Wind wouldnt allow me to do what I wanted, so plan b. Caught 2 nice trout and 2 reds on the fly. Reds were cruising the banks and were caught in 6" of water. Love the fly rod! would not have caught those fish on spin tackle.
Trout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffr34UTgX4I&feature=youtu.be
Redfish, with a D’OH, last penny clauser!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNE1sRrZwo0&feature=youtu.be
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Why not?
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would not have caught those fish on spin tackle.
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Why not?
That is a puzzlement:question: It was very windy today, but we caught a mess on spinning tackle 
I don’t think we could have done it with a fly rod, Sure I couldn’t actually.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
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Not sure what’s up about the other comments but, nice fish and great videos.
You couldn’t catch fish as you initially planned and you switched your game. Well done. Great fishing report. 
Rad, These fish were spooked. Just off the oyster bed they were running down is soupy mud and they were less than a ft off the bank. Anything heavy enough to get there would have stuck in the mud. Started throwing the larger patterns and the redfish would look, but not eat. Trout didnt care, after they tore up 2 flies I moved on.
Cracker. I wanted to sight fish with the fly rod. My reference was to the particular fish I was seeing.
“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
OFM, did you keep any for the table? Cold day that it was, I’d at least had dinner for the effort.
Hey Mission, nice work. What’s a “penny Clouser” look like? Just a copper colored Clouser, or something different? Thanks.
Dude. Listen closely to the redfish video. The mic is so sensitive you can hear your heart beating as you pull that fish in. crazy.
2004 Scout 187 Sportfish
115 Yamaha
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Cracker. I wanted to sight fish with the fly rod. My reference was to the particular fish I was seeing.
I got ya 
Any fish you catch on a fly is a good one. I suck with a flyrod, myself 
The only reds I catch on a fly are when I rig a clouser on a dropper behind a jig.
All the fish we caught yesterday were deep, 15-20 feet. Didn’t see any shallow.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
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Originally posted by UpstateAnglerHey Mission, nice work. What’s a “penny Clouser” look like? Just a copper colored Clouser, or something different? Thanks.
“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
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Originally posted by baitballDude. Listen closely to the redfish video. The mic is so sensitive you can hear your heart beating as you pull that fish in. crazy.
2004 Scout 187 Sportfish
115 Yamaha
If seeing a redfish pull off course open its mouth and eat a fly you tied doesnt get it going for you, then maybe fishing isnt your thing
Great videos, looks very similar to where we were fishing yesterday.
2000 Aquasport Osprey 175 CC
10/4, but I think a weightless Gulp! shrimp would have snagged a few IMO.
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Originally posted by on a fishin missionRad, These fish were spooked. Just off the oyster bed they were running down is soupy mud and they were less than a ft off the bank. Anything heavy enough to get there would have stuck in the mud. Started throwing the larger patterns and the redfish would look, but not eat. Trout didnt care, after they tore up 2 flies I moved on.
Cracker. I wanted to sight fish with the fly rod. My reference was to the particular fish I was seeing.“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
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10/4, but I think a weightless Gulp! shrimp would have snagged a few IMO.
I’m pretty sure of that, too. It all depends on what you like to do. There is no wrong way to fish if it works and makes you happy
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
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Originally posted by baitballDude. Listen closely to the redfish video. The mic is so sensitive you can hear your heart beating as you pull that fish in. crazy.
2004 Scout 187 Sportfish
115 Yamaha
And the heart rate increases after hookup!
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I guess I should have said I threw plastics on jigs, plastic weightless, jigs tipped with minnows and weightless minnows for about 2 hours and nada. Went to fly rod after 2 fish turned noses up at weightless minnow that was right in fro t of their face. Those fish were tailing in 4" if water. Started throwing clousers with a 1 hook and made some fish look, went to 2 hook with less fur as well and I started getting bit. Plan was to throw fly rod, wind made me second guess and led me to throw natutals and artificials until I saw they weren’t working and went back to the fly rod.
Still gotta stand by what I said earlier, I could not have caught those fish on spin tackle #128526;
“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
Nice Video Chip. I was quick to put down the fly rod when the wind was blowing. Seemed like every time I planned to go after them on the fly the wind would blow. Now it seems every time I go fishing the wind blows Rad, I know you could probably find a way to get those fish to eat, but keep in mind most of us don’t get the amount of water time you do. I am not sure the fish get as much water time as you:smiley: and yes I am just a bit jealous as I sit here in my office typing this.
Actually Rad, I’ll take my statement back. About the only thing I didnt throw was a white 2" shrimp. I’ll have to add a pack to my bag.
“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
The intent of my initial comment was not to discredit your statement in any way. You most likely were 100% correct in that particular situation as you have described using other methods with no success. I have been burned numerous times making “blanket” assumptions on techniques/lures in which I believe fish will respond or not in certain situations. That is the value of fishing against other very experienced fishermen on the same days under the same conditions, and lots of times, fishing the same schools. I have seen some very “off the wall” lures, techniques, and presentations that have kicked my a$$ right behind me on the same flats. It’s a very humbling experience. Unless YOU ARE the fish, you can never know all about what will draw a strike and what won’t. That’s what keeps this sport interesting.
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Originally posted by on a fishin missionActually Rad, I’ll take my statement back. About the only thing I didnt throw was a white 2" shrimp. I’ll have to add a pack to my bag.
“Those who have the ability to make a difference have the responsibility to do so.” Thomas Jefferson
True ^^ I have experienced times when reds are keyed in on grass shrimp and nothing on a spinner would work (at my skill level, anyway), but if I tied on a 1.5 in clouser on a fly rod it was taken readily. A spinning reel simply cannot deliver that size/weight lure to the target. IMO that is where a fly rod becomes a key tool in a fishermans tool box. Also, to deliver a near weightless fly to schooled reds on the flat without spooking them.
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.ralphphillipsinshore.com