Survived the Storm!

Saltwater Inshore Reports
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This was the second trip in our recently completed project. We converted a duck hunting boat into a redfish slaying skiff and decided to take it out Sunday. We made a 20 minute run out into the wild and found them lounging in 5" of water. Managed two (only have a picture for one of them) before we got caught right in the MIDDLE of the storm. Was one of the craziest boating experiences of my life…lightning striking 30 yds. away,feeling the thunder rattle the boat, rain so thick you couldn’t see an inch in front of you, and a pitch black sky…I was prayin’ the entire time haha. We managed to take shelter on a small island near IOP and waited the storm out. We even made a fire to keep warm! The sky and water was absolutely stunning afterwards though. Definitely a trip I will never forget.

Im comin in hot for the photo bomb in this one haha. Decided to get out of the boat to chase some way back in the creek we were fishing and ran back once we were hooked up

Big fatty

Connor Malark

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Bet that was pretty scary. That red sure does have a big ol fat belly. Thanks for sharing.

2014 Wilderness Systems Ride 135

1995 Searay 175 Series

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how bout some pics of that redfish slaying skiff?

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Wonder what that red’s belly is full of?

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.

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Nice red! I would like to see some pics of the skiff as well.

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

-Benjamin Franklin

Malibu Stealth 12
2008 Carolina Skiff JVX16/ Yamaha F60

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look like maybe a high tide or fastcraft?

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Nice ! If you ain’t getting muddy you ain’t fishing.

Jack Taylor

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Beautiful red!

17’ Islander,
60hp Evinrude

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Glad you survived the storm btw! I’ve been there, and lightning is no joke.

17’ Islander,
60hp Evinrude

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quote:
Originally posted by Zig

how bout some pics of that redfish slaying skiff?

Here are some pics of the boat

Connor Malark

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Nice fish. How big was the fat hog? Looks like a fun project on your hands…

Keep your lines tight and remember. Respect the fish and your fellow fisherman. Know the Code.

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quote:
Originally posted by onthewater

Nice fish. How big was the fat hog? Looks like a fun project on your hands…

Keep your lines tight and remember. Respect the fish and your fellow fisherman. Know the Code.

It weighed 10 lbs on the boga. There was about 4 or 5 this size gorging on fiddlers in a small creek mouth so I imagine that’s what’s in it’s stomach.

Connor Malark

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looks like it would fun to fish from.

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I’m not a fan of the lightning… In direct hit once and now I stay home on questionable days. Nice fish!

2008 War Eagle 15ft
1995 Johnson 25hp

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Nice work in the skinny. Some friends and I got caught in a nasty storm early last summer out by Kiawah and Stono Inlet. Inlet gets snotty fast with no visibility! Lightning was way too close for comfort and the deluge of rain we stood in was ridiculous. NEVER want to do that again. We were watching radar closely and appeared that it was going to slide by us but just as it was passing it literally blew up in size and turned back on us. One of those lessons learned the hard way! Unfortunately our lesson didn’t include catching fatties!

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Haha now that’s surviving the storm! Since the weatherman had been pretty much wrong the entire week on lightening storms we decided to head out. Funny thing was when we saw It in the distance, it didn’t look like much so we were planning on dodging it to continue fishing. Next thing you know we look on the radar (on iPhone) and a massive red band is hovering about 5 minutes away. We were hooked up when we saw this so continued to fight the fish. After we got it to the boat and released it, we were face to face with a massive black wall. Was definitely a fun experience though!

Connor Malark