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Lord of the Hardheads · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 194

Headed out to the mudhole near my house for the elusive(for me this year) Slot Redfish. Launched at sunrise and headed out to catch some bait. Pulled up to the first stop and right away hooked into a nice trout that then spit the hook this went on repeatedly until I switched to a treble hook. Then wham a 18" trout. The bite then went to the hardheads so I moved on.

Got to the next spot and again trout right at first 21" It gets a little slow with small reds and small gafftop. I through out a 6" live skip jack I caught and the line starts cranking. I reel it in to find a 23" trout. Bait runs out so I head to gather more up and come back.

Sure enough get back and nothing is biting but hardheads so I figure what the heck I cut up a larger skipjack I had caught earlier and threw out a huge chunk. 15 minutes later a 24" red goes in the box.

I throw out the last piece hoping to catch one more. sure enough ten minutes later it gets picked up and starts moving. I set the hook and fish on. I am pumped I can tell it is a big fish from swells in the water and then it goes down on bottom. I pull up anchor and go for a ride I start wondering if it is a stingray the way it is hugging bottom but it has an odd head shake feel to the line. After about 20 minutes I see the leader and a shape in the water. I know it is not a stingray but if it is a red it is the biggest I had ever seen. Every now and then a mass of bubbles would blow up from it. It finally breaks top and I get a real look at the size of it, and what it is.

My first thought was that the fish had wrapped a log and that was what I was seeing. Then I begin to wonder how I was going to land this this thing. I decide to head to shore and pull it in. It was no where near ready to come in yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xFVr1QJ_M

Sorry for the video being so shaky I am trying to learn how to edit these.

The rod in the picture is 6 1/2 feet so I figure he was about 5 1/2-6 feet long. I don't know how heavy he was I couldn't pick him up. Course that probably not saying much cause I was worn out. That 12 lb test sure held up though. This made my new personal biggest fish yet. Now I got to start looking for something bigger.

After that excitement decided to call it a day and headed back ended the day with 1 red, 3 trout and a great story.
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skitter552 · Finger Mullet Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 24

Great report Very Happy

. Congrats on the Gar. I would love to catch one that size on light tackle.

snakecan2 · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject:

i like my fried.. taste like chicken..
nice report
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larry meinert · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the video, pictures, and report. L

THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:53 am Post subject:

i have been wanting to catch one for a very long time......i envy you.. Crying or Very sad

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OutCast · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:01 am Post subject:

Glad you got your slot and hope you left that gar's supple bum on the bank. Looks like you'll be targeting tarpon and sharks.

jonofre81 · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

great pics and great video ive caught those things at my friends place on lake CC biggest one was about 4ft long and he put my surf tackle through hell they are edible but to get through there back bone you need a hacksaw where abouts where you when you hooked him and i know they can get in salt water just didnt know for how long
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Lord of the Hardheads · Horse Mullet Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 194

p.m. sent Jono
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ccbobber · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject: fish

good fish & nice report.
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gdavis · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject:

Looks like a fish from the show river monsters!

barnaclebill · Horse Mullet Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 139

Congrats on the catch, those things are a hoot to catch,, same thing happened to my son a few years ago in copany Bay,,,
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Bluffer · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Great report & thanks for the pics...You down by the river?
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject:

Cool story man! Cool

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Hec fish · Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

Very nice fish.
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