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Put the TC II in at Carrabelle at 8:42 am this morning. My initial plan was to head over to the bay side of Dog Island and work the flats & channel. When I reached the bay from the river, I was greeted by a 20mph wind. Being hard-headed, I decided to make the run for the island. A little over half way across I was slammed by 3’s & 4’s and was taking a saltwater shower. When one of the waves came over the bow I decided that was enough. I turned northeast started a run against the wind toward Lanark Village. Somewhere along the way, my hat blew away, and I had to turn back and retrieve it. Stopped behind Ho-hum RV park where most of my drifts started. I had escaped the 3’s & 4’s in the middle of the bay. Along the edges of the bay the waves were tolerable, but the wind was aggressive making for a fast drift. It was easy making 30 and 40 yard casts. I was using a jig under a CT most of the time and alter switched to a straight jig. The most successful colors were chartreuse and silver phantom. I used a 4â€

Good job MJ! We were supposed to go to Econfina, but the weather kept us in Georgia. Glad to see you were successful despite the conditions. No rain??? We had showers here. Good pics!

No Rain- I came off the water around 3 pm. I could see a large front comming in and the winds had increased from 20- maybe 25, but no rain. No line at the landing made unloading and loading a breeze....

I like the Lizard Fish personally..

good report.

MJ, THANKS FOR THE REPORT, GLAD SOME ONE WEATHERED THE GAIL AND STILL CAUGHT NICE FISH, GREAT PICTURES.
PA

You did good. A lot better than my last trip.Nice pics, too!

Alamar- When you get an opportunity to fish, you go when you get the chance. In my opinion, the best fishing pictures are those taken while the fish is alive and being caught. They are much better than those taken after the fish has been on the ice. I did both.

2 true- The lizard fish has become strange type of symbolic icon of a well rounded fishing trip.

Thanks for the complements & comments -

Good deal mj, thats some conditions.

That's scratching the itch!

"hey MJ, from AG - nice fish you got there."

Good job MJ!
I guess the report and pics make up for that faulty link you posted!

-Rodbow- I'm glad you're not upset at me for not inviting you along. It would have been a "last minute" invitation, and you and all your gear would have gotten soaked in salt water. Same apology goes out to Mako and Sea Grits

Sounds like you enjoyed the experience MJ. Thanks for the report and the information on some methods that I haven't tried yet..... Seting up a chum line with:

1- cutting board
1- nice lock blade knife
1- Lb of frozen shrimp (for tipping the jigs)
1- Fishing rag

I would have never thought of trying that... how much do you think it helped?

Sir- If you try the method I used be sure to bring extra(s) along if you need to start a new chum line.

I downloaded my tracks this morning from my GPS and studied my attempt to cross the bay. I made it less that 1/4 of the way across before turning back. It sure seemed like I made it to the middle....

Loosing all that gear should give you an idea just how rough it was when I made my runs back to restart my drifts. Next time, I'll be more carefull about the placement of those items. There was stuff bouncing and flying all around inside the boat. At one point I had to stop the boat to "save the camera". It got loose and was flopping around like a trout around the console on the deck. Sometimes I just take along too much stuff

All things considered the experience was a good one. Glad it worked out for you. It can be especially un-nerve'n to experience those conditions when you are out by yourself. It was good that the conditions did permit you to stop and recover/restore items. When you can't safely leave the wheel....you just have to let things go