My personal best redfish

JoseC · Post by **JoseC** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:52 pm

After much debate, I decided to go fishing regardless of the rain. Talked to Adrian and he said he was free for some fishing.

Here are the pics:

I got lucky and caught my personal best red, but I think I was even more lucky to have a friend that is incredibly talented with a camera to capture the moment.

Not only do I owe him my gratitude for the pictures but really its because of him we found those fish. I wanted to go to a completely different location and he talked me into going somewhere else.

Thanks again Adrian, you da man!

newyaker · Post by **newyaker** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:10 am

Congrats on your best Red! Those are some of the best pictures I've seen yet .Great job to you both.

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:14 am

Nice red, how big?

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:47 am

I was even more lucky to have a friend that is incredibly talented with a camera to capture the moment.

As I was scrolling through the pictures, I was thinking, "Wow, he was lucky that Adrian was able to go fishing (photographing) with him!" Beautiful Red. How did Adrian do? (or was he too busy taking those great shots?)

JoseC · Post by **JoseC** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:52 am

Todd wrote:Nice red, how big?

Thanks Todd, she was a hair under 36

Hatch wrote:
I was even more lucky to have a friend that is incredibly talented with a camera to capture the moment.
As I was scrolling through the pictures, I was thinking, "Wow, he was lucky that Adrian was able to go fishing (photographing) with him!" Beautiful Red. How did Adrian do? (or was he too busy taking those great shots?)

He caught a couple of trout. Oddly enough, as soon as the tails popped up he put down the rod and picked up the camera to take some shots. Then we both fished them for a while but it was really hard to get them to eat. When I managed to get one to eat he put the rod down and picked up the camera again. I think this was one of the smaller fish out of the school, they were all huge. After we release the red we called it a day

Erick · Post by **Erick** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:54 am

That was nice, great photos.

mikeB · Post by **mikeB** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:25 am

Congrats on the fine Red and on the excellent photos. Ya'll make a great team. Maybe some Tarpon next time?

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:27 am

Congrats Jose.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:04 am

Big red! It's handy to have a great photographer around ain't it!

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:05 am

DaveR wrote:Big red! It's handy to have a great photographer around ain't it!

You, of all people, should know that.

John · Post by **John** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:26 am

Nice job, that is a hawg of a redfish!! a real bull!

DRock · Post by **DRock** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:39 am

I don't know which is more impressive, the 36" tailing redfish or the pictures of you, with the tails in sight, then circled around to catch all the action. Thanks to both of you for sharing the experience. I could almost smell the salt.

DouGR81 · Post by **DouGR81** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:53 am

The fish is nice but the pics are just superb. Nice going guys. Very few things are as fun as catching tailers..especially one that big.

mudfish · Post by **mudfish** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:03 am

Bang on Jose! Killer pics A.

DayumSon · Post by **DayumSon** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:19 am

I had as much of a great time photographing those redfish as much as Jose did hogging..Cough cough I mean catching that redfish

.

In all seriousness I get "off" more taking a shot (photo) of someone catching the fish than actually casting to them. I know I know most would rather cast into a school of tailing redfish, but to look though my view finder and see it from the lens perspective is Fuggin' scweet!!!!!!!

I could have caught my "1st" tailing redfish that day, but I was in a nice mood and let Jose get the glory. LMAO!!!

seriously though it was a fun, wet, rainy, dry afternoon to say the least 8)

anyone else needing me to tag along I'm there

.. Is that ok B-B-B- boss..Don't crack da whip suh....

jd · Post by jd » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:37 am

Awesome work on both ends of the lens.