Christmas Bay May 7th
- Johnny5455
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Christmas Bay May 7th
Hit the launch a little after 6am and was on the water paddling by the marsh looking and listening for reds by 6:30, no luck. I had a gulp ripple mullet in pumpkin seed/chartreuse and a saltwater assassin paddle tail in rootbeer tied on. I had live shrimp but I had plans to anchor down and throw them under a popping cork at a spot I like in hope of catching some mustard mouths.
I casted to every drain and boil I came across but nothing would take my offerings or maybe there wasn't anything there to tempt. Oh well, I'll make my way to the spot I mentioned earlier. But wait...what was that...a red? I heard a blow up somewhere in front of me but I didn't see it. I pushed my way closer to where I thought the noise came from.
As stealthy as I can be getting closer and closer, I can now see bait jumping out the water just in front of me. Okay this should do it. I grab my rod and right when I'm about to cast I let my paddle slip off my leg and hit the kayak. Bye bye redfish, I spooked it! It came out the water enough to where I could clearly see what it was. That beautiful tail with the spot we all love to see. Dang it!!!
Headed to the spot, anchored down and caught a rat red and two barely legal flatties. Didn't come home with dinner, but I had a great time out on the water. At least I got slime on the boat. Can't wait to get back out again!
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I casted to every drain and boil I came across but nothing would take my offerings or maybe there wasn't anything there to tempt. Oh well, I'll make my way to the spot I mentioned earlier. But wait...what was that...a red? I heard a blow up somewhere in front of me but I didn't see it. I pushed my way closer to where I thought the noise came from.
As stealthy as I can be getting closer and closer, I can now see bait jumping out the water just in front of me. Okay this should do it. I grab my rod and right when I'm about to cast I let my paddle slip off my leg and hit the kayak. Bye bye redfish, I spooked it! It came out the water enough to where I could clearly see what it was. That beautiful tail with the spot we all love to see. Dang it!!!
Headed to the spot, anchored down and caught a rat red and two barely legal flatties. Didn't come home with dinner, but I had a great time out on the water. At least I got slime on the boat. Can't wait to get back out again!
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- kickingback
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Adrenaline! Thanks for sharing the action. Glad you got out!
Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Been having no luck at Christmas Bay lately
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Christmas Bay is one of my go to spots between October and March but as the water warms up, I find it less productive.
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Yeah its nice to be out there. I went out yesterday and nothing great either. Christmas bay is good in the fall, like watson says.
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Last fall I got under some working birds and ended up catching several big redfish under them. Thought for sure I’d be getting in to schoolie trout.
I’ve had better luck in the marsh than the open bays recently, but it’s also been too windy to make bay fishing fun for me. Can’t remember the last time it was blowing under 10, heck, 15 even
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I’ve had better luck in the marsh than the open bays recently, but it’s also been too windy to make bay fishing fun for me. Can’t remember the last time it was blowing under 10, heck, 15 even
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Last fall I got under some working birds and ended up catching several big redfish under them. Thought for sure I’d be getting in to schoolie trout.
I’ve had better luck in the marsh than the open bays recently, but it’s also been too windy to make bay fishing fun for me. Can’t remember the last time it was blowing under 10, heck, 15 even
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I’ve had better luck in the marsh than the open bays recently, but it’s also been too windy to make bay fishing fun for me. Can’t remember the last time it was blowing under 10, heck, 15 even
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
no time on the water is ever wasted
Here's a rat red among my favorite catches of all time because of the amount of blue on his tail
Here's a rat red among my favorite catches of all time because of the amount of blue on his tail
- Johnny5455
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
Oh wow that is a nice tail!
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Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
The dropped paddle, hull bang redfish spook, I think we’ve all been there. I’m like the others that like Christmas bay in the cooler parts of the year. I’ve had some of the most fun I have ever had fishing out on Christmas Bay. November 2019, Christmas Bay was pretty perfect.
Re: Christmas Bay May 7th
The warden has me tightly cloistered in our home. You can't imagine how much I enjoy these fishing stories.