SaltyCajun.com - Shopping for cat food

After I got all bills paid and the fog outside cleared I decided to go out for cat food.

It was after noon by the time I splashed the boat in Empire. Went a bit north west to start. I had Vu Du shrimp, spinner baits, and 2 different setups using market shrimp. The winds were picking up and I was in my least productive area but did not feel like running far at all. Just wanted to be out on the water.

I found clean water. I made 2 stops and did not even get a sniff. Moved to whole other area and still nothing. At my next stop I get one as soon as the bait hits the water on the first cast. Unfortunately it was only 14 inches.

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I put the Vu Du down and started using market shrimp under a cork and on the bottom. The reds love it. After about 15 casts with nothing on this point and inlet I use a spinner bait with nothing. Before leaving I pick up the Vu Du again and first cast again HELLO!

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A few more shorts and I move on. I head towards the Buras area and things get a bit better. I am in a place that looks good and the first 2 casts I get hit both times and it feels like a trout. Now the adrenalin is starting to work. False alarm. Things are not happening so I toss a hand full of old shrimp as chum. After a few minutes I see a tail working just below the surface. I cast a shrimp there and get hit. It is a good fish but I still do not think the tail I saw was this fish. My first keeper and if things do not change the cats are dining first class tonight.

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A few more casts and I hook up with another flounder. I put that in the live well also. I am on the outside casting through a narrow shallow cut into a pond where the water is flowing in past my boat. I get a hit and this time it almost feels like a bull red. This fish makes a dash to the left and it is around the corner pulling drag. It is definitely a good redfish. I hold this fish until it comes out in front but then it crosses to the right behind the other bank. There was so much to get hung up on I did not expect to land it. After a good battle I ended up victorious and I had a very nice 26 inch redfish in the boat.

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By this time the fog is starting to threaten. Empire gets hit hard so I decide to end my adventures at this point before I get socked in. Although I have it I do not look forward to using radar. Better to play it safe. My shopping list is completed.

My neighbor got the redfish on the half shell for grilling.

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And my cats are forgoing sushi grade tuna for flounder fillets.

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