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"W" · #21 06-16-2011, 03:58 PM

I love reading a Texas Report

Boat is still in the shop, so I had to improvise. Took the new wife of 2 weeks to Surfside Saturday. In 1 hour she had 10 specks on live shrimp, biggest went 22". I threw a rattle trap and a she dog but nothing wanted the arti's, so I gave up and took the role of hook baiter. Gave 2 fish to my neighbor in exchange for a fresh homemade pie! (Good trade if you ask me).

Sunday I begged a friend to take us to a spot in West Matty in his Baby Cat, where 3 weeks earlier I took a friend who caught a 27" speck. We got there pre-dawn. I gave the wife a paddle, and I threw a Super Spook Jr. This was my first time throwing top water in the bay's.

First blow up came 5 min after getting in the water. As soon as I set the hook the line broke. Guess I had a soft spot in my 6 month old braid. Tied on another Spook Jr. 30 yard down the bank and I had a fish miss the bait. I paused and twitched, and the fish and and missed the bait again. I paused and twitched again and this time the fish came 2' out of the water, hitting and taking the spook in this time. I set the hook on the fish while it was in the air!

Definitely a trout over 25", but I fought it too hard and tore its mouth. Fish got off, and I had a nice chunk of flesh still on my treble hook. I was bummed.

Another 30 yards down the bank and I saw some bait working in 10" of water. Threw to it and this trout hammer it hard. Got a good hook-up and fought it tenderly. Fish went 28" and was a fuzz over 7# on my bass pro scale. It was close, but we decided to keep and weight it for the STAR. Unfortunately it weighed in at 7.1#. This was my first top water trout! Personal best before was a 29" trout in Corpus that was 6.9# last June, so this one was shorter but heavier.

Anyhoo, great day on the water considering. Boat should be back in commission this week, and you can guess where I will be Saturday (and what I will be throwing!).

Also, this was my second Texas Slam thanks to a delicious little 15" flatty.

Big Shout Out to Trout Support. I caught my very first redfish EVER in May 2010. These DVD's helped me out tremendously. First summer I spent learning (and got pretty good) and finding and catching Red's, but if I caught Trout it was always by chance. Since I watched these, I have found that my daily average on Trout has gone up substantially. So far in 2011, I have held a 27" and and 28", let's hope for a 29" next!

"W" · #22 06-16-2011, 04:10 PM

Toys R Us Mount

Why Get a Replica that looks like a toy

And just another typical ATM fan

Micah · #23 06-16-2011, 04:13 PM

Replicas do look terrible, IMO.

"W" · #24 06-16-2011, 04:19 PM

The only reason everyone started to care about weight was when the star tourny started before that it was the Dirty 30 Club Now its the Dirty 30 Club with a twist now you have to have the 30 plus the weight and you better have a pic to make it count LOL. I am proud to say that I caught my 30 3 yrs ago do I think it makes me better than anyone else no but it looks good on my coffee table LOL. I dont think an 8 lb trout should be considered anything but an eight pound trout, without length you have nothing but a fish a nice fish but still a fish none the less.

Just my opinion.

Mike

Super Spook · #25 06-16-2011, 04:25 PM

How do you read that crap?

"W" · #26 06-16-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Super Spook

How do you read that crap?

Its the funniest thing on the internet..........I cry LMAO

Too bad the dummy's dont realize Records are set by pounds not inches

Go make a post that you keep a 32 inch trout and ate it:*****::*****::*****::*****:

"W" · #27 06-16-2011, 04:40 PM

90% Caught on dead shrimp?? Who knew. - 2CoolFishing

FISHMEATSAUCE · #28 06-16-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Montauk17

Sheepshead are very good,white meat with no worms,unlike specks..... If you eat redfish,small black drum taste the same or better. Now would I pay a guide for a black drum and sheepshead trip? Hell no...

If im paying for a guide i want reds and specs! if sheephead are there then ill keep them but i think the main prize is specs and reds sry

Duck Butter · #29 06-16-2011, 07:38 PM

Well the TX guys do have a point in the whole weigth vs length debacle. You can say you caught an 8 lb trout, but catching one 8 lbs and 30 inches is a little more descriptive. I mean, if I meet a girl online and she tells me she weighs 150 I am thinking thats no big deal, she may be tall and lean, but if that same 150 is only 5'0 then...

SaltyShaw · #30 06-16-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Well the TX guys do have a point in the whole weigth vs length debacle. You can say you caught an 8 lb trout, but catching one 8 lbs and 30 inches is a little more descriptive. I mean, if I meet a girl online and she tells me she weighs 150 I am thinking thats no big deal, she may be tall and lean, but if that same 150 is only 5'0 then...

Valid argument.........

CaseySmithers · #31 06-17-2011, 12:34 AM

I could care less how people describe their fish, if their catching nice size specks let them brag. But yall can all keep those nasty a** worm infested black drum and sheep head. Lol

Montauk17 · #32 06-17-2011, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CaseySmithers

I could care less how people describe their fish, if their catching nice size specks let them brag. But yall can all keep those nasty a** worm infested black drum and sheep head. Lol

Black drum under 23" very seldom have worms. 12" and up speckled trout have worms often.

Most people think if the fish looks pretty it is good to eat,and the other way around.