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Was out doing a bit of social boating (read - stinkpot) with my bride on Saturday in Sarasota Bay. As we were drifting off a sand bar, there was a big jack attack. Boiling water, bait trying to fly, birds diving from above. Of course, my silver spoon joined the fray and I hooked up with a 14" jack on my second cast.

Quickly got him off and cast again into the boiling water while trying not to wrap a bird. Got rewarded with a 32 inch redfish. Never expected a red in all that, thought I had a much bigger jack.

Only 3 casts all day and caught 2 fish. This is the first decent red I've caught in Sarasota in over a year.

Of course, I went right back to the same spot on Sunday morning with a buddy and couldn't find anything but lizardfish - and a pinfish that was about 1/16 inch longer then the spoon.

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Very Nice red Rik...uh is that at *(*^(*$+???) 8)

Glad to see one in Sara Bay :wink:
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Post by Heywood »

Nice red Rik. :D

I would like to think it was a school of reds with jacks mixed in. :wink:
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Post by islander »

wow.
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mauso1 wrote:...uh is that at *(*^(*$+???) 8)
Actually, it's just a bit east of that
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Post by JSnooky »

Wow Rik, that sure is a fig ole bishy! Gotta love the two fish in three cast effort too.
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Post by FishingDL »

I guess your wife is the good luck charm. Would you mind if I took her fishing next weekend ??
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Post by DaveR »

Your buddy couldn't even manage a lizardfish. :oops:
Great fish Rik. I'll put that spot on my destinations article.
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Wow! That Sarasota Bay is so hot even Rik is catching fish.
I'm gonna have to get a Sun Pass.
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Post by paddln4reds »

Nice catch there, Rik! 8)
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Post by TerryW »

Rik --- Nice fish. But the clouds and water and trees on the left side of your photo don't match the same on the right side. Go figure.
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Now that you mention it Terry, it does look like a some photo shop work.
I remember seeing a picture of Rik holding a watermelon that looked an awful lot like this one.
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Post by Vercetti »

Thats a nice red there Rik. Some of us went fishing on Saturday as well, just down the street... near Pine Island. They have reds there too, ya know. :lol:
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Good point, Jon. I honestly don't know why anyone would fish in Sarasota when just a few more minutes down the road you can fish Pine Island.
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Rik wrote:Good point, Jon. I honestly don't know why anyone would fish in Sarasota when just a few more minutes down the road you can fish Pine Island.
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Post by GetRwet »

Nice fish there Rick. Looks like the exact one that I released last weekend at that spot. Us Sarasota people just keep catching and releasing the same fish over and over. :roll: Only a few fish here to catch, just release it quick for the next fellow. :wink:
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