Big reds in the surf

dick · Post by **dick** » April 10th, 2002, 4:38 pm

I'll be down in a couple of weeks to try the surf on Dog Island. Any reports on the Pompano and Redfish? Any tips would be appreciated. I usually fish a Carolina rig with about an 18 inch leader and up to 2 oz lead. I've been using fresh shrimp and having pretty good success in the past, catching reds, some of them pretty big, and pompano.
Any ideas on catching spanish off the beach there?

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fishhawkJR · Post by **fishhawkJR** » April 10th, 2002, 10:40 pm

Last time i fished the surf of st george i caught spanish mackerel on spoons and cut chunks of ladyfish on the bottom.

dick · Post by **dick** » April 11th, 2002, 9:13 am

Thanks, I do catch a lot of ladyfish there, might as well use them for something. They are fun on light tackle.

fishhawkJR · Post by **fishhawkJR** » April 11th, 2002, 8:49 pm

We usually wade fish at the tip of st george (by the state park between st george and dog island) and do pretty well.

dick · Post by **dick** » April 11th, 2002, 10:26 pm

That's a long walk out there but it's worth it. I fished there a few years back and caught some nice reds.