First, Biggest, Most, Prettiest and Most Unusual

I had the opportunity to fish with the Peterson family again, Mindy and Buddy and their two sons Jack and Ben.  They had a friendly wager going to with winners being recognized for the First fish caught, the Biggest fish caught, the Most fish caught and the Most Unusual fish caught.  While we were out there we added the "Prettiest" fish caught to the list!  Our first stop was at Manatee Cove and after the anglers had a few nibbles Jack knocked the "skunk off the boat" by landing a small Flounder, caught on a mud minnow under a float on a high and outgoing tide.  We then made a

run around to Jolley River and fished the "bank", switching to jigs and minnows.  This heated things up.  Buddy landed a feisty Redfish then Ben got on the board with a hungry Seatrout.  From then on it was neck and neck between Ben and Buddy as to who was going to get the most fish for the day, with the lead changing a few times throughout the trip.  Mindy caught a hard fighting Jack Crevalle which was dubbed the Prettiest fish of the day.  But Ben was on fire and when he had a solid hookup we knew it was a bigger fish.  He played the fish patiently and after a good battle landed a nice Slot sized Redfish!  Buddy picked up another Flounder to claim Most Unusual (siting fine print in the rule book over Jack's smaller Flounder).  The anglers fished the bank and landed a few more feisty Reds, another Trout, and a Croaker.  We moved further up the river, fished Snook Creek, but hand no real bites, moved around to the MOA and again, no real bites. But we picked up some finger mullet with the cast net and then made our last stop around at Bell River.  Here young Ben secured the "Most" and "Biggest" title by landing another Slot Redfish.  With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!