, I figured the action would entice whatever was in the water. Second cast and boated my first keeper trout
Let my assistant fish with it since she was trying a SWA electric chicken under a equalizer with no luck. I threw the Yozuri again and caught another keeper trout. Nothing happening with the SWA. Got the gold rebel back and hooked into a huge spanish that got off at the boat. Had to get to work, so stopped fishing at 10:30 am. Synopsis: Although it was not as much action as fishing live shrimp, it was better than having to wade through a lot of shorts and trash fish. 2 keeper trout for the day. When something hits the lures you know it is going to be good.
Saturday: Left LH at 7:30 a.m. Wind is a lot better than yesterday's so headed to Grey Mare. Tried to go with a similar gameplan except I will anchor after a catch a fish. Wrong move! Fished the rebel again and caught a short trout. Friend from New Orleans was fishing a candy corn SWA. Once again no action from the SWA under cork. I give him the gold rebel to throw and he catches a short trout. I threw the Catch 2000 and boated another keeper trout, but it took a lot of casts. The wind slacked and the bite dropped off. Fished again in 2-2.5 ft. Seemed like everytime I picked up the anchor and drifted we would at least get a bite. Changed locations at 11 and headed south for deeper water and fished 5 ft with no action. Headed to east river and got the hi-light of the day with purpoises escorting us into the mouth of the east river. They were playing with the boat. It was a little nerve racking but it was amazing too. Fished the first oyster bar in the east river and my buddy picks up a nice spanish on deadly dudley (red jighead, clear with silver specs ) I continued to throw Yozuri, rebel and Cathc 2000 without incident. Got a nice bump on the rebel but couldn't catch. Gave up at 2 p.m. loaded up and got checked by the man. They were checking everybody.
Synopsis: Should have continued to drift. 2 good trout and 1 spanish. Both days all fish were caught south of the boat. No fish showed up on the depth finder in the flats, but as I threw the lure they appeared to come out of nowhere. I was able to get a good luck at almost all the fish. Great experience. I appreciate the knowledge shared by all that post.
I always drift and mark the spot were I caught a fish, then drift back through the same area again and again "usually picking up 1 or 2 keepers on every redrift 
