Jean Jean The Fishing Machine

I had the pleasure of fishing again this week with the Davis's - Clint and Jean - meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning and running up the Nassau River. I had intended to make it all the way down to Broward Island to take advantage of the first of an incoming tide, but those oyster beds along the Nassau were looking good so we pulled up, dropped the trolling motor, and began easing back against the current. Both anglers were tossing jigs and live shrimp and making excellent casts and although they got a nibble or two we didn't get a fish...until....Jean had a strong bite, a hookup, and BIG FISH ON! Hah!  She fought it patiently

(see below video) and after a good battle, landed an oversized 29.5" Redfish. Boy what a fish! After a photo, the fish was revived and released to swim off and multiply!  After Jean added a hard fighting Jack Crevalle to her catch, we moved on.

We fished the rocks at Seymore's Pointe to no avail, then ran down to Broward Island and fished deep. I think we may have picked up a small Croaker but that was it. Tip #3: when you're not catching fish, MOVE! So we did, back up the Nassau to Pumpkin Hill and this did the trick. Both Clint and Jean caught a few small but feisty Reds the Clint put a keeper sized Flounder in the boat, but keeper just barely so we tossed it back, then Jean did the same and her Flounder was about 16" so in the box it went. She also hooked up and landed a nice Slot sized Redfish.

After easing around the corner Clint finally had a "Big Fish Bite" -his drag ripped and his rod bent and he battled his fish to a standstill and soon landed a 2.5' Bonnethead Shark. The duo combined to also land a Whiting, a Weakfish, a few Trout, a Ladyfish, and a Black Drum -now that's a variety and it made for  great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.