Bull Reds 03/02/11 Rollover Bayou (Rockefeller)
 

New to fishing and this is my first posting. I inherited a (1999) 16 ft with a 50 hp a few months ago and am still very much learning about boating and fishing. I am in heaven (and so is Academy Sports). My friend and I went to Rollover Bayou which is on the eastern edge of Rockefeller Refuge last week and caught 6 reds. I included pictures of the two largest. The other three were relative midgets in the 6-10 pound range. We caught them on 12 pound test/spinning reels with finger mullets under corks. When the first, and biggest finally broke the surface, it was like I was reeling in a big log, or prehistoric creature. My first big fish! What a blast, (until I had to clean them:confused:---catch and release on the big ones next time---yet another lesson learned.) The big one, which has me gritting my teeth to hold, weighed 43# on my cheap scale, and the one my friend is holding is 31#. I very much appreciate all the information I have read from you seasoned veterans on this sight . Thank you and keep it coming.

Nice catch and welcome to SaltyCajun. :)

nice garden oh and catch welcome to the salty

Heckuva day there! Welcome aboard!!

Great catch Mann..gots to like dat...

Nice job buddy & welcome to the salty family

You are in fishermens paradise, welcome aboard

I heard the reds were think in BERTRAND CANAL......:D NICE HOG.....

Welcome to SaltyCajun.

A reminder......in Louisiana you are only allowed one redfish 27" or over per person.

Nice fight... Yall eat that????

Thank's Salty. We did throw back another 34 incher due to only two of us in the boat. The first advice that I heeded strictly was to read the Regulation Manual frequently and keep a copy in the boat. That advice came from my brother , a Federal Agent with the U.S. dept of wildlife and Fisheries, Enforcement division (a fed) Relax everyone, what is said here, stays here.

"W", after I cleaned the two big ones and cut out all the red meat, I gave it to my cajun Aunt who knew how to further process it. Trust me, she can make garfish balls taste like Pompano.

Not bad man. Welcome to the Cajun.

And welcome to your new addiction.

The best reds are the 17 inch ones.

Nice job man. Welcome to Ssltycajun. There is a bunch of great guys here.

welcome to the site.. always good to have more people from vermilion parish on here

welcome, nice catch I usually throw back all 27" and over that's because reds don't spawn when there any shorter than 27". and yes the 17"-22" are the best to eat. I like to grill them with some "slap yo mama"!