Afternoon Delight
May 23, 2021 Santa Rosa Beach 4 photos & 1 video
Redfish
Redfish

Trip Summary

Fished where we could as we waited for the wind to lighten up yesterday afternoon. Caught a few fish till the time was right to try for some legends. We cruised out to where I wanted to go. Dropped a few choice baits. Within 15 minutes, she was hooked into a hoss on light tackle... man, what a battle as that rascal made some long, hard runs. Initially, she thought she got broke off. Didn’t sound right as I knew which way the fish was swimming. Had her wind faster till she caught up to him! Awesome time and I managed to get some video footage before having to turn off camera. Snapped a few shots and released a healthy redfish. I was glad to be able to finally share this location with my wife. And happy she caught another big boy! Approximately 10 minutes later, I got bit on a special rod and reel (my Dad had it custom made for me for Christmas in 1990... it’s made to get big fish up and away from structure). Getting a little carried away here, but rest assured I would not have landed that fish on light tackle. Several times during our battle, I felt him run into the structure. Numerous hard charges towards the structure and i finally managed to get him next to the boat. My wife netted him. Once I saw him, instantly, I knew she was going to have her hands full picking up the net! That red was unique in that his tail was massive and shaped different than other big reds I’ve had aboard. Folks, i love doing what I do and welcome all!
Rising Son Expeditions LLC
Santa-rosa-beach, Florida, United States
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