I fished the same area both times and the out going and low both times and just a touch of the incoming on the 22nd. About mid tide falling on the 20th and low falling on the 22. The bite was hot on the 20th but i got chased off by bad weather. The bite was ok on the 22nd. On the 20th i got popped by a beast and shook off what felt lime a flaounder in about 20 minutes and then hid in the car for a while to avoid the rain and then tried a spot closer to the car because of the looming storms but got chased off after about 30 minutes do to weather and the bite wasnt there because flipper was on patrol. On the 22nd i broke out the waders so i could fish my lines a little easier at low tide. I fished with my pops on the 22nd and he caught a red instantly on mud minnows on a carolina rig. 2 on 1 hook has been getting a lot better action than just 1. I was throwing a slim swim on a mushroom head jig because it was the only jig i had in the weight range i needed for the wind but it was a little heavy for the depth and grassy/seaweed conditions. I had to work it pretty fast to keep it out of the mess on the bottom and i was getting little taps but not hooking up. After about 20 minutes i hooked a healthy 30inch red at the end of my cast and he fought rally strong for well over 5 to 10 minutes with my 6lb mono pinging the entire time from the tension. He was drumming hard and swam off great. About 45 minutes later i hooked another 30incher on a slim swim on a 1/32 fishing it at a faster than normal speed. He hit at the end of the cast but instead of tugging hard in 5 ft increments he ran 30ft so like 90ft of line out, most of my 500 series line, and right when i thought if he runs like that again im spooled he turned toward me and charged me. I could barely reel fast enough to keep tension on him and he ran out of gas right by my legs and then was easily landed but it was an exciting minute while it lasted. He had some nice gashes that looked like teeth marks about a inch apart that were partially healed.
What color were your slim swimz?
I went again and caught a couple on 3 inch gulp, target was flounder but only caught little reds. Which color did they choose?
The slim swims i use is 3binch in the deal.
That appears to be a fish landing violation!!! 2 day penalty. Even though that fish is trying to get lips around a dry fiddler crab, he still needs to be properly revived and all. It is gonna be hard to read the number on that makeshift spartina grass fish tag…will update you with the new measurements after my youngens catch him a couple times down the road. Just bustin bobbers good fella! Great job and real purdy pic!!!
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