Tried to cast a gulp jerk shad to the redfish that was swimming on the surface, but I was using a heavier jig from my last fishing trip to the causeway and I either did too much splash noise or the jig sink too fast for him to see it. Either way, he swam slowly away to the darkness as my yak drifted closer. Same situation happen 2 more times around other lights where I could see redfish eating these guys, but they were not interested in the gulp jerk shad.
Most lights had balls of crystal minnows so thick that you could put your hand on the water and catch them. From far it look like predators at the lights, but as soon as you got closer you could see the bait ball swimming around the light.
No fish were harm (skunk) during this trip, but it is good to start to hear popping sounds of fish eating their meals around the lights. Maybe in a couple of more weeks as the heat keeps steady on the 60's and 70's thing will be getting better.
I think it's time to take out the YoZuri Crystal Minnows or the rat-l-trap's 1/8 out to catch these bullies on the surface.
