Fat Redfish with Capt. Paul Braly

In: Recreation & Sports

14 Mar 2009

Jeff and I went fishing today. We were trying to do some stretching and pre-fishing for the tough competition Texas trout series which will happen on this weekend. We both found fishing at this spot very tough this time. What saved our day was the Devil Eyes lures that we brought along.

The first place we waded (a place I waded the previous day that had action) was pretty dead except for one lonely mullet that only mildly hopped. Jeff was the first to get a solid bite on an Amber Devil Eye w/ 1/4 oz TruLoc but no take. I then got a hook-up but it was short lived and I reeled in an empty Amber. A few minutes later I got a true hook-up on an 18 inch speck. No more bites later and we were on our way to spot number two.

At this spot the water was a little cleaner so I put on a Dark Strawberry Blue Devil Eye and Jeff pulled out a white stink bait (you know the G word) so we jumped out and got going. We were trading off on schooling trout lock ups but no real weight for either of us.

As we waded through the area, we both decided to go to the other side but we needed to use the boat so we can reach the other side, and so Jeff initiated to get the boat and he brought it back to the spot.

We continued wading through the deep water to the other side. We checked for the right spot by measuring the depth through a rod. Then we were able to find a spot and I tried casting a lure and got myself a fat redfish. Shortly, I saw Jeff casting his Devil Eyes and he got one too. After some time we both got some more redfish.

During tough fishing, it is always a good decision to bring along and use the Devil Eyes for fishing. Jeff and I used it with 10-11 o’clock triple bounce pausing every 5 seconds and then repeat the casting of lures. If you are having hard time fishing, like what we experienced, always use a bait that can stand the tough situation and make a pattern with every cast and the reds will surely bite in.

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