FireCracker Red

Bay Pirate · 07-04-2008, 05:13 PM

<SPAN id=_ctl1_ctlTopic_ctlPanelBar_ctlTopicsRepeater__c tl1_lblFullMessage>Hit my 1st spot in the Sound about 6:15am.... water was like glass so I fished a top dog.....caught 3-4 specs, but had about 25 blow-ups, the water was very active, lots of bait and mullet. Water was clear, saw specs all over the place mostlymid teen size.

At the appropriate time, i headed to my spot west of the pass.......water was glassy again, quiet, no boats...real nice.

Fishing was not brisk by any means, but got 2 reds, one right at 27", 7/bs, the other, a23" fatty about 4.5lbs. Both caught on what I call deadmans' crab, that's a gulp crab on a Cajun Thunder, hanging dead in the water. It looks like the pinfish draw attention to it.

Nothing on live bait or a varity of lures and jigs????

I'm gulity, I kept the 27" fish, becausein a week he would be out of the slot anyway!

Hot day, but nice to catch a stud on the 4th!

27" 7lbs

23" 4.5lbs

Curtisimo81 · 07-04-2008, 05:41 PM

nice catch man.. good report

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Wharf Rat · 07-04-2008, 07:37 PM

Nice fish Jeff! I should have stayed over in my neck of the woods. Fished around docks over in the sound in the morning...kinda a late start. My buddy hooked a really nice fish. The water was so clear, we saw him come around to the front of the boat, roll right in front of us, do a nice little head shake and then...spit. Just spit the spoon right out. Caught a speck shortly there after in same spot and then bite was bye-bye.

parrothead · 07-04-2008, 09:07 PM

Good report. Thanks,

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Scott

sc23 · 07-05-2008, 03:23 AM

Good stuff, Jeff.

I'm going to have to try that deadmans' crab rig.

07-04-2008, 05:13 PM	#1
Bay Pirate Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,510	FireCracker Red <SPAN id=_ctl1_ctlTopic_ctlPanelBar_ctlTopicsRepeater__c tl1_lblFullMessage>Hit my 1st spot in the Sound about 6:15am.... water was like glass so I fished a top dog.....caught 3-4 specs, but had about 25 blow-ups, the water was very active, lots of bait and mullet. Water was clear, saw specs all over the place mostlymid teen size. At the appropriate time, i headed to my spot west of the pass.......water was glassy again, quiet, no boats...real nice. Fishing was not brisk by any means, but got 2 reds, one right at 27", 7/bs, the other, a23" fatty about 4.5lbs. Both caught on what I call deadmans' crab, that's a gulp crab on a Cajun Thunder, hanging dead in the water. It looks like the pinfish draw attention to it. Nothing on live bait or a varity of lures and jigs???? I'm gulity, I kept the 27" fish, becausein a week he would be out of the slot anyway! Hot day, but nice to catch a stud on the 4th! 27" 7lbs 23" 4.5lbs __________________ [SIGPIC][SIGPIC]

07-04-2008, 05:41 PM	#2
Curtisimo81 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pace,Fl Posts: 154	RE: FireCracker Red nice catch man.. good report clap

07-04-2008, 07:37 PM	#3
Wharf Rat Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 2,076	RE: FireCracker Red Nice fish Jeff! I should have stayed over in my neck of the woods. Fished around docks over in the sound in the morning...kinda a late start. My buddy hooked a really nice fish. The water was so clear, we saw him come around to the front of the boat, roll right in front of us, do a nice little head shake and then...spit. Just spit the spoon right out. Caught a speck shortly there after in same spot and then bite was bye-bye.

07-04-2008, 09:07 PM	#4
parrothead Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cantonment Posts: 2,061	RE: FireCracker Red Good report. Thanks,clapclap Scott __________________ 18' Sea Pro / 115hp Johnson 140 Heritage / Powered by me

07-05-2008, 03:23 AM	#5
sc23 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange Beach Posts: 154	RE: FireCracker Red Good stuff, Jeff. I'm going to have to try that deadmans' crab rig.

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