Big Reds, 5-4 report

paddlefisher · Post by **paddlefisher** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:39 am

On and off for the past several months I have been shut out by the big reds, I have been working a particular school of about 100 27"-33" redfish without much luck, but sometimes the spoils go to those who perserve.

Caught this one and two others on a Johnson Sprite gold spoon. I was contenet so I called some of the high school (seniors) guys I work with in Young Life and they came to the spot after school with White Bait in a 14 foot skiff and started hooking up too.

The bite slowed, a local capt. motored in and had his clients casting in our back pocket, he caught nothing while these three high school guys and I had doubles and tripples (Sweet!) You see, we had figured out that the reds were rejecting live bait and opting for shiners ripped in half.

Here is a double

Don't worry, I kept using the spoon, but they outfished me with dead baits.

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:00 am

Good work

Trootin · Post by **Trootin** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:24 pm

Niccce!

fishnfinatic · Post by **fishnfinatic** » Sat May 05, 2007 6:54 pm

Nice job. Glad you all got some good size reds.

Mako · Post by **Mako** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:05 am

those are some nice reds...perseverance pays off

You should've used a topwater for better results

seeinred · Post by **seeinred** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:08 am

Sweeeeet! Nice job man.

mauso1 · Post by **mauso1** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:59 pm

Nice reds..you really need to photoshop that line of houses in the background.. (now that I've seen them)

Glad to see ya didn't fall to the evil temptation of dead bait.

Tide1on · Post by **Tide1on** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:49 pm

Great catches!!! That's a huge Red!

Steve

stingray · Post by **stingray** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:25 pm

Some of those fish are 34" or better.I know because I caught some of them this morning on aties. I had to get out of there early before I got re-cycled by the outboards !

J.P. FROG · Post by **J.P. FROG** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:40 pm

Sweeet! Nice reds, especially the one you are holding up. 8)

paddln4reds · Post by **paddln4reds** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:58 pm

NICE RED!!