Eglin AFB Flats

flatsfever · 10-07-2008, 12:22 AM

Headed to the flats after work to squeeze and hour or two of fishing after work using frozen shrimp under a popping cork. There were schools of Reds and baitfish breaking the water all around me as I fished. Caught 6 under slot reds all between 14" to 16" and one huge 29" extremely mad catfish. Popping cork went under and at first by the fight thought I had another under slot Red but once I got it in was pleasantly surprised to see it was a 19" specle trout. The trout have been few and far between there lately but this was a nice way to break them back in. Kept the trout being it is my first keeper caughtand was feeling the need for some fish. All other were released.

A picture of last weekend at Destin Bridge caught 11 Red fish in about an hour and a half. Kept a 27" for the fryer.

Death From Above · 10-07-2008, 01:54 PM

good job

clap

What kind of 29" catfish..........agafftop?

Brad King · 10-07-2008, 02:03 PM

Awesome catch......

Ultralite · 10-07-2008, 02:06 PM

good job...thanks for the report and pictures...

flatsfever · 10-07-2008, 10:12 PM

It was not a sailcat. It was the normal bait stealing, pain in the butt when you catch them wading catfish :banghead

kingling · 10-07-2008, 11:38 PM

id be a littlescared if i saw a catfish that big

Death From Above · 10-08-2008, 11:36 PM

Quote:

flatsfever (10/7/2008)It was not a sailcat. It was the normal bait stealing, pain in the butt when you catch them wading catfish :banghead

29" has got to be a world record hard head.

10-07-2008, 12:22 AM	#1
flatsfever Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Crestview Posts: 78	Eglin AFB Flats Headed to the flats after work to squeeze and hour or two of fishing after work using frozen shrimp under a popping cork. There were schools of Reds and baitfish breaking the water all around me as I fished. Caught 6 under slot reds all between 14" to 16" and one huge 29" extremely mad catfish. Popping cork went under and at first by the fight thought I had another under slot Red but once I got it in was pleasantly surprised to see it was a 19" specle trout. The trout have been few and far between there lately but this was a nice way to break them back in. Kept the trout being it is my first keeper caughtand was feeling the need for some fish. All other were released. A picture of last weekend at Destin Bridge caught 11 Red fish in about an hour and a half. Kept a 27" for the fryer.

10-07-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
Death From Above Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,257	RE: Eglin AFB Flats good jobclap What kind of 29" catfish..........agafftop?

10-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#3
Brad King Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 2,958	RE: Eglin AFB Flats Awesome catch...... __________________ Capt. Brad King South Again Charters LLC www.southagain.com captbrad@southagain.com Inshore/Nearshore Charters

10-07-2008, 02:06 PM	#4
Ultralite Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point, ICW, Pensacola, FL Posts: 3,035	RE: Eglin AFB Flats good job...thanks for the report and pictures...

10-07-2008, 10:12 PM	#5
flatsfever Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Crestview Posts: 78	RE: Eglin AFB Flats It was not a sailcat. It was the normal bait stealing, pain in the butt when you catch them wading catfish :banghead

10-07-2008, 11:38 PM	#6
kingling Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cantonment Posts: 823	RE: Eglin AFB Flats id be a littlescared if i saw a catfish that big

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