Personal best and 7/17 report

[scanoefisher]

Being the rookie I am, every trip presents an opportunity for me to get excited with fish that you guys probably catch all the time. I landed an 18 inch trout this morning in the flats north of Tiki island, making it my new personal best. The bite was incredible today. I was on the water around 0530, starting catching around 0630, and from 0700-0800 I pulled in 2 reds (19 inch and 17 inch) appox. 12 specks (most around 12 inches, but did land my 18 and a 16 inch), and caught my first bonnet head shark (21 inchs). I got SOAKED for my efforts today, but had a blast! In true greenhorn fashion, I used live shrimp. I wish i had picked up croaker today (20/20 hind sight). I did put on my top dog for about 15 mins, but quickly reverted.

All the fish were caught in approx. 4 foot of water with a popping cork.

Jimmy

[Sisco Kid]

Good times, good report

[Silver Wolf]

Very good. That's learning tactics. Lord Bless.
robert

[S-troop]

Nice going!


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[mjh]

Great fishing.

[SCHU]

Nice report and catching. everyone starts the same way...learn something new every time you go.

[Ibtsoom]

Nice

[corndog]

WTG! Keep fishing the big ones will find you when you least expect it.

[Hogie70]

Awesome!

[kenny]

Good job scanoe.

[dbarham]

good report !

[axe]

Good job! There is nothing wrong with it at all... Different strokes for different folks..... I'be been fish the salt since I was a little kids, so for about 22 yrs and I still fish with live bait the majority of the time... If I throw artificial it's normally to pass time while a soak live bait...

Weelcome to the salt, best of luck to you

[buoy37]

Good write up Jimmy! I dig the excitement.

Hey, an 18" speck won me a couple hundred dollars a few years back.

[Milkjug]

Sweet! Still remember my first speck (live shrimp rock groin), first topwater trout (sportsmans rd skitterwalk), first red (sportsmans rd dead shrimp), and first flounder (bayou vista jig).

I bet you are really proud of that fish and that is what matters. The best fisherman is the one enjoying himself the most!

[trophytroutman]

Nice job.