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Prof. Salt
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 23 Aug 2011
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Location: Offshore on a kayak
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 Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:33 am Post subject: Working for them on the fourth |
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I set out early to revisit my newly discovered lake, but with the extra low tide I was a little too early. On the way there I stopped to check a shallow drain and found a lower slot fish crawling the edge. It was well before sunrise so the photo isn't great but you can see the moon reflected on the water. This fish was released and I headed for my lake.
It was clear that I had beat the tides and needed to go in search of fish in other areas as the water slowly came up. After a long morning of searching I was getting tired of mullet schools spooking the few fish I was finding. Eventually I was able to get into my lake, and one good fish was crawling, so I closed the distance slowly and made it count. He was 25" and perfect to go on ice.
As I worked my way back I found one more nice 23" red along the edge of an island as water flowed past the spot and into a larger lake.
After that I found a few more fish but blew the approaches. This kind of fishing is sometimes frustrating because it's a lot like "spot and stalk" with a longbow. Lots of work and thought goes into the stalk and it often doesn't pan out. When it does, all the efforts are worth it so I returned to the truck happy with 22 miles under my belt and a couple of nice redfish for dinner. I had packed plenty of hydration, so it was a comfortable day on the water as long as I kept a reasonable pace and didn't get in a hurry.
As I was washing my gear down at home my son came out of the house and asked if we could go to the gym and work out...  uh, okay. We put in a hard hour lifting weights and then I went home and was ready for bed by 8:00, lol. That didn't happen of course, but by 10 I was asleep and didn't hear a single firework. I'm sure the neighborhood sounded like a war zone, but I didn't hear any of it. |
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gkrane
Horse Mullet
Joined: 31 Oct 2017
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Location: Corpus Christi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Great fish prof! I went down to pins on saturday and it was still chocolate milk. No bites at all but got a few whiting in the cast net. |
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Prof. Salt
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| gkrane wrote: | | Great fish prof! I went down to pins on saturday and it was still chocolate milk. No bites at all but got a few whiting in the cast net. |
That cold water is tough in the surf, but it sure makes things nice when paddling offshore. The fish fight harder and rolling off the kayak offers a first-rate cool down. |
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gkrane
Horse Mullet
Joined: 31 Oct 2017
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Location: Corpus Christi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof. Salt wrote: | | gkrane wrote: | | Great fish prof! I went down to pins on saturday and it was still chocolate milk. No bites at all but got a few whiting in the cast net. |
That cold water is tough in the surf, but it sure makes things nice when paddling offshore. The fish fight harder and rolling off the kayak offers a first-rate cool down. |
I have only been in CC for 7 years, but this past Saturday was among the hottest I have ever been at PINS. |
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awesum
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: El Rancho Jones
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:56 am Post subject: |
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Working for them can be satisfying.
I bet you're Jonesing to BTB. |
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Prof. Salt
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| awesum wrote: | Working for them can be satisfying.
I bet you're Jonesing to BTB. |
You know it! I couldn't get out of work for that spectacular window a few weeks ago and it was killing me. I skipped the fourth because of the crowds, but I'll get out there soon. |
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gkrane
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| The BTB action is what I am really starting to enjoy as well, although I have a bit of a learning curve to go on that front. |
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huntnetime
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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Location: Da Bluff
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| They definitely make you work for them sometimes. Is that a TUBE JIG in front of those pliers in the 2nd pic? Also, what bait is the chartreuse one you are using? |
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Prof. Salt
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| huntnetime wrote: | | They definitely make you work for them sometimes. Is that a TUBE JIG in front of those pliers in the 2nd pic? Also, what bait is the chartreuse one you are using? |
The orange one is a Z-man TRD Tickler. It's not really a tube but a solid stick with little legs at the end. It fishes like a tube bait in the water. The other one that caught all the fish is a Z-man Trick Shotz lure. With a 1/10 ounce jig head casting is not going to be long distance, but it works really well if you can sneak in close. I've found that very quiet lures with very little vibration work well on these shallow fish. The chartreuse belly and dark back really helps the fish home in without vibration or fast motion that would spook them.
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huntnetime
Flour Bluffian in training
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof. Salt wrote: | | huntnetime wrote: | | They definitely make you work for them sometimes. Is that a TUBE JIG in front of those pliers in the 2nd pic? Also, what bait is the chartreuse one you are using? |
The orange one is a Z-man TRD Tickler. It's not really a tube but a solid stick with little legs at the end. It fishes like a tube bait in the water. The other one that caught all the fish is a Z-man Trick Shotz lure. With a 1/10 ounce jig head casting is not going to be long distance, but it works really well if you can sneak in close. |
Got it...cool. |
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