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Prof. Salt Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 1220 Location: Offshore on a kayak
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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:58 pm Post subject: It was almost too calm ...almost. |
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Yesterday's forecast confirmed a nearly calm morning for today, so I rearranged my work schedule and took the morning off to paddle. The marsh was mirrored as the first light of the day began to brighten the sky. I found a few small groups of reds quietly working grass edges, but they were spooky little devils. One ate the bait just fine, but the second group completely lost their cool over my 1/10 ounce jig softly landing four feet ahead of them as they approached. I resolved to be as sneaky as possible and continued with my search. Five miles later I finally found a lake loaded with fish, but the signs giving them away were very faint. I probably would have missed them completely except a few birds were walking a shoreline watching the water. As I got close I could finally see the faint signs, and that was enough. It only took one cast to get the attention of a monster red, and although he was just under 28 inches, the dude was thick like a brick and fought like he had done this a time or two before. The rest of the school had broken up, but in the same lake I located two more schools working almost as quietly, and they both gave up a solid fish. After that i put the plastics away and pulled out the little 2wt fly rod and hoped I could find another group to play with me. The next lake on the way back gave me a group of reds coming my way, and I got the little fly out in front of the fish. One grabbed it, but only the tail end of the fly. When I tried to set the hook, you would have thought I had shocked the fish. They all blew up and rocketed out in every direction. It was like a bomb had gone off and there was no question that there would be no more playing with that school. Oh well, I got in just over 12 miles and caught 5 nice reds. That was all I could ask for - and now I have to get office work done for a few hours, lol.
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huntnetime Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 407 Location: Da Bluff
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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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I can honestly say I've never used an orange bait in saltwater. What is that? |
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Prof. Salt Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 1220 Location: Offshore on a kayak
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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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huntnetime wrote: | I can honestly say I've never used an orange bait in saltwater. What is that? |
It's my "other" go-to bait, the Z-man TRD Craw. It's almost black on top and orange on the belly, to give a nice contrast so reds can find it easily. The claws float, so in the water it stands up in a defensive posture. There aren't crawdads in saltwater, but it imitates a crab pretty well and reds don't hesitate to inhale it. Since it's Z-man it lasts forever and doesn't get torn up by the fish. After unhooking each fish I just have to straighten the bait on the hook and it's ready to go again. |
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ziacatcher Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 6489 Location: The Bluff
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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Way to go Glenn. Fish are still biting around my place too. Picked up, and released another limit of trout and reds today myself |
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