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thanks for the report. Do u care to share what bait did u use to catch them?spothogg wrote:Woke up to rain early Saturday morning. Would have been tempting to sleep in but had company from out of town and had promised a day on the water. Glad we stuck it out. When we arrived at the fort, there was not one rig with trailer in the lot. I wondered if that was a bad sign. Glad we stuck it out. Great bite that day with some nice reds and black drum at East River. And, the weather later cleared and warmed to a beautiful day.
All the ones we landed were caught with live shrimp, fished off the bottom on Carolina rigs. I caught a nice one a Mambo Mullet, but lost him. What a disappointment! If anchored up, I usually fish shrimp off the bottom and let it sit in rod holder while fishing an artificial.Ttt wrote:thanks for the report. Do u care to share what bait did u use to catch them?spothogg wrote:Woke up to rain early Saturday morning. Would have been tempting to sleep in but had company from out of town and had promised a day on the water. Glad we stuck it out. When we arrived at the fort, there was not one rig with trailer in the lot. I wondered if that was a bad sign. Glad we stuck it out. Great bite that day with some nice reds and black drum at East River. And, the weather later cleared and warmed to a beautiful day.
Thanks a lot! The last red fish that I caught was last October. Wish me luck tomorrow!!!!!!spothogg wrote:All the ones we landed were caught with live shrimp, fished off the bottom on Carolina rigs. I caught a nice one a Mambo Mullet, but lost him. What a disappointment! If anchored up, I usually fish shrimp off the bottom and let it sit in rod holder while fishing an artificial.Ttt wrote:thanks for the report. Do u care to share what bait did u use to catch them?spothogg wrote:Woke up to rain early Saturday morning. Would have been tempting to sleep in but had company from out of town and had promised a day on the water. Glad we stuck it out. When we arrived at the fort, there was not one rig with trailer in the lot. I wondered if that was a bad sign. Glad we stuck it out. Great bite that day with some nice reds and black drum at East River. And, the weather later cleared and warmed to a beautiful day.
Thanks a lot! The last red fish that I caught was last October. Wish me luck tomorrow and any advises would appreciated.Ttt wrote:spothogg wrote:All the ones we landed were caught with live shrimp, fished off the bottom on Carolina rigs. I caught a nice one a Mambo Mullet, but lost him. What a disappointment! If anchored up, I usually fish shrimp off the bottom and let it sit in rod holder while fishing an artificial.Ttt wrote:thanks for the report. Do u care to share what bait did u use to catch them?spothogg wrote:Woke up to rain early Saturday morning. Would have been tempting to sleep in but had company from out of town and had promised a day on the water. Glad we stuck it out. When we arrived at the fort, there was not one rig with trailer in the lot. I wondered if that was a bad sign. Glad we stuck it out. Great bite that day with some nice reds and black drum at East River. And, the weather later cleared and warmed to a beautiful day.
Good luck! Redfish are plentiful and there really aren't "secret spots". Pick an area and focus on getting to know it well and it will pay off. I tend to return to areas not because I think they hold more fish, but because I know the area well and have an idea of where there will be fish. Scouting at low tide will give you a better idea of structure in the area.Ttt wrote:Thanks a lot! The last red fish that I caught was last October. Wish me luck tomorrow and any advises would appreciated.Ttt wrote:spothogg wrote:All the ones we landed were caught with live shrimp, fished off the bottom on Carolina rigs. I caught a nice one a Mambo Mullet, but lost him. What a disappointment! If anchored up, I usually fish shrimp off the bottom and let it sit in rod holder while fishing an artificial.Ttt wrote:thanks for the report. Do u care to share what bait did u use to catch them?spothogg wrote:Woke up to rain early Saturday morning. Would have been tempting to sleep in but had company from out of town and had promised a day on the water. Glad we stuck it out. When we arrived at the fort, there was not one rig with trailer in the lot. I wondered if that was a bad sign. Glad we stuck it out. Great bite that day with some nice reds and black drum at East River. And, the weather later cleared and warmed to a beautiful day.
Thanks for the advice but I guess I have to learn and understand what to look for in the area. Yes I try to fish in the incoming tide and outgoing too. Thanks to all who are willing to help.Great forum with great people.luckywsp wrote:A couple of other things that might help would be to get out early or later in the day. Also check the feed times and the tides. I never catch anything on a slack tide and early in the morning and later in the evening produce much better for me usually. If you want to catch a red anchor up by an oyster bar and look for a place where the water is flowing, possibly between cuts in bar. Then soak a shrimp.
Good Luck and tight lines