Shark Fights and Nice Redfish

 We kicked the week off fishing down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp today when I met Doug Mackle and new residents Scott and Sandy Winstead for a half day of fishing. It was slightly overcast and we had a breeze of 8mph blowing which made for a good day of fishing. We headed up the intercoastal and dipped in to Jackstaff, turned into the current and began tossing float rigs with live shrimp on a mid-tide and incoming. I was a slight bit worried when I saw the "fullish" moon early this morning but the worry was all for naught - within minutes the trio of anglers were getting bites. Sandy kicked it off with a nice Mangrove Snapper catch then Scott and Doug joined in on the action catching a Ladyfish, feisty Redfish, Catfish, Jack Crevalle and Mangrove Snapper. 

Doug had made an excellent cast, up into a drainage, right beside a grassy point and when his float disappeared and the drag began to rip we speculated Shark or Big Redfish. This fish hung close, dug deep and when it boiled up we knew the answer - Big Redfish!  Doug played it patiently, worked it to the boat and brought to the net a nice 27.75" oversized Redfish, boy what a fish! Shortly after that he tangled with a big 4' Bonnethead Shark, won the battle, and we netted, photographed and released it.

We then ran thru Horsehead and down to Pumpkin Hill and set up at a marsh point. Sandy and Doug were drifting long down one side and Scott was drifting down the other. Sure enough, after passing a jut out of grass, BAM, Scott had a hookup. He expertly worked it to the boat and landed  a keeper sized Seatrout (photographed and released). He went back to the same spot, getting a good drift and BAM! Big Fish On!  I thought for sure it was going to be a Redfish but as it ripped drag off we both concluded, Shark. But it was a fun catch and after a good battle, Scott brought him to the net. 

The tide was at its peak so we ran over to Christopher Creek and fished the bend with jigs. We had been talking about some Snook catches we had in the past and there is a particular spot where we've caught 3-4 of them. Sandy had a shot it, then Doug had a shot at it, then Scott went in and BAM! A strong hookup.  This fish was pulling drag and as Scott applied the pressure I was thinking, "could it be a Snook?" Nope. Scott worked it to the boat and landed a beautiful copper colored 21" Slot Redfish.

Our last stop was down at Sawpit Creek. The wind had picked up, the sun had come out and the heat was coming on. Scott tangled with another Shark but this one wound itself around a crab pot and eventually broke off. But we had had a great day out on the water so we counted it as another good one to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Camp'n Out

 

It was a hot one today - the temperatures and the fishing! I had met Bob Hagerman and his sons Bob and Brandon down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning. All morning long, from sunrise to the bait shop to the boat ramp I was debating on whether to run up the intercoastal and fish Jackstaff or give the Nassau River and Spanish Drop one more try (yesterday we caught squat there). But I like that stretch of deep water coming up to shell beds so we picked Spanish Drop and made the short run, pulling up as the outgoing tide began to hit bottom.  The trio of anglers began to pitch jigs and live shrimp to the exposed oysters and it wasn't long before all were catching fish.

I don't normally stay at a spot more than 30 minutes, and most of the time it's less than that. When we were all done we had been there for an hour and a half!  Brandon knocked the skunk off with a nice Seatrout catch, then Bob put a Flounder in the boat.  Brandon followed that up with a nice Jack Cravelle. Bob Jr was laying back.  Then Bob Sr hooked up and when his drag began to rip we knew it was a nice fish. He played it to the boat and brought to the net a nice Slot sized 18.5" Redfish and as we were netting it Bob Jr hooked up and battled to the net another Slot Red, this one measuring in at 21".

The trio caught about everything you could think of - Reds, Trout, Flounder, Brandon added a tough-to-catch Sheepshead, Stingray, bait stealers, Catfish - we  camped out and worked up and down the bank a couple of times catching fish. When it finally slowed we made a short run up the river and worked another bank. This one only produced a Catfish.

The tide was up and beginning to flood the oysters so we ran down to fish Pumpkin Hill. We switched to float rigs and drifted long. The tide wasn't up as high as it was yesterday when we were at this spot, but it still payed off.  Brandon had a good drift going and when his float disappeared he slapped the bail shut, "caught up to it" and hooked up with a keeper sized Seatrout. Bob Jr. came in right behind him, drifting long, and had another good hookup. He reeled in another nice keeper sized Seatrout. We fished down another grass line, had a bite or two, picked up one Trout, then came back to the original side.

With only minutes to go and the "GPK" on the line, Brandon hooked up and landed a feisty Redfish and was minutes away from the win when......Bob Jr's float.....drifting thru a small bay....disappeared....and after Bob cranked it tight.....BAM! Big Fish On!  Boy what a battle. You could feel the tension in the air! But Bob was up to the task, played it patiently, worked it to the boat, let it run, worked it back, let it run, then brought to the net a big Oversized 28.25" Redfish! Boy what a fish! And with that, we called it a day, another great one fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Gator Country

 

Another perfect day for fishing this morning greeted us when I met Derek Poon and his sons Zach and Tyler down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had clear skies and only a slight breeze as we left the dock and headed up the Nassau River to make our first stop at Spanish Drop with plans to fish float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been coming in a couple of hours. As we got the baits out in the water and I started easing along the bank, Tyler had his float in a nice drift and as it slowly went under he raised the rod to set the hook and First Fish On! Tyler cranked it in and landed a nice hungry Flounder to "knock the skunk off".

Only minutes later Derek's float disappeared and the drag started screaming then there was a big boil up near the bank. the fish ran east for a bit then came back and wrapped up all the lines and boy did we have a mess! But Derek kept his cool while I got the other two and cut and cleared away then the battle was on. Derek kept the pressure on, let the big fish run, but slowly worked it in and finally we lifted in a big 4' long Bonnethead Shark, boy what a fight! After that commotion, the fish were scarce, so we moved on. 

We made a run down to Broward and on the way saw a big Gator slither off a shell bank. We fished some jigs for a bit but the fish were having none of it so we eased back to Pumpkin Hill and went back to the float rigs and this did the trick. I think it was Zach's first drift when his float disappeared and after he caught up the slack by reeling extra fast the fight ensued! This fish was big!  Zach's drag was ripping and the fish took him from the stern of the boat around to port and up to the bow then back to the stern. The big fish dove under the boat, headed for the engine, headed for the trolling motor, but all the while Zach was working it!  I was helping for a bit but turned it completely over to him and he did outstanding and finally brought the big fish to the net - a 30" Oversized Redfish!

Derek picked up a hard fighting Jack Crevalle, then Zach added another feisty Redfish then Derek added a Catfish to the fish count. We moved around the corner and the trio added a couple of keeper sized Seatrout. Derek battled a couple of smaller Shark to the net and then a bigger Jack Crevalle. 

Our last stop was back at Seymore's Pointe at the "Mangrove Snapper Hole" and here all thee anglers put Snapper in the boat. Tyler was taking up the stern and making excellent casts and he landed a couple of the Snapper. Zach was on the bow and he put a keeper sized fish in the boat. The sun had gotten up, we had some fish in the boat, we had some good memories, so as we headed in we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia  Island, Florida. 

Quite a Mess of Fish

 

Fishing south again today, meeting William Vickers, his son Jeff and son-in-law Jacob down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. After a short run up the Nassau we stopped at Spanish Drop and fished the edges of an shell bank at the very bottom of a dead low. The trio of anglers were pitching 1/8oz jigs and mud minnows to the bank and both Jeff and Jacob had hookups of feisty Redfish. We then moved up the river to a marsh run out and threaded the needle between the bank and a crab trap. Again, they picked up a couple of feisty Reds. Then Jeff had a stronger bite and when his drag ripped, we new he had a bigger fish. After a good battle Jeff landed a nice 19" Slot Redfish. Then it was Jacob's turn to fight a tough fish. After his hookup the fish went deep, dug down, and put up a good fight. Jacob worked it patiently to the boat and and landed a Jack Crevalle.

The tide had already turned so we made the run down to Broward Island, switching to 1/4oz jigs to get down a bit deeper, quicker. The strategy paid off. All three anglers began to catch fish. They each put a couple of keeper sized Mangrove Snapper in the boat, Jeff landed three Sheepshead, one of which was of keeper size. Then Jacob had a strong bite and when the fish hugged the bottom we thought, maybe a Flounder. Sure enough, when he brought it to the surface, there was a nice 18" Flounder. William got on a roll and landed fish after fish, teaching lessons as he went. Both  Jeff and Jacob had Big fish on for a while, but the fish found there way back into a sunken tree and broke off. Ouch.

We moved down a bit and fished a large runout. Jeff found a couple of feisty Reds and Jacob picked up another keeper sized Flounder. We finished up the trip fishing a large runout around at Seymore's. They added another couple of Mangroves and then William battled a big Jack Crevalle to the net. After pictures and release, we headed in, counting it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Taking A Bow

 Another beautiful morning greeted us today when I met the Latino family - Pete and Robin and their kids Marin and Jake - down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp.  I haven't fished down there in over a week and was looking forward to seeing how the "bite" was. We made a run up the intercoastal just as the tide was starting out and pulled into Jackstaff to begin fishing a large outflow with float rigs and live shrimp.

First cast -boom! We weren't ready for it - it was the "demo" cast. I think it was a shark and it came rushing right to the boat, turned and BAP! Fish Off. Second cast-BAM! Big fish on, again, another shark. This one Marin fought valiantly and had it up to the boat before again, it made a sharp turn and BAP! Fish off!  We were "0" for two!

But these anglers were up for the game and as we eased along the banks of Jackstaff tossing floats it was Jake who "knocked the skunk off" with nice hookup. He expertly worked it to the boat and landed a nice Redfish that came in just under the 18"

mark.  We fished on and Robin got on the board with a hungry Seatrout catch. Jake was the "Redfish Guy" today and landed another feisty one before we move on. 

The tide was still somewhat high so we made what I thought would be a brief stop at Seymore's Pointe to fish the rocks. I wasn't sure if the Mangroves would be there but it only took a couple of casts to find out! Those floats started disappearing and it was a whole lot of catching going on. Robin was encouraging the family and all three of the others were putting fish on the boat. Marin had taken up the stern and found her own little "honey hole" and put most of the "keepers" in the box, the biggest being right at 12". At the end of the trip she took a bow, knowing she would be feeding the family later!  Both Pete and Jake added some keepers of their own, too. 

Our last stop was down at Spanish Drop, now fishing exposed oysters with jigs and shrimp and minnows. Jake stayed the busiest, catching a feisty Jack, a couple of Reds, and a Stingray. The breeze had kept blowing all morning, we had some clouds to block the sun, and we had some good eating Mangrove Snapper in the box so as we headed in, we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida 

Count and Double Count

 I had the pleasure of fishing with Alan Reeves again today - with COVID and life, it's been a few years. He brought along his "almost adult" kids, Bryan and Janaya and we met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp for a half day of fishing. After running up the Nassau River we made our first stop at Spanish Drop and began to toss jigs and live shrimp and minnows to the exposed oysters. I think it was Bryan's first cast when he felt a "bump" and he hooked up. He expertly landed a hungry Flounder.

After working that bank and only getting a few nibbles, we move up to Athens Drop and fished it the same way. Janaya had no more than handed her rod off to her dad when he had a strong bite and, Fish On! Alan played it perfectly and landed a feisty Jack Crevalle. 

We then fished some docks at Seymore's Point and the trio began to put one Mangrove Snapper in the boat, one after the other.  I think we had about 7 that were of keeper size. We moved around the corner and set up with float rigs and fished some rocks and in

short time we were catching fish. Bryan came on strong and began to make pin point casts to the "sweet spot" and caught a number of fish. Not to be outdone, Janaya repositioned and began to match her brother in fish caught. Many of these Mangroves were of keeper size so I had to keep counting and double counting to make sure we did not exceed our limit, which we did. 

We left 'em biting and headed back to the ramp and counted it as  another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Big Fish and A Whole Bunch of Edibles

 We fished down south again today when I met Steve Frost and his wife Carron at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. There was a big Red tailing right at the  ramp and I was torn between fishing right there or getting the trip started by running up to Pumpkin Hill. In my mind I tossed a coin and decided to go ahead and make the run and it turned out we landed on "heads".  After setting up along the flooding marsh grass the husband and wife duo of anglers began to drift float rigs with the current and in short order Steve had hooked up and landed a keeper sized Seatrout. He went back to the same spot, picked up a small Flounder, went back to the same spot and got a keeper sized Flounder. Then Carron had a strong bite and, Big Fish On!  Her drag was ripping and the fish zipped away, then it came back, stayed fairly shallow and we were thinking, "Big Redfish". But as she worked it patiently to the net we saw that it was a big Jack Crevalle - a beautiful fish, fun to catch, but not so good on a dinner plate.

We fished further down and as we eased up into a cove we

could see some wakes moving around and soon after Steve's float disappeared and he had a big fish too. He played it perfectly, worked it to the boat, and landed a nice 21.5" Slot Redfish with 11 Spots. Later he had an even bigger hookup and battled and landed a 4' Bonnethead Shark.

After fishing around the corner for a bit we came back to Seymore's Pointe, fished  a large outflow, then a marsh line, to no avail, then we moved around and fished some rocks with the floats and immediately began to catch keeper sized Mangrove Snapper - one after the other. I had to keep a running count to make sure we didn't go over our limit. These fish were a tad bit bigger than what we've been getting - some of them were up to 12".  We blew thru most of our shrimp, then move on.

Our final stop was down at Spanish Drop where we switched to jigs and mud minnows. We worked a large outflow then eased along a shell laden bank, pitching up near the shore and working it back slowly. When we reached a corner I was about to pull up and move but Carron had a bite and, Fish On! She played it beautifully, worked it to the boat patiently, and landed a Slot sized 21.75" Redfish - a good fish to wrap up a great day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida

Four Pounds and Four Foot

 Catching the big fish. That was Betty's plan for the morning. I had met John Raker and his mother Betty out at Goffinsville Park and we had the water to ourselves for the most part of the morning. We headed over to Pumpkin Hill on the last of an incoming tide and set up alongside the marsh grass with plans to drift float rigs with live shrimp. It didn't take long to get bites and soon John had a good hookup and while he fought it, Betty had an even bigger hookup, Fish(s) On! John got his to the boat quickly, a feisty Bluefish, but Betty had her hands full. She fought it valiantly, worked it to the boat, and John then netted a big 4lb Jack Crevalle, boy what a battle!

We eased around the corner where John picked up a hungry Seatrout, then fished a grassy island. Both anglers were getting good drifts when all of sudden Betty's float disappeared then it zipped across the water and Betty had another fight on her hands. I was pretty sure it was a Shark because of that initial run and then subsequent runs. Betty worked it to the boat where we saw it was a 4 foot Shark, then John stepped in and helped,

and they eventually wore it out and brought it alongside for me to break the leader. 

We then ran over to Seymore's Pointe and fished a large outflow where the tide had started out. John picked up a couple of keeper sized Mangrove Snapper then Betty tangled with another, bigger, Jack Crevalle. This time it was a piece of cake! Our next stop was around the corner, fishing some rocks with the float rigs and here we got into some Mangrove Snapper and caught 'em until we tired of catching them.  The biggest was right at 12", but they sure are good to eat!

After running down to Spanish Drop we began easing along the bank pitching jigs and shrimp.  John caught one Seatrout that was just a tad bit undersized then he picked up one that was well in the keeper range. We were just about to call it day as John pitched his jig to the shell bank, worked it thru the shells, then BOOM! He had a strong bite and hookup. John played it perfectly, walked to to the stern and from starboard to port then played it patiently to the net - a nice 22" Slot Redfish (with 9 spots!). That was a great way to wrap up a good day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

First and Last

 We had a beautiful day that greeted us when I met Dale Bullard, his daughter Autumn and son-in-law Jacob down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We were a little worried about the wind that had been tormenting us for it seems the last few weeks, especially as the morning progress's, but not today.

After running up the intercoastal and dipping in to Flagstaff and then into a smaller creek we set up with float rigs and live shimp, tossed to the marsh grass on a high and outgoing tide. I think it was Autumn's first cast when her float disappeared with a vengeance, and, Fish ON! This fish went zipping across the water taking Autumn from stern to bow and from port to starboard and back to the stern. I was thinking "shark" but as Autumn worked it to the boat I realized that it surely wasn't a shark. Autumn played it patiently and eventually landed a big Jack Crevalle, knocking the skunk off the boat early and kicking off a good day of fishing. 

We fished Jackstaff for a bit and had a couple of good bites, then ran through Horsehead and down to Spanish Drop and again eased along the bank. Jacob put another hard fighting Jack in the boat and they also landed a couple of hungry Seatrout. 

Our next stop was up at some docks at Nassauville and this paid off. Dale caught a huge Toad Fish right off then Jacob, fishing off the lucky stern, caught a keeper sized Seatrout. Dale and Jacob put a couple of keeper sized Mangrove Snapper in the boat then the trio teamed up to catch a good handful of smaller ones. Then it was Autumn's turn to wrap up the "big fish catches" when, after tossing a jig and big mud minnow, had a hookup. This fish was pulling good but Autumn kept the pressure on and soon landed a nice 19" Seatrout - she had the first and last big fish of the day!

After fishing down at Broward for a bit we headed in and counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Book Ends

 I wrapped my "week" up today - 8 trips in the last 7 days - fishing with Rick Astor and his son Eric - meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had a "book end" kind of day, catching fish early then late to make  good day of fishing.

We had run up the Nassau River and made a quick stop at Spanish Drip to fish an incoming tide with float rigs and live shrimp, working the bank, tossing the floats up near the grass. We eased along a flooded marsh line, had a couple of nibbles, then when we reached the "honey hole" we began to get hookups. Both Eric and Rick tangled with some nice sized Ladyfish, then Rick had a strong bite off the stern and the battle was on! He played it perfectly, worked it to the boat, and landed a big Jack Crevalle. The duo caught a couple of more fish then Rick had another hookup. When we saw it "roll up" near the bank we knew it was a Redfish. Rick was patient and slowly brought it to the boat and eventually landed a nice 21" Slot sized Redfish. 

We fished Twin Creeks for a bit with the float rigs but even though we were getting excellent drifts thru the mouths of those creeks, we had no bites. After running down to Pumpkin Hill we fished one stretch of shoreline then another, had some bites, but no takers, then we eased down to Broward Island and switched to jigs. But he wind had picked up and we were getting kicked around so we came back to the lee of Nassauville and fished a large outflow.  After getting just a few nibbles Rick had seen some fish action up between a floating deck and dock so we eased over there and went with just a plain hook and shrimp. Eric made a perfect toss, the fish took it, and BAM. He had a hookup. It was a quick battle but he landed it  - another high flying Ladyfish. 

We had gone from a good start in the morning to struggling to get a decent fish but when we pulled around to fish Seymore's Pointe things picked up. Tossing live shrimp under the float the duo caught a couple of small Mangrove Snapper. We then moved down teh way, fished between a couple of docks and here the action picked up. Both Rick and Eric hooked up and landed a good handful of Mangrove Snapper and  five of those turned out to be of keeper size. 

We had started out strong, finished strong, so as we headed in, we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

Good Start Better Finish

 

Under the threat of rainstorms for the day, I met Michael Williams and his fishing buddies Anthony and Chris down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. But the forecast had improved overnight and these anglers were game to be fishing so we headed up Middle River and around to Pumpkin Hill to set up alongside some flooded marsh grass and begin fishing with float rigs and live shrimp on the first of an outgoing tide. Chris struck first with a strong bite, and a fish that was ripping drag  - Chris went from the stern of the boat up the side, around the bow and back down to the stern but eventually subdued a nice Jack Crevalle to "knock the skunk off". 

Later, as we eased along another marsh line things heated up. Anthony was fishing long out of the stern and when his float disappeared he gently set the hook and, Fish On!  Anthony played it perfectly, took his time, and soon landed a nice Slot Sized Redfish. We had a couple of more hookups - a big Ladyfish and then something big that was smart enough to wrap itself around the trolling motor.

After fishing a bit under the Bald Eagles down at Broward Island, we came back to Nassauville and fished some docks and here we picked up a couple of Mangrove Snapper, then another big Ladyfish (down deep on the bottom, a bit unusual.  We then move around the corner and things heated up! Anthony had a strong bite and a hookup and at the same time Chris had one two - we had a "double". Both of the anglers worked their fish to the boat patiently and boated a Slot Redfish each. 

Michael had a good bite, worked it to the boat and landed another big Ladyfish, then Chris and Anthony went back and forth catching small but fun-to-catch Mangrove Snapper. Then, BOOM! Big fish on! Chris was on the rod and it was all he could do to keep the fish from running up into the pilings. But he worked it out, kept the pressure on and landed a "Tournament Sized" 26.5" Slot Red, boy what a fish!

We fished a few more docks then wrapped it up, counting it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.   

Drum Roll

 I was out at Goffinsville Park this morning where I met Mark Dennis and his brother David early for abeautiful day of fishing the back waters of Amelia Island. We were not far from some docks so we eased over to them and set up current with plans to fish jigs and live shrimp to the pilings as the tide swept our bait up under the docks. It was only minutes when Mark hooked up, battled the fish, and landed a keeper sized Black "puppy" Drum.  From then on we were catching fish.

I tried my hand at "guessing the species" as the duo caught fish - David had a strong hookup - it didn't really run, but stayed on the bottom so I called "flounder". Nope, it was a big Jack Crevalle. Then David had another bite, Big Fish On! This one ripped some drag and tried to get back under the dock so I called "Redfish". Nope, Big Black Drum.  Then Mark got in on the action again with another hookup.  I called "Black Drum" but after successfully playing the fish to the net he landed the first Slot Redfish of the day. I had struck out!  We ended up catching 5 nice Black Drum, the Slot Red, the Jack, and a

handful of smaller Drum.

Our next stop was down at Broward Island. Here, David put a hungry Trout in the boat but it was nothing like yesterday. We moved down a bit, fished some logs, and after Mark had made an excellent cast to the downside of the current, BAM! He had a hookup. Mark worked it patiently to the boat and landed his 2nd Slot Redfish. We moved back to our original spot, fished the bottom with jigs, and David added a keeper Trout to the catch. Somewhere along there Mark added a Trout to round out his Amelia Island Back Country Slam.

We fished back at Nassauville at a couple of places, switching to float rigs at the last spot where we had a couple of bites but no takers, then wrapped the day up down at Spanish Drop. The sun was up and the temperature had warmed but we had a live well full of fish so we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

The Needle Moved

Unfortunately the last few days we've had some higher flood tides with the full moon and those have been occurring in the morning during our trips and that had made for some tough fishing. Monday we picked up a handful of Trout, yesterday we just had a couple, but today the needle moved to the better, just a wee bit.

I had met Barry and Matt Shelor down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we headed north and west, up the Nassau. The tide had been coming in for an hour or so and our first stop was at some docks to fish the pilings before it got too high. Both anglers were tossing jigs and live shrimp and were getting a nibble here and there but no takers. I eased the boat up to the dock and let it lay up against the pilings while they jigged down along side them. This paid off when Matt had a hard hit. His rod was between the pilings but he kept the pressure on and boated a nice keeper sized Sheepshead.(All fish caught today were released). Barry added a small Seabass before we moved on. 

We then ran back down to Spanish Drop and fished the jigs along a covered shell bed. Barry was fishing the stern and his bait was out deep when, BAM! Big Fish On! Barry played it patiently and after a good battle he landed a big Jack Crevalle.  After moving down to Twin Creeks and drifting the bank with floats and Shrimp, Barry picked up a keeper sized Seatrout.

Our next stop was down at Pumpkin Hill, fishing the marsh grass with floats. We didn't have much luck until we rounded a corner and Matt had made a perfect cast to a fishy spot and BAM! Float Gone. Matt worked it to the boat and landed another nice Trout. Barry went to the same spot and caught another Trout just a minute later.

We fished Broward Island under the watchful eye of an Bald Eagle then came back and fished some docks at Nassauville to no avail. Back around at Seymore's, fishing floats as the tide started back out, Matt had a strong hookup and as his drag began to sing, the big fish headed west, and kept going! It was shallow water with a bunch of oyster "humps" and sure enough, BAP! Fish Off. That was some late day excitement!  After a run thru Horsehead and fishing one more spot, we called it a day, another great one to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.