Handlinin'....

duckmanJR

Today I got out early...Saw a couple guys launching yaks and gave them a little redirection to what would be a better choice considering the wind forcast.
I threw a CAL and picked off 3 Trout and a Bluefish and a Ladyfish before my right wrist screamed " No Mas "
It was just sunny enough to look in some lee shores and while the Reds were still spooky...I managed to get a hook up...BUT


Check out the handle in front of his mouth...
Right after the hook set...a couple cranks and...****...Handle is broke off in my hand. Wind up "playing" him carefully by hand.

Changed out handles and kept at it..







A one spotter...No spot on this side.



And this guy ate my last dead mushy shrimp....

3 trout and 4 reds....a lady and Blue....
Back in at 12:30...

AOKRVs

Good recovery and some nice looking reds

SouthJetty

Some might be offended by your dirty boat....:rotflmao

duckmanJR

SouthJetty wrote: »

Some might be offended by your dirty boat....:rotflmao

It's not dirty....

It's FILTHY ! :grin

bighardey

that boat has alot of mojo, Never wash it!!!!!! nice fishes too..

tunaman

bighardey wrote: »

that boat has alot of mojo, Never wash it!!!!!! nice fishes too..

you think his boat has mojo, you aughta see him!!

tryacc

Yeah and look what he catches on a bare jig head...:huh

duckmanJR

tryacc wrote: »

Yeah and look what he catches on a bare jig head...:huh

Try and imagine a tail hooked large shrimp..... that would be the "before" picture.

SouthJetty

Did you clean the skiff?:rotflmao

duckmanJR

SouthJetty wrote: »

Did you clean the skiff?:rotflmao

No, but the rain chance is 50% this afternoon....so...lookin' promising for a rinse. :grin

dble-down

nice fish but a cheap reel

SouthJetty

duckmanJR wrote: »

No, but the rain chance is 50% this afternoon....so...lookin' promising for a rinse. :grin

cool...don't forget, to expose your measuring device to the elements as well! :wink

duckmanJR

dble-down wrote: »

nice fish but a cheap reel

Yes...and no...

The "reel" is a Diawa "Team advantage" that went for about $160 ish... But it had a cheap **** cross body reel handle shaft that rusted out in about 14 months. Rather than give them $38 plus shipping/tax for another POS....I replaced it with the handle from a $10 Shakespere reel...A Rube Goldberg fix....but I just took the shaft and repinned the metal handle to the cheapie reel shaft...we'll see if that doesn't work out better than the plastic one.