Foggy Day in Galveston

REDline · Post by **REDline** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:29 pm

Just wanted to make sure everyone made it safe to and from if you went fishing today...The fog was really dense on the way to galveston. I couldnt see the blinking yellow lights until I was about 20 yards from them :shock:

Dont get me wrong, I LOVE fishing foggy weather, I just dont like driving in it!

It cleared up this morning in the bay, then, after I changed locations, the fog rolled back in around noon...

Oh yeah, for the report :lol:

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Fished a few spots in West Bay, nothing but reds, even though I was hoping for some trout

With the limited visibility, low light, and lack of wind, I decided to NOT throw my soft plastics, and instead worked a super spook. It worked. My FIRST cast landed a 21" red...Well, actually, he hit it, dropped it, hit it again, dropped it, and finally took the whole thing. :lol:

I had one take the SS and just ran...Drag was screaming, he wasnt slowing down, but after about 10 seconds, he just dropped it :cry:

I had a limit in about 10 minutes, but I was releasing as I went, cause I dont want no stinkin reds :lol:

JK, I brought some home last week...saving room for some trout!

I dont throw too many topwaters, but Ive grown to use them more and more...Just a few tips from experience. Dont try and set the hook, cause you will pull it away from the 90% of the time. Also, if they hit and miss, let it sit and twitch it a couple times...This morning, 3 of the reds I caught missed the first time, but would come back and take it. Finally, try different patterns, cause some days they want em worked faster, and some days they will hit em when you work it slooowww with lots of pauses..

oh yeah, forgot: today was my maiden voyage of my new yak (a tarpon 140) I love it!

TexasGringo · Post by **TexasGringo** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:31 pm

Glad to see you broke in the Tarpon right

So did the crate work alright?

Mythman · Post by **Mythman** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:32 pm

Good report, good picture, very nice fish and a damn good looking yak.

Congratulations, you got it made......just waiting on that new BS rod!!!

Edited: Oh, and really, really nice looking paddles!

REDline · Post by **REDline** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:39 pm

Mythman wrote:Good report, good picture, very nice fish and a damn good looking yak.

Congratulations, you got it made......just waiting on that new BS rod!!!

Edited: Oh, and really, really nice looking paddles!

LOL...BS rod...I dont think billy will like the acronym! :lol:

Crank-B8 · Post by **Crank-B8** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:16 pm

Good fish dude. Congrats on the new yak.

And those are good tips for working topwaters. More often than not the reds really seem to miss it the first time. I just don't think they're as well equipped for eating a top as a lot of the other fish. It's just not in their nature with that down-turned mouth. It takes some solid nerves to sit their and not set the hook huh!? :lol:

A lot of people don't have the discipline to do that.

Mythman · Post by **Mythman** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:16 pm

REDline wrote:
Mythman wrote:Good report, good picture, very nice fish and a damn good looking yak.

Congratulations, you got it made......just waiting on that new BS rod!!!

Edited: Oh, and really, really nice looking paddles!

LOL...BS rod...I dont think billy will like the acronym!

No disrespect to Billystix, but just shorting the name. IMHO he donates as much or more than any of the other product promoters.

davessn763 · Post by **davessn763** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:07 pm

Try switching hooks on SS. I use VMC's they seem a little sharper, but usually bend after a few reds.
Nice fish!

fowlwaters · Post by **fowlwaters** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:08 pm

This summer I fished the flats throwing only tops in bone/silver spook jr. and they would miss the frist I would just shake the rod and then hang on they would slam it. One fish missed it three times and on the last he made a big loop and hit head on the only thing that kept it from going in his crushers was the last hook was in the top and bottom lips he had the spook jr. in his mouth.

Scubasteve · Post by **Scubasteve** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:32 pm

Nice job RL (

), I like the new yak too!

Ss

habanerojooz · Post by **habanerojooz** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:15 pm

Nice report and great looking yak. I second the topwater hookset advice. A slight, split-second delay in the hookset after you see/hear the strike will increase the hook-up ratio. I learned this from my bass fishing days with Heddon Chuggers, Tiny Torpedos, and Hula Poppers. I also learned my lessons from trying to set the hook too soon (and too hard) and having that bait with big treble hooks fly straight at me at 80 mph :shock:

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SafetyHooker · Post by **SafetyHooker** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:20 am

Nice report, That Clown SS works well in the fog. Nice choice!

Assault the Salt · Post by **Assault the Salt** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:52 am

That water looks NICE!!!

northpaw · Post by **northpaw** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:29 am

Gottal love those reds blowing up on top! Nice report.

When they are blowing up and consistantly missing, I have tried using a size larger treble on back with a bucktail teaser. It seems to give them something to zero in on just below the surface and increases hookups IMO.

troutout · Post by **troutout** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:06 am

Great looking Yak and red. I like that launch area too. Do you mind telling me where the launch site is? Thanks, Jim.

Cyber Yak · Post by **Cyber Yak** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:16 am

me too..... :wink:

REDline · Post by **REDline** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:35 pm

troutout wrote:Great looking Yak and red. I like that launch area too. Do you mind telling me where the launch site is? Thanks, Jim.

very close to the water :wink:

pm sent

Hookem · Post by **Hookem** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:11 pm

REDline wrote:
troutout wrote:Great looking Yak and red. I like that launch area too. Do you mind telling me where the launch site is? Thanks, Jim.

very close to the water

pm sent

yup its right there....cant miss it :lol:

hookset4 · Post by **hookset4** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:54 pm

Good report and sounds like a good trip. Nice looking tarpon REDline. When fishing topwaters I don't set the hook until I feel the fish. Learned this many years ago fishing for bass with a Bill Plummer Super Frog.

-hook

Assault the Salt · Post by **Assault the Salt** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:44 pm

The water looks nice in that pic, wish I had of been there/

planohog · Post by **planohog** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:02 am

Great picture including the lure !

Hookem · Post by **Hookem** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:12 pm

planohog wrote:Great picture including the lure !

O GOD!!! Chris you gave away our secret lure.....the super spook.....what are we going to do now??? :lol: