Yankeefisher56

So the day starts out real ruff when me and my buddy head out in search of some pompano on Navarre beach. We head out and get the to beach at 7:45am and it was really cold! Anyways we stay out there until 10:30am and didin't get a single bite, and we left the beach empty handed and heart broken in hopes of my buddy landing his first pomp. So we decided to head back to the house and eat and use the rest of our fresh shrimp by the dock near his house in Navarre. Just after the sun went down we throw out some nuclear chicken colored gulp shrimp and he lands a 20 inch red, shortly after him I get a huge bite and land a 25 inch red fish that faught a great fight. BTW both fish were caught on nuclear chicken colored gulp shrimp and no bites on fresh shrimp. Not bad for my first kepper red.

jjam

Wow! Your persistence paid off...Sorry you're buddy didn't get his pomp but keeper reds not a bad trade off..All I did today was wishin I was fishin while I worked behind my desk...as I worked, I looked out the windowwith self pitydue tothe marine forecast (for the next umpteen days) wondering if somelucky angler was braving the elements some where in paradisecatching a fish.

You guys made my day!

Congrats, and thanks for posting...

Jimmy

d45miller

Nice job!! Let's see some pics of the finished product.:hungry

Yankeefisher56

Yea brother we were really shocked at the temp this morning, but we knew it would warm up. Anyday out on the beach with the sun to your face is a day well spent. Also dont get to down while at work becuase im sure if your anything like me when your day off omes your running to the water just to get your line wet!

Yankeefisher56

Oh man I wish we took pics but we rushed to the house cut the fish up and made redfish on a half shell. When I tell you it was great It doesnt even express the awesomeness of eating some fresh fish you worked all day for to eat!

d45miller

Amen to that! When you work hard for it, it always tastes great!

jjam

You described me accurately!!!! alwayslooking to get a line wet! and your description "with the suntoyour face", I'd think it was a warm summer day! Well done!

Jimmy

A-Wading-Fool

That is an excellent first keeper red! And isn't it crazy that the artificial worked over live! But those were gulp Alive! so of course they worked. :hoppingmad

Fishermon

That's a nice fish. I think i saw you too at NB now that you mention you were there with a friend. I saw two guys moved west looking for the pompano bite. BTW have you seen this guy cleaning red fish in 25 seconds? youtube it.

Yankeefisher56

Thanks.....Yep that was us we were trying our best but I'm sure the pomp bite will come back soon....as for the video im impressed it takes me a while to clean my fish cause I just learned how to recently.