Eglin AFB Flats

flatsfever · 10-06-2008, 11:22 PM

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, 12:54 PM

good job

clap

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

Brad King · 10-07-2008, 01:03 PM

Awesome catch......

Ultralite · 10-07-2008, 01:06 PM

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

flatsfever · 10-07-2008, 09:12 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, 10:38 PM

id be a littlescared if i saw a catfish that big

Death From Above · 10-08-2008, 10:36 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.

10-06-2008, 11:22 PM	#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, 12:54 PM	#2
Death From Above Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,276	RE: Eglin AFB Flats good jobclap What kind of 29" catfish..........agafftop?

10-07-2008, 01:03 PM	#3
Brad King Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 3,082	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, 01:06 PM	#4
Ultralite Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Innerarity Point, ICW, Pensacola, FL Posts: 3,166	RE: Eglin AFB Flats good job...thanks for the report and pictures... __________________ "Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the worked are so formidable as the will and moral and courage of free men and women. It is a weapon adversaries in today's world do not have". -Ronald Reagan, USA

10-07-2008, 09:12 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, 10:38 PM	#6
kingling Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cantonment Posts: 840	RE: Eglin AFB Flats id be a littlescared if i saw a catfish that big

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