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Ruby Red Lip
 
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Went out earlier this week (cold!) around 8 am to my favorite beach spot. I saw a school of slow moving reds in the break around the old pier pilings and waded out to the sandbar (you can get out there at the inlet without getting your knees wet at low tide, which was nice since it was about 45 degrees out). I cast a 4" Gulp swimming mullet on a 1/4 oz gamakatsu jighead as far as I could and landed it just ahead of the school. I think the Alpha dog got there first, because 45 minutes later I landed this pig:
I couldn't measure it but marked off the length on my rod, it was between 41-43" and weighed more than my five year old. I caught it on my Stradic 2500fi on a 7 ft shimano crucial 6-12lb rod with 10lb powerpro and 20lb flouro leader. I'm usually catching flounder on this rig. It got promoted today.
vaya con el Dios que habla y el mar es tranquilo
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Grouper
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Nice Job Good looking fish Thank's for the report
As Long as your having fun Fishing ,Then Catching a Fish Is Just a Bonus!!! Dwayne
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Snapper
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| That is one hell of a redfish on that rod and reel. I love those crucial rods by shimano. I could kick myself for not buying one last year at the sale. Hopefully he will have them again. The ones with the split grips are really sharp.
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Snapper
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| Gorgeous! Absolutely Gorgeous! Did she revive ok? Anything chase her, coming in or once revived?
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Trigger
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sounds like you had an awesome battle!!!
Tight Lines!!!
Anthony
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Ruby Red Lip
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No sharks. There were some dolphins past the outer bar, never came my way. The fish revived immediately. I sent him back torpedo style and he didn't miss a beat--just swam straight back out and disappeared. Beautiful.
vaya con el Dios que habla y el mar es tranquilo
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Ruby Red Lip
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Man nice fish. That had to be fun.
Natural Southpaw...don't call me lefty!
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nice catch and that looks to be about 30 pounds
-------------------------------------------------------------------- "I piss on Shimanos"
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Ruby Red Lip
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| Aweseome, I've got virtually that same setup but on a 6'6" rod and its pure balance. Is that Inlet Beach on 30-A?...SR
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Ruby Red Lip
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Sorry for the late reply slowride, but it is Inlet Beach at the 30-a and us 98 junction, Camp Helen State Park to be exact. Long walk to the beach but beautiful place and worth it, even if the fish aren't biting.
vaya con el Dios que habla y el mar es tranquilo
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