Fishing story
Ok, we are tired of fishing in the surf. We want to go out into the gulf and fish. We went to the marina to rent sea kayaks. They wanted too much money to rent the 18 -20 foot sea kayaks so we settled on the 4 foot plastic ones for $5.00. Mine was a camo colored one Gloria's was pink.
Next we needed bait and we knew that the locals caught their own bait before going out to fish. So we paddled out to the buoys outside the East Pass harbor entrance. We caught plenty of bait in a very short time. Gloria even managed to catch a flounder in between the bait fish.
We heard about a secret spot where some were catching Amberjacks over a shipwreck. It was a 4 mike paddle west of the buoys. With a northern breeze we setup just north of the wreck and drifted over it, with our freshly caught bait dropping down to the bottom with a heavy slip sinker for weight.
Once the weight hits bottom we rell it back up 15 cranks on the reel handle.
Now we wait, but not long. We knew that Amberjacks are fighters, but we were ill prepared for what happens when one of them takes your bait. Once you feel the bite the trick is to lower your rod so that the fish doesn't feel the resistance. Once your rod tip hit the water you slowly lift and start cranking. Then it happens. Mister Amberjack realizes he has been had and he heads for the safety of the shipwreck, where he can rub the line against the sharp objects and break you off.
Our job is to hold him back from the depths and the wreck. No easy task. These fish pull like no other we have ever encountered. That includes some very large great lake salmon, Alaskan salmon and Halibut. Nothing prepares you for this struggle. The line is strong, the poles are heavy and short. The reels are like a winch. The drag is set very tight, all of this is designed for the task of not letting the fish run, or in this case dive. To prevent the fish from diving requires strength, a lot of strength.
We each landed several jacks and had our legal limit of 1 fish over 31 inches each. Gloria also caught a very large red snapper. Another very strong fish. The snapper was larger than the Amberjacks but it had to go back into the water because the season on snapper was closed this time of the year.
Below is a picture of Gloria with her Red Snapper ( don't even go there ).
I know when you look at the pictures you will be thinking the guy in the picture looks like a charter captain, but really he is the guy we rented the kayaks from.
Today our forearms are sore and the inside of my bicep and along my ribs are bruised. What an experience. If you ever get a chance to fish over a wreck for Amberjacks take it, but be ready for a real knock down drag out struggle. They are awesome fighters, as are Red Snapper.
Next we needed bait and we knew that the locals caught their own bait before going out to fish. So we paddled out to the buoys outside the East Pass harbor entrance. We caught plenty of bait in a very short time. Gloria even managed to catch a flounder in between the bait fish.
We heard about a secret spot where some were catching Amberjacks over a shipwreck. It was a 4 mike paddle west of the buoys. With a northern breeze we setup just north of the wreck and drifted over it, with our freshly caught bait dropping down to the bottom with a heavy slip sinker for weight.
Once the weight hits bottom we rell it back up 15 cranks on the reel handle.
Now we wait, but not long. We knew that Amberjacks are fighters, but we were ill prepared for what happens when one of them takes your bait. Once you feel the bite the trick is to lower your rod so that the fish doesn't feel the resistance. Once your rod tip hit the water you slowly lift and start cranking. Then it happens. Mister Amberjack realizes he has been had and he heads for the safety of the shipwreck, where he can rub the line against the sharp objects and break you off.
Our job is to hold him back from the depths and the wreck. No easy task. These fish pull like no other we have ever encountered. That includes some very large great lake salmon, Alaskan salmon and Halibut. Nothing prepares you for this struggle. The line is strong, the poles are heavy and short. The reels are like a winch. The drag is set very tight, all of this is designed for the task of not letting the fish run, or in this case dive. To prevent the fish from diving requires strength, a lot of strength.
We each landed several jacks and had our legal limit of 1 fish over 31 inches each. Gloria also caught a very large red snapper. Another very strong fish. The snapper was larger than the Amberjacks but it had to go back into the water because the season on snapper was closed this time of the year.
Below is a picture of Gloria with her Red Snapper ( don't even go there ).
I know when you look at the pictures you will be thinking the guy in the picture looks like a charter captain, but really he is the guy we rented the kayaks from.
Today our forearms are sore and the inside of my bicep and along my ribs are bruised. What an experience. If you ever get a chance to fish over a wreck for Amberjacks take it, but be ready for a real knock down drag out struggle. They are awesome fighters, as are Red Snapper.
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