Big Dave Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Launched at 0530 under a a little less than a quarter moon with Venus close by in the Eastern sky, God's little lanterns twinkling on and off overhead--beautiful morning! Low tide at 5:49 a.m. with the high at 11:35, so we planned to fish the beaches early and then the creek and river mouths later in the day. Beach fishing was really good--couple dozen snook, mostly smalls but a couple lower slot size; 4 reds; a bluefish (!); and a 5' shark that ate Mike's topwater lure and took off! Luckily, after a short run or two he spit the hook. The highlight of the day was a large school of black drum. When I first spotted them, I thought it was a small group of tarpon, lazily rolling and breaking the surface of the water. After poling closer, we realized they were black drum and there were probably hundreds of them! Mike hooked up first, but lost the fish shortly after the first run. I caught one on a white paddle tail, and then we proceeded to toss baits at them for 1/2 hour without much luck. As the tide started to fall, they started easing down the river and we followed close behind. I switched out to a small DOA crab, doused it with ProCure, and hooked up. The fish was so big I had trouble holding it, and lost it over the side before Mike could get a picture. I ended up with three more before they reached the Gulf. Here are a few pictures from the day. E62150A4-5B8F-41EB-AC9B-59BE2F732DF5.heic 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Skif Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Great pics and sounds like a great day! Where did you launch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Thanks. We typically launch at Outdoor Resorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Big Dave said: The fish was so big I had trouble holding it, and lost it over the side before Mike could get a picture. Ugggh. !!!! You guyz kill'm.....well done I spent the weekend home on honey dews and did some shooting at the range. DC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Love the dum drums ! 🇺🇸🏴☠️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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