What a blast today!!!

Met Les Ager and his son Forrest from Ga. at the dock for seven this morning and they were ready for some red fish action.
Not wanting any trout and only keeping enough for the table they were ready for some catch and release and to learn a few spots for the G P S .
Only problem was we only made one stop near Oak River and the Pencil and the guys were folding the rods over with red after red all from 18″ to 28″ as fast as they could get the lines in the water.
Yesterday the wind was pushing the bait against the shoreline and today the winds were dead calm and it started out a little slower and only catching and releasing about thirty reds before the bite slowed down.
At first the fish were real sluggish and after they would hit the lure they would just sit there till you set the hook and woke them up.
After the water warmed up a few degrees and the slightest of a breeze showed up the bite got more aggressive and there was no need for setting the hook cause they would do it for you on the initial strike which started round two.
Forrest being thirteen years old was hammering the reds like a seasoned pro.
Les was having his hands full keeping up with him at one point.
After the second wave kicked in it was getting nuts for a while with reds coming at me from every direction.
I don’t think there were too many times when one or the other wasn’t hooked up all morning.
After it was time to head in and meet Momma at the dock I told the guys they could catch one more each and we would call it quits and Forrest struck first , then second and actually caught another limit and before I knew it they released another dozen before I could get packed up.
I had a ball with the guys and look forward to the next trip.
The majority of the reds were out a mold and all were right at 26″ but if you moved thirty yards away the fish shrunk to 18 to 21″.
All the fish were caught using a chartreuse Flurry on a 3/8 Body Smasher Jig head 2′ under a cork in three feet of water.
Don’t know exactly how many they caught and released but I would feel safe in guessing well over fifty or better.
Thanks Les for letting me enjoy the trip with ya’ll.
Im guessing Forrest will have a lot to tell his friends back in Georgia when he gets home.

Till next time ….Take a trip and rip some lips!!!
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