01-29-2004, 03:59 PM
That one was our biggest of the day, just under 6lbs and it put up a huge fight. We caught 3 other smaller reds, none with more than 1 spot. It sure is different fishing for them. We used live mullet, would toss the mullet out and then wait for the red to come along and suck it in. When he first hits it you hear a loud pop, you keep the bail open, and just let him take it and run straight out for about 10 seconds. Then you close the bail, point the rod at the fish, real straight back and set the hook as soon as you feel tension. We lost several fish at first because we would try to set the hook the second he hit, and didn't let him run with it first.
We caught several lady fish, all 10-15" but they put up a nice fight too. A bunch of ocean trout, with the 1 fang on the top lip, and a couple cats, and a crab
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We caught several lady fish, all 10-15" but they put up a nice fight too. A bunch of ocean trout, with the 1 fang on the top lip, and a couple cats, and a crab
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