Drought is over, FINALLY

lighttackle2fun · 01-29-2010, 01:29 PM

Went out around 1:30pm Thursday afternoon. Left 17th and trolled around 3 mile for a bit with no luck. Then decided to fish some the deep water around the channel. Had a few bites on fiddler crabs but no hook ups, then I switchd to live shrimp and started catching. I thought I would never say the word CATCHING, seems like I have not been having any luck of late and that is just not what I am use to, so I was happy!

First fish was a nice 11.5 inch mangrove snapper, thenIcaught a stud20 inch white trout. Then finally I got my fish!

26.3 inch red that I barely got to the boat. Since I was fishing for sheephead I had very small circle hooks on and by the time I got this guy in my hook was almost straight. Thank god for barbs in this case because that is all he had keeping him on. I couldnt let him run with all the pilings and misc structure around, so I had my drag pretty tight and relied on my braid and got him in!

I was glad I got out for a little bit and actually caught some fish. It had been to long of a drought!

Ultralite · 01-29-2010, 01:34 PM

Nice! mixed bag there...glad you broke the streak and good post...

Rocky Creek Rider · 01-29-2010, 02:01 PM

Sounds like a good day. How deep was the water where you caught the snapper?

Glastronix · 01-29-2010, 02:09 PM

Way to go man...sorry I missed it...

Redfish · 01-29-2010, 02:12 PM

Nice report glad you got out and caught some, I really need to getout myself :banghead thanks for the post!!!:clap

lighttackle2fun · 01-29-2010, 02:36 PM

I fish the backside of the channel wall pcola side so 30 ish foot. I had a ounce weight and dropped straight down of the back of the boat. Stayed 3 ft off the bottom Andy used a long floricarbon leader. Use my ore to stay near the wall. Drifting off and back seemed to get the bites

Snagged Line · 01-29-2010, 07:21 PM

Great Report, Nice Red fish. I had onejust about open up a circle hook and I did not notice how close I came to loosing him untill I was re baiting the hook afterwards.........:clap

BloodyWaters · 01-29-2010, 08:56 PM

nice report! try some Gorilla Light hooks by owner. no more straightened hooks

panhandlephinsphan · 01-30-2010, 10:02 AM

Run through the bait until you find whar works- that's what separates the men from the boys! Nice job Hoss!

01-29-2010, 01:29 PM	#1
lighttackle2fun Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 163	Drought is over, FINALLY Went out around 1:30pm Thursday afternoon. Left 17th and trolled around 3 mile for a bit with no luck. Then decided to fish some the deep water around the channel. Had a few bites on fiddler crabs but no hook ups, then I switchd to live shrimp and started catching. I thought I would never say the word CATCHING, seems like I have not been having any luck of late and that is just not what I am use to, so I was happy! First fish was a nice 11.5 inch mangrove snapper, thenIcaught a stud20 inch white trout. Then finally I got my fish! 26.3 inch red that I barely got to the boat. Since I was fishing for sheephead I had very small circle hooks on and by the time I got this guy in my hook was almost straight. Thank god for barbs in this case because that is all he had keeping him on. I couldnt let him run with all the pilings and misc structure around, so I had my drag pretty tight and relied on my braid and got him in! I was glad I got out for a little bit and actually caught some fish. It had been to long of a drought!

01-29-2010, 01:34 PM	#2
Ultralite Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point, ICW, Pensacola, FL Posts: 3,035	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Nice! mixed bag there...glad you broke the streak and good post...

01-29-2010, 02:01 PM	#3
Rocky Creek Rider Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 65	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Sounds like a good day. How deep was the water where you caught the snapper?

01-29-2010, 02:09 PM	#4
Glastronix Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seminole, Al Posts: 573	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Way to go man...sorry I missed it...

01-29-2010, 02:12 PM	#5
Redfish Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,985	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Nice report glad you got out and caught some, I really need to getout myself :banghead thanks for the post!!!:clap

01-29-2010, 02:36 PM	#6
lighttackle2fun Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 163	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY I fish the backside of the channel wall pcola side so 30 ish foot. I had a ounce weight and dropped straight down of the back of the boat. Stayed 3 ft off the bottom Andy used a long floricarbon leader. Use my ore to stay near the wall. Drifting off and back seemed to get the bites

01-29-2010, 07:21 PM	#7
Snagged Line Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,789	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Great Report, Nice Red fish. I had onejust about open up a circle hook and I did not notice how close I came to loosing him untill I was re baiting the hook afterwards.........:clap

01-29-2010, 08:56 PM	#8
BloodyWaters Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: gulf breeze, pensacola/panhandle Posts: 548	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY nice report! try some Gorilla Light hooks by owner. no more straightened hooks __________________ www.pensacolakayakcharters.com

01-30-2010, 10:02 AM	#9
panhandlephinsphan Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 107	RE: Drought is over, FINALLY Run through the bait until you find whar works- that's what separates the men from the boys! Nice job Hoss!

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