Boat Ramp Crew Change Spot report 19-Feb-2023
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 2:23 pm
No keepers for me on this day. I caught two short reds & a short flounder.
I blame the poor results on the fact that I forget to take a picture of the sunrise.
Like last weekend, I intended to go to Pelican Lake. Like last weekend, I never made it there. I stopped short and picked up a 17” red within my first few casts. After working that area hard for nothing more, I moved on back toward the lake. Although the Freeport tide was incoming after 8am, the water was dumping out of Pelican Lake swiftly and I couldn’t make my way to it. Too shallow to peddle and I was going backwards trying to push-pole my way.
I turned around and went back to where I caught the first fish and picked up one more shorty.
I explored a couple of other areas and ended up snapping off my DieZel MinnowZ. Yikes! I didn’t have any more in my tackle bag. My #1 confidence bait was gone. I retied and put on a Gulp. I’ve never caught a damn thing on Gulp until today. Picked up this short flounder before calling it a day.
Another first for me today was tying an FG knot in my kayak. I tied one last night in my living room and it made casting today so much better than with the double uni and Yucatan knots I’ve been using to this point.
I also upgraded my fluorocarbon leader from 12# to 15# and it never broke.
It was much more crowded than last week. There were probably seven kayaks and ten boats out there this morning.
Now where am I going to go next weekend?
Dave
I blame the poor results on the fact that I forget to take a picture of the sunrise.
Like last weekend, I intended to go to Pelican Lake. Like last weekend, I never made it there. I stopped short and picked up a 17” red within my first few casts. After working that area hard for nothing more, I moved on back toward the lake. Although the Freeport tide was incoming after 8am, the water was dumping out of Pelican Lake swiftly and I couldn’t make my way to it. Too shallow to peddle and I was going backwards trying to push-pole my way.
I turned around and went back to where I caught the first fish and picked up one more shorty.
I also upgraded my fluorocarbon leader from 12# to 15# and it never broke.
It was much more crowded than last week. There were probably seven kayaks and ten boats out there this morning.
Now where am I going to go next weekend?
Dave