ANOTHER GREAT DAY WITH THE TAYLORS !

When Robert called to see if our trip was still on for Friday I checked the forcast while we were on the phone and it was ESE-5 to 10 PREDICTED for Friday so it was a go.
Robert and Jamie showed up with their friend Allen ready for some Black Bay action like they had on their last trip limiting out on nice trout with no problem.
As we headed out in the dark lightning was busting in the distance with clouds and one particular cell right where we wanted to go so we settled in on an outer well head and watched the cell.
Well it didn’t take long before Robert one the first trout of the morning contest with a 17′ fish but things weren’t looking good for the home team with the winds picking up and white caps showing so just as we discussing the conditions Robert set the hook on a submarine headed for Cuba that took every inch of line off that Okuma EB30 except for two raps so we hoisted the anchor and gave chase till he got the fish to where we could see it and it was a HUGE Jack Crevalle that had Robert on the treadmill!
Just as robert got the fish close to the boat with a heavy pull the real seat broke off at the rod and the real was hanging free so I jumped and grabbed the real while Robert handled the rod action…Talk about a Chinese fire drill !!!
We actually got the fish to the boat a couple of times with no luck from the net man and the fish made one last effort and it was too much for the Abbot and Costello team and the fish ripped his lip and went free!
Robert collapsed on the deck and all we could do was laugh our butts off.
After reviving Robert with a gallon of water and some oxygen we realized we were rolling around in three to four footers and Robert was turning a some weird colors so we abandoned the trout and headed for the marsh where they hammered the reds putting 20 reds in the boat that were from 22to 27″ and completely filled the box.
Allen had the hot spot at first which was funny as hell cause all he was doing was dropping the line over the side of the boat and it would just take off with a big red…no casting problems here!
The only problem Jamie had was the fish wanted his cork more than the bait so just as I was about to tie his hook to the top of the cork instead of underneath it they started to play fair and take the bait instead and Jamie was sticking his limit in the box as well.
Robert on the other hand was still wore out from JACK THE RIPPER and took a little break before getting in on the action and filling his limit.
Before we knew it we had our 20 reds along with some Black drum and a few trout and a flounder and although mother nature don’t always cooperate you can still have a blast even under the toughest conditions.
This was Allens first trip with us but quite evident it was not his first time fishing by the way he kept from getting tangled when things could have truly gotten bad as well as keeping me busy with the net.
Looks like there will be a Red fish Bar-b-q at the Taylor’s and since Jamie left his phone what better reason to just accidently show up when the grill is hot!!!!

TILL NEXT TIME ..Take a trip and Rip some lips!!!!
Castaway Charters
DELACROIX ISLAND LA
www.castawaycharters.com
504-451-7600 504-272-05550