Well managed to make it out a few times these last few weeks. Missed some massive trout on topwater one weekday morning, very demoralizing, caught a few spanish here and there. However we've been getting the reds to eat some feathers in the grass. So here it goes.....
Chucktown jams
Hootie and The Blowfish -Only wanna be with you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZesRI6HhuXQ#)
Usually having crabs is a bad thing
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Buddy lost a pig broke off soon after
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Fighting hard
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One in the corner
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Got him (first victim to the new crab pattern)
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Might be hard to see but his back and tail are sticking out of the water
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In pursuit
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No better place in my opinion
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Biggest of the summer, After hooked this guy about 40ft away (brown crab) he ran at me to with in a rod length then took off like a bat out of hell toward deep water drag was screamin ;D
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Thanks buddy
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Riding home over the bridge
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Peace 0:0
Solid shit brother! 8)
Damn I want to get down there and do that
that shit is driving me nuts. I gotta find a weekend to get down low country.
Thanks
'c; 'c; 'c;
Good stuff stomper! That is one healthy "toddler".
What is the recommended footwear for marsh stomping? Are those 7 weights?
very nice marsh..... thanks for sharing.
how are the skeeters down that way this year? i've heard super thick in the fl glades... which bodes well for future years.
Beetle--I have a pair of shimano wading boots I've had forever not sure if they still make them, when i was little id walk them in flip flops which isnt smart, those are 8wts you could get away with a 7 but its nice to have the extra weight when the wind blows.
Walt--Mosquitos arent bad near the coast because were in a massive drought right now and there is no fresh water for them to breed, gnats can be bad though.
Quote from: MarshStomper on August 02, 2011, 21:24:36 PM
Walt--Mosquitos arent bad near the coast because were in a massive drought right now and there is no fresh water for them to breed,
bummer.... need 'dem skeeters for a good healthy fishery.
Quotegnats can be bad though.
tell me about it, i've been trying to get rid of this pesky bastard to the left for days now :o
Great stuff. What's the crab body material?
Great report. We've had an extraordinary year thus far up around Bald Head. Evening tides looking good for Thursday & Friday this week. If you can stand the heat.
Sculpin wool, I find it easier to shape than yarn. Hopefully I can make it out this week a couple times, work sucks.
Made it out yesterday afternoon after work with a buddy of mine who just started guiding, didnt see many but caught a decent one. He pounded it they sure love that brown crab. Probably the last time I'll fish the flood tide before returning to school. :'( Fishing a king mackerel tournament these next couple of days no fly rod though.
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