inlet beach behemoth

el pescador · 02-15-2008, 07:10 PM

Went out earlier this week (cold!) around 8 am to my favorite beach spot. I saw a school of slow moving reds in the break around the old pier pilings and waded out to the sandbar (you can get out there at the inlet without getting your knees wet at low tide, which was nice since it was about 45 degrees out). I cast a 4" Gulp swimming mullet on a 1/4 oz gamakatsu jighead as far as I could and landed it just ahead of the school. I think the Alpha dog got there first, because 45 minutes later I landed this pig:

I couldn't measure it but marked off the length on my rod, it was between 41-43" and weighed more than my five year old. I caught it on my Stradic 2500fi on a 7 ft shimano crucial 6-12lb rod with 10lb powerpro and 20lb flouro leader. I'm usually catching flounder on this rig. It got promoted today.

Redfish · 02-15-2008, 07:27 PM

Nice Job Good looking fish Thank's for the report:bowdown

wrightackle · 02-15-2008, 08:53 PM

That is one hell of a redfish on that rod and reel. I love those crucial rods by shimano. I could kick myself for not buying one last year at the sale. Hopefully he will have them again. The ones with the split grips are really sharp.

todd in the bay · 02-16-2008, 01:42 AM

Gorgeous! Absolutely Gorgeous!

Did she revive ok? Anything chase her, coming in or once revived?

haybill · 02-16-2008, 01:53 AM

Great fish congrats :bowdown:bowdown:bowdown

Fuhrer48 · 02-16-2008, 02:54 AM

sounds like you had an awesome battle!!!

el pescador · 02-16-2008, 09:45 AM

No sharks. There were some dolphins past the outer bar, never came my way. The fish revived immediately. I sent him back torpedo style and he didn't miss a beat--just swam straight back out and disappeared. Beautiful.

Dplantmann · 02-16-2008, 01:41 PM

Man nice fish. That had to be fun.

mack_attack2 · 02-17-2008, 09:27 PM

nice catch and that looks to be about 30 pounds

Slowride · 02-18-2008, 09:56 AM

Aweseome, I've got virtually that same setup but on a 6'6" rod and its pure balance. Is that Inlet Beach on 30-A?...SR

02-15-2008, 07:10 PM	#1
el pescador Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28	inlet beach behemoth Went out earlier this week (cold!) around 8 am to my favorite beach spot. I saw a school of slow moving reds in the break around the old pier pilings and waded out to the sandbar (you can get out there at the inlet without getting your knees wet at low tide, which was nice since it was about 45 degrees out). I cast a 4" Gulp swimming mullet on a 1/4 oz gamakatsu jighead as far as I could and landed it just ahead of the school. I think the Alpha dog got there first, because 45 minutes later I landed this pig: I couldn't measure it but marked off the length on my rod, it was between 41-43" and weighed more than my five year old. I caught it on my Stradic 2500fi on a 7 ft shimano crucial 6-12lb rod with 10lb powerpro and 20lb flouro leader. I'm usually catching flounder on this rig. It got promoted today. Attached Thumbnails

02-15-2008, 07:27 PM	#2
Redfish Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,985	RE: inlet beach behemoth Nice Job Good looking fish Thank's for the report:bowdown

02-15-2008, 08:53 PM	#3
wrightackle Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 1005 east lee st Posts: 755	RE: inlet beach behemoth That is one hell of a redfish on that rod and reel. I love those crucial rods by shimano. I could kick myself for not buying one last year at the sale. Hopefully he will have them again. The ones with the split grips are really sharp.

02-16-2008, 01:42 AM	#4
todd in the bay Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 17th Ave, Pensacola Posts: 698	RE: inlet beach behemoth Gorgeous! Absolutely Gorgeous! Did she revive ok? Anything chase her, coming in or once revived?

02-16-2008, 01:53 AM	#5
haybill Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Milton Posts: 439	RE: inlet beach behemoth Great fish congrats :bowdown:bowdown:bowdown

02-16-2008, 02:54 AM	#6
Fuhrer48 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 195	RE: inlet beach behemoth sounds like you had an awesome battle!!!

02-16-2008, 09:45 AM	#7
el pescador Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28	RE: inlet beach behemoth No sharks. There were some dolphins past the outer bar, never came my way. The fish revived immediately. I sent him back torpedo style and he didn't miss a beat--just swam straight back out and disappeared. Beautiful.

02-16-2008, 01:41 PM	#8
Dplantmann Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Rolling Hills of Illinois Posts: 1,128	RE: inlet beach behemoth Man nice fish. That had to be fun.

02-17-2008, 09:27 PM	#9
mack_attack2 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 201	RE: inlet beach behemoth nice catch and that looks to be about 30 pounds

02-18-2008, 09:56 AM	#10
Slowride Junior Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 26	RE: inlet beach behemoth Aweseome, I've got virtually that same setup but on a 6'6" rod and its pure balance. Is that Inlet Beach on 30-A?...SR __________________ Triton 220LTS/Yami 200HPDI Ocean Prowler 13

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