I caught the biggest Speckled Trout I ever caught today. But it did not like the looks of my boat and went elsewhere. Caught him with plastic, then I noticed some big tails coming out of the water and cast in their vicinity with my brand spanking new X-rap (You can see where this is going). My line took off, and the drag was not holding this monster back. I put the rod in the rod holder, and lifted the anchor to prepare for a sleigh ride and a sleigh ride it was. I had some heavy Power Pro -30+ lbs and a 7ft medium heavy action rod with a Stradic 4000 whining away. I got off the anchor and followed my new found friend to deeper water. 15 minutes later, and heading towards Chads Lake, I could see leader. Its about time, what is it, a huge Redfish, A keeper Cobia, maybe a Universe Record CROAKER. No, it was...a Ray. Now I'm mad cause this monster has my new X-rap that I only cast once, and I really want it back. Well after he broke my rod by doubling back into me, I beached him on an oyster bed by fighting him for 10 more minutes after he broke my rod. I tighten the drag and paddled him onto the oytser bed where I horsed him there and removed my plug. Whose the MAN! I tossed the plug on the front of my yak and sent my Ray out to find your lures. I stopped on the oyster bed, drank an iced tea, ate a power bar and jumped back in the yak. I noticed my tackle box was barely on the front of my yak and pused it to the center. Thats when I saw only used once X-rap fall in and run witht he tide. WHY! WHYYYYY! I'm not even the man! Just another day, and its not like I ran a hook through my finger! I caught a few croaker after that, using plastic, and ended up going out with Jason to the poles, and catching a few small flounder. The water was 82 deg F and we caught the incoming and outgoing tides, from 06:30 to 13:00. One other boat went out to the 1st island and caught a few blues and croaker in the choppy seas.
Keep those lines tight.
Keep those lines tight.
