Man I was expecting concrete to be 400lbs. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed.
This was from last weekend. I caught him in about 6" of muddy water. There were 5 or 6 reds tailing all around me and shrimp jumping everywhere. You can even see shrimp jump in my kayak while I'm landing this fish. He measured 28".
I loathe date-work. That's why I now only date homeless women... increases the odds that I can get
her to spend the night. But if she says "no", then I get to decide where to drop her off -- usually only
5 minutes away.
Rog when they stay over, what do you do with the shopping cart?
I was out early. You can see the sun was just coming up so this was probably 7:30am. I was hot that day.Interesting that the reds are in such shallow water in such hot weather.
This was from last weekend. I caught him in about 6" of muddy water. There were 5 or 6 reds tailing all around me and shrimp jumping everywhere. You can even see shrimp jump in my kayak while I'm landing this fish. He measured 28".
Thanks Nav. Not quite the volume you had but I'll take it.Nice fish TAG!
This was from last weekend. I caught him in about 6" of muddy water. There were 5 or 6 reds tailing all around me and shrimp jumping everywhere. You can even see shrimp jump in my kayak while I'm landing this fish. He measured 28".
This was from last weekend. I caught him in about 6" of muddy water. There were 5 or 6 reds tailing all around me and shrimp jumping everywhere. You can even see shrimp jump in my kayak while I'm landing this fish. He measured 28".
Rog, them big girls have to go back to fight another day and rightfully so as they replenish the stock for the future. Sadly every summer we've found some of these floating dead after being caught and kept out of water for far too long(taking pictures) from some guides and uncaring weekend anglers......We always keep our fish in the water usually wading while holding the fish with a Boga grip while everything is readied for photos, then make sure to take as long as the fish needs to swim off safely. Most of these fish are still caught in 2 feet of water or less so using light tackle can prolong the fight and build up toxic levels of lactic acid within them....in other words you must be extra careful to ensure the fishes safety....'crete, since you call that pan-size, post a picture of your kitchen.
27" is the limit. So he went back in the water.Did you eat that?
Kudos. The big females make a huge difference in the breeding population. My wife released her 35# red and I finally persuaded a friend to release her 18# fish last year. She almost waited too long. I will remember to prepare for photos first. Good idea.Rog, them big girls have to go back to fight another day and rightfully so as they replenish the stock for the future. Sadly every summer we've found some of these floating dead after being caught and kept out of water for far too long(taking pictures) from some guides and uncaring weekend anglers......We always keep our fish in the water usually wading while holding the fish with a Boga grip while everything is readied for photos, then make sure to take as long as the fish needs to swim off safely. Most of these fish are still caught in 2 feet of water or less so using light tackle can prolong the fight and build up toxic levels of lactic acid within them....in other words you must be extra careful to ensure the fishes safety....
I wish I had kept filming after I pulled that fish in. Right after I cut the camera off things went nuts.There really is nothing like casting to Reds when their so shallow that their backs and tails are out of water. The complete mayhem that breaks out when you set the hook and they erupt leaving mud trails is highly addictive.....Sadly the algae bloom has really hampered that lately in the Lagoon. Thankfully it hasn't stopped the monster breeders from showing up lately....Here's my buddy Don doin' work for his clients this week...Gonna have to go get me some soooooonnnnn......
Awesome, love seeing the vids from the kayak pov. Kayaks are so stealthy that you can get almost too close to the fish sometimes. Reminds me a lot of fishing from my old Gheenoe.I wish I had kept filming after I pulled that fish in. Right after I cut the camera off things went nuts.
As you can see I'm sitting there watching a half dozen redfish chasing shrimp. Their backs are out of the water and shrimp are jumping in my kayak. I cast and hook this fish and when he starts thrashing around the rest of the fish get all excited. As I reel him up to the kayak and pull him out the other fish are surrounding me. They are bumping my kayak and splashing mud all over the place. When I finally got the fish unhooked I look down at myself and the kayak and everything was a muddy mess.
I have video of another red I caught after that one and you'll can see how dirty I was. I'll try to get it uploaded and post it soon.