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Very nice red

Nice report and pictures...sorry about the idiots :roll:. People like that give all boaters a bad name. On the subject of tailers...I believe the fishery for tailing reds is based a whole lot more on forage than latitude. Take Jacksonville/Fernandina for instance. J-ville is absolutely littered with...

Owner Aki (replacement single hooks), and Gamakatsu for tying flies.

Fishnfinatic...thanks. Tough to catch fish on fly without the line in the water :lol:. Just realize that your catch rate will decrease at times compared to artificial lures, although in certain circumstances, a fly will certainly outfish anything. Each fish on fly is very rewarding. I'm not a full-t...

Never been prone to dropping big coin on conventional rods...I've always used Berkley Series One rods, although I've also had great success with the $50 Berkley Bionix. I prefer to spend money on my reels.

Appreciate the nice comments. Islander, The fish had most of his body out of the water. He ate a #4 olive/white slinky-fiber minnow. John, I'll probably be spending more time here than I have in the past...there are alot more guys who frequent this site who enjoy my style of fishing than on most oth...

Haven't posted a report on here in forever, so what the heck. Decided to take an afternoon solo excursion to one of my favorite areas along the southern Big Bend. I picked up a ~28" red on fly pretty quickly before the storms forced me to take cover. Heck of alot of fun on a 6wt in 3" of w...

Shimano Calais, Chronarch, Chronarch SF. I use stradic 4000, but I'm having problems with my gears grinding, so I will be trying okuma now. There's likely nothing wrong with your reel...it probably just needs more routine maintenance. Heck, the most expensive reels Shimano builds require fairly cont...

LivelyBaits wrote:I got about a 15 pound tarpon hooked up on ultralight.

Congrats...that's not something you see frequently up this far north. As much fishing and paddling as I've done on the Big Bend coast, I don't think I've ever seen/hooked/caught one less than ~30-40lbs. Most are 70lbs+.

Nice red Jon. Like the shirt too...if it doesn't have plenty of holes and blood stains, it ain't suitable for fishing .

Dunfly,
I have great success with single hooks on larger topwater plugs. I use 6/0 Owner Aki's on my Skitterwalks.

One way trip to the grease .

I plan the timing of my trips completely around the tides.

I got into yak-fishing to gain access to areas that are too hazardous/shallow for 99% of boats. I'll never be without a boat though...I enjoy too many varieties of fishing that are impossible/dangerous in a kayak.

loukiii wrote:It might be fun to apply a little misdirection and see who ends up in the "Secret Spot"

That's one of my favorites, or better yet, mention a creek or bay by name that doesn't exist . Have people scouring the map for hours...

Good fishermen only share their spots with a select few people (if that), and definitely not on an open forum. The more people that frequent an area, the more likely someone might see you catch a fish. That's always bad news. With the range limitations of a kayak, even sharing access points is a no-...