[Smarty]

Got there at about 12am. N.E. wind blowing about 10mph and slightly cool around 68 degrees. Felt great out there! Wasn't able to get my favorite spot because a group of guys were already there when I arrived. Stopped at a different spot not too far away. Bite was fairly steady all night. Was using frozen shrimp on a carolina rig. One was top water with a live pin fish and then a live white grunt that never produced a solid bite, they just were playing with it. Pulled up a 28.5in Redfish on 20lb test with a #4 eagle claw hook and shrimp. He nailed it before it hit the bottom and put up a great fight! Got tangled up with my other line and was tough to net with the wind gusts. He dove back in like a pro making almost no splash like he had done it before. The bite continued with a few white trout, whiting, and croaker. Also a couple undersized lane snapper that went back in. Seeing that I wasn't going to have any luck catching a slot redfish, mangrove, or lane snapper that I was after I decided to go ahead and cook up a few of the lesser quality catch that I kept. While frying up my breakfast the one line that was left in the water started to take off. Thought to myself, please let it be a good one. Ended up being the biggest croaker I've caught in years. A little sooner and he would have been in the grease too but I ended up keeping him for cut bait on the next go around. Oh well, was still a fun night and didn't leave hungry. I'll get them next time

 

[Smarty]

Opps! That was the wrong lane snapper pic. This is the right one. Camera phone sucks! Oh yeah, the guys that had my usual spot left empty handed too. But I didn't leave hungry

 

[GROUPERKING]

They always taste better if you throw them in the grease , at the same spot that you pulled them out of the water .

 

[Smarty]

Got the night off from work unexpectedly. Going back tonight for round 2! It's on :thumbup:

 

[Smarty]

Well I got there at about 8:30pm and didn't leave until almost 4am. 1st and 2nd cast under the bridge produced 2 small lane snapper on frozen shrimp that had to go back. Can't wait till they finally have some size to them. Next fishing the grass beds I caught several barely undersized mangrove. Sometimes you just can't win :no: Soon after that several whiting and then the damn pinfish bite was on for a while. Was starting to get tired and about to leave when finally a couple of barely legal mangrove made it on deck. Another 20 minutes later a decent redfish decided to hook up on my smallest line and of course won the battle. Right before packing up on the last line a 12in flounder decided to get hooked and jump right in my cooler. All in all it was a good time. Got them on ice right now and will be cooking them later tonight after work. Might have to fire up the grill this time :thumbsup:

 

[southern yakker]

I was there from six to eleven and we i had crappy luck but the people around me landed two nice bulls and the night before that quite a few bulls.had a slot on but spit the hook.