Yesterday was a sailing day, today we changed gears and went out to fish for the wily Redfish.
We were successful and had a great time in the process. These fish are excellent eating, however, today was a catch and release day, all the fish were released unharmed.
My fishing partner was a guy named Wayne, from Canada, he is great to go with because we both have a passion for what we do. Wayne is a fresh water guide up in Canada and has his own Flats boat down here, on this day we used mine. A few pictures tell the story better than I could.
We did what they call sight fishing, you spot the fish and cast to them, unlike blind casting where you cast indiscriminately and hope that there is a fish somewhere near your lure.
We used medium Wt. Carrot Styx 7' poles with 10 or 15 # test braided line. Lures consisted of pinch lead weighted hooks and a plastic DOA. Basically a weedless worm rig with a jerk bait. If you click on the last photo you can see our lures.
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| Six pound Redfish |
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| Reel good day |
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| Wayne, fish and his favorite rod |
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| Removing the hook |
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| Catch and release |
If I'm ever lucky enough to visit, it will have to be a catch and eat day!
ReplyDeleteBaydog, you have a standing offer to visit.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Wayne. Now can you please clean it, cook it, and bring it to our table?
ReplyDeleteWell done Wayne, who put him on the fish and allowed him to take the first cast, yikes PB I was in the boat as well. Just kidding of course, or maybe not! We had fun no matter what. By the way, 83 degrees here today.
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