Emerald Coast Redfish Club / Hogtown
(August 14, 2010)
3rd Place
Wes and I had another fun day of fishing for this tournament. We started out the day slow, only getting a few bites but not connecting with any fish. About two hours into fishing we caught our first red, a five pounder. A few minutes later I saw an explosion on my topwater lure...ten minutes later I boated a 25+ pound bull redfish! It was one of two big bulls for the day. After that we found the school of reds we were looking for and in a matter of an hour landed over a dozen four to six pound redfish. We ended the day with around 11.4 lbs and finished 3rd in the tournament.
As usual, a big thanks to Trey for helping us fish in these tournaments. If ya'll get a chance, go out to Nick's for some great local seafood!
One of the bulls that hit like a stick of dynamite! We didn't take the time to measure him but it was by far the biggest red I've caught in shallow water.
IFA Redfish Tour / Panama City
(June 5, 2010)
2nd Place
Neither Wes nor I had time to do any prefishing for tournament sized reds. I was busy with charters (which isn't prefishing) and Wes was busy with teaching. Our strategy was to have a relaxing day of fishing and to just have fun. That meant no long runs and we would take as many drink and food breaks as we normally do on fishing trips. We arrived to our first spot in about five minutes and within ten more minutes we had our first of nine double hookups of the day. For about four hours we hammered the redfish out of a single school, and every one was between 5 and 9 lbs. Needless to say, we didn't exactly relaxe a whole lot but we accomplished our goal of having a fun day out on the water.
We ended the day with two redfish just under the 27" mark and each weighing a little under 7 lbs. Our combined weight was 13.55 lbs, which gave us a 2nd place finish overall. This is the second time we have almost won a boat...one of these days we're coming out on top!
A big thanks to Trey Nick and Legendary Marine. If you are on the market for a boat, contact Todd Royall at Legendary Marine: troyall@legendarymarine.com. If you're looking for great seafood, go eat at Nick's!
Ya'll go eat at Nick's!!!
Another big thanks to Johnson Outdoors Inc. helping us fish with the best marine technology out there.
