I'll Give Up My Switch

 

I fished with the Williams family this morning, Mark and Candi and their son Cash, meeting them up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park early. We made a quick run around to the Tyger logs and began fishing with jigs and live shrimp on the first of an incoming tide - an ideal time to be there. But the fish didn't get the message. We worked all down the island and didn't get hardly a nibble but finally we had a good bite up between some logs and, Fish On! Young Cash was on the rod and he expertly reeled it in to the net - a nice 16" keeper sized Flounder.

We then ran around to the Jolley River and fished the "bank" with the jigs but

had no real bites so we move further up into the Jolley and switched to float rigs along some flooding oyster beds. Not getting a bite there, we moved into a large creek, anchored, and switched back to the jigs on the bottom and this did the trick. In just a few short minutes Mark's line began to sing as the drag ripped and, Big Fish On!  Mark played it exceptionally well, letting it run when it wanted to, but slowly working it in to the boat. After a good battle he landed a nice 3' long Bonnethead Shark. Just minutes later it was Cash's turn to feel that big fish run. He was holding up nicely but the fish broke off within a minute. After one more of those Shark bites, we moved on. 

Our next stop was over in Bell River. Here, Both Mark and Candi caught Mangrove Snapper, one of which was of keeper size. We had numerous bites there but no more takers. Our final stop was back closer to town. Mark battled another Shark briefly then Candi put a hungry Seatrout in the boat. 

Cash went from learning to cast to casting it "a mile" and made the comment that he might just consider giving up his "Switch" (game controller) for fishing! That in itself made for a great day to be out on the water and fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.