We failed. We've been catching good numbers of rat reds, but encountering few big fish. I've been poling the flats and not seeing very many at all.
We didn't find the big reds. Instead, we found the big snook. Strange. Also caught some nice trout. All fish were taken on D.O.A. CAL Jigs with gold paddle tails -- very versatile (and tough) lures. My biggest snook came took a jig on 5-pound PowerPro around mangroves. Don't know how I landed that fish.
Luck?
