Chokoloskee 6/20-21

Derek Arsua

Had a great trip this weekend with some good friends started off the morning working shore line with topwater which yeilded a great keeper red for my buddy Chris.
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From there I managed to land 2 sub slot size snook sorry no pics worked off the mangrove lines to the boils of the oyster beds blind casting spooks up and down hill sides of beds which yeilded me a lower slot red and a stud gator trout again all on super spook juniors. I switched up to a DOA cal paddle tail white and chartreuse with red head and landed a nice upper slot red on 8 pound test what a great fight.
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Wrapped up the am with 5 trout from 17-23". Took my buddies 3 YO son out to the gulf and let him pull on some trout cats and ladies. Wrapped the evening up with 6 more trout to 19".
Started this am out same routine with a different outcome bite was slow had a total of 4 bites and landed 2 fish one of which was a solid 27" bull headed red thankfully he was legal as it swallowed my plug and wouldn't have survived the extraction so we headed home with a couple quart bags of fish and a wore out 3 yo hope you all enjoy the post and pics get out there and catch a few they are there and biting
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kurtwilly

Nice work! Glad the 3 year old got out there!!

oaks

You guys did good this weekend, better than us! We talked to you on Saturday when you came in. We were on the action craft next to you. Turned a slot snook loose Saturday morning, couple 16"-17" trout and some grouper. The reds did not want to play this weekend (for me anyway). Glad to see you got the boy out!

snookaffinity

Good Job! What boat are you on?

Flatwater witch

Quality fish right there.
Congrats.

lemaymiami

Great report...

Derek Arsua

My Jon boat I decked out 6-7 years ago I make the trip every year made it twice this year and might possibly do it again next weekend. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1435365058.975033.jpg
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Sorry I don't have any great pics of it but that's the little boy standing next to it this weekend water is about 7" deep and I was clearing bottom by 3" is a great boat for what it is I could only ask for it to be a little faster and wider lol!!

Derek Arsua

In the pic there is no monster sticker on the engine now there is lol! There was this past weekend to thinking about adding some more pInt scheme to it but when you see me you'll know it boat is decked out for a JB and quite unique with it diamond plate decks and non-skid the hatch in the middle bow mounted trolling motor my first attempt at a poling platform years ago lmao but it works and is still holding up so I run it if Ny of y'all see me give me a shout out or a wave maybe have a drink and BS