Had some free time before work and figured I'd kill some time fishing. I started casting parallel to the shoreline and instantly hook up. After the first hook up the water exploded for a good hour. The jacks were one schools by the hundreds chasing the mullet and greenies. Caught a jack on every cast. Jacks were that smart cause I only used a old ballyhoo rig without and bait on the hook. Got tired of that and begin work. On lunch break I took out the rod and went to my honey hole and spotted a dozen snook under a oyster filled basin that was under a dock and found a lone mullet and snatched it and put it on the ballyhoo rig set up. Cast under and wham the snook inhaled it. Since it was only 20ft away the fight wasn't that long but the snook took a eating on the oyster beds. Land it and had a co-worker bring a tape measure quickly. It was so heavy I feared to take it out of the water and the snook was pretty worn out. Measured it at 43.9inches and with an estimated 35lbs. And that would be the biggest snook of the year for me. After a few pics she was released with a few scales missing but in good health and swam away back under the dock.
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