Dave McCartney was visiting Amelia Island with his wife this week and staying at the Elizabeth Pointe Lodge; the weather has been beautiful so Dave decided to take in a backcountry, light tackle fishing trip on The Anglers Mark. We left the City marina at 1pm with sunny skies and brisk SW wind and headed up Lanceford Creek to use the land mass as a wind block. At our first stop we anchored just south of a dock system and Dave began to pitch his mudminnow/jig combo up to the pilings, making expert casts. It wasn't long before he hooked up and FISH ON! He played the fish like a pro and we soon landed a feisty 17" Redfish. We also tried some dead shrimp on the jig, but the mudminnows seemed to be their favorite because Dave caught fish after fish. He figured out that sometimes a little patience was needed and you could watch as Dave waited for a good solid "bump" before he set the hook, bringing in another (6) Reds with one making the Slot. As the bite slowed, we cranked The Anglers Mark and headed further up Lanceford Creek to another dock. It took us a while to figure out where to locate the boat to stay out of the wind and have good casting position but once we got it right Dave was on fish again, catching Redfish after Redfish. One hookup produced a stronger pull and the fish seemed to hunker down, bending the light tackle rod, but Dave played it perfectly and we soon netted a nice 20"+ Redfish, in the slot! We had been keeping count and were nearing 20 fish when Dave had another hookup, this time the fish kept making short runs but when we finally netted him we had a nice 14" Black Drum. At 20 fish we called it a day and headed in, counting it as another great day to be out on the water!
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