It was an absolutely gorgeous day this morning when I met Phil Nichols, his sons Sam and Ben and father-in-law Doc down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made a long run up Middle River and around to Pumkin Hill and set up with float rigs and live shrimp on the last of an incoming tide. The guys were making good casts to the bank and letting their baits drift with the current and Sam quickly "knocked the skunk off" when he hooked up and landed a hungry Seatrout. He followed that up with another then as Doc drifted his bait off the stern, his float slowly disappeared and BOOM! Big Fish On! This fish was ripping drag, boiling up shallow, then it headed north, headed south and headed deep. Doc kept the pressure on and slowly worked it to the boat and finally, after a long battle, landed an oversized 31.5" Redfish, big enough to move him into a tie for third place in the Anglers Mark 2020 Bragging Rights Tournament-Redfish Category (scroll down the right side of this report for standings). Boy what a fish!We continued to fish the marsh grass and Phil and Ben got in on the action by catching and landing a Seatrout of their own. We then fished Spanish Drop for a while, move up and fished some more, then ran thru Horsehead to fish the entrance for a bit before calling it a day, another great one to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
No comments:
Post a Comment