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CaptHouse
Posts: 41 Deckhand
25" Redfish near Shell Key
CaptHouse
Posts: 41 Deckhand
Spent the day with my brother in law targeting reds and snook way up in the backwaters yesterday. Snappers were cleaning us out on everything (Shrimp and white bait) Drifted an outbound tide for about a 1/4 mile.
My B-I-L found out the hard way how hard Snapper fishing can be, must be patient...it's an art.
There was an front moving it's way in so we knew that the fish would be frisky, but nothing solid, yet.
Threw out 5" white shad Gulps and paddle tails, (Both light and dark on chartreuse jig heads) NOTHING.
I said screw it I'll fish these snappers out for a bit and see if I can get a sandwich. Chunked up a bit of shrimp on a 1/0 hook below an 1/8 ounce egg sinker, swivel and 4 ft of 40lb leader, and tossed it into some moving water near a mangrove cut and WACK!!!! It was on. Light tackle wrestling match to keep this Red out of the mangroves. Got him to the boat. NOW THAT'S A SANDWICH! DAY MAKER!
One thing that has been consistent about these hits was the presentation of the bait. If I let the tide do the work and let the baits push into the areas where the fish were, then hits all day, but if I tossed right on top of them, no bite.
My B-I-L found out the hard way how hard Snapper fishing can be, must be patient...it's an art.
There was an front moving it's way in so we knew that the fish would be frisky, but nothing solid, yet.
Threw out 5" white shad Gulps and paddle tails, (Both light and dark on chartreuse jig heads) NOTHING.
I said screw it I'll fish these snappers out for a bit and see if I can get a sandwich. Chunked up a bit of shrimp on a 1/0 hook below an 1/8 ounce egg sinker, swivel and 4 ft of 40lb leader, and tossed it into some moving water near a mangrove cut and WACK!!!! It was on. Light tackle wrestling match to keep this Red out of the mangroves. Got him to the boat. NOW THAT'S A SANDWICH! DAY MAKER!
One thing that has been consistent about these hits was the presentation of the bait. If I let the tide do the work and let the baits push into the areas where the fish were, then hits all day, but if I tossed right on top of them, no bite.
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I fished the low Tide east of Goodland Sunday and managed a whopper 38 in Red and about ran over a 5 ft. Tarpon in 1 ft. of water.
Seen a 6/7 ft. Sawfish too.
All of them were so shallow their backs were sticking out of the water.
Something I have always wanted to try is to do some fly fishing near Goodland but I just don't know where to start! Ill cruise East of Goodland next time to check it out!
Capt. House
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Seen 2 nice Snook and another red the same day. Low Tide .
Nice when someone who knows shares an excellent tip. Thanks.
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