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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Location: </b>Venice Inlet</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Weather: </b>Light southerly wind</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 15 snook to 21" between 2 anglers</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: All fish caught on the fly. Schminnows as well as my experimental dock light shrimp fly were productive. Fish were very active through the night and were still feeding when we left. Fish were feeding heavily on small shrimp.</span></div>
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<br />Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-41538932841041716702016-06-16T23:08:00.000-04:002016-06-30T23:08:51.122-04:00Venice Inlet Fishing 6-16-16<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.335px; line-height: 20px;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Location: </b> Venice Inlet</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Time</b>: 1900-2130</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 60+ snook to 22 inches between 2 anglers</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Found small snook schooled up and caught them practically every cast for about 45 minutes as the sun was setting. They took flies (Schminnow, Wooly Toad) as well as DOA shrimp. Caught one snook out of the docklights after sunset before the rain chased us off.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-15590804765354841402016-06-16T10:30:00.000-04:002016-06-30T23:03:32.435-04:00CoCoPlum Canal Fishing 6-16-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 4 bluegill to 11 inches, 3 stumpknocker</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Very slow fishing day but set a personal best for largest bluegill on the fly. Got rained on today as well! </span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-67040040267208387712016-06-13T22:55:00.000-04:002016-06-30T23:15:08.033-04:00Lemon Bay Fishing 6-13-16<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.335px; line-height: 20px;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 2 small trout and a small snook</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Significantly less active than last time. Morning rain may have had an effect</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 11 Snook to 21", one redfish at 16", one sheepshead 14", 8 Mangrove snapper to 13"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Most snook on DOA shrimp skipped under docks on wind protected shorelines. Redfish on clouser minnow fly under a dock. Most mangrove snapper on clouser minnow under docks. Sight fished the sheepshead with a DOA shrimp while it was eating barnacles on a piling. </span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-21679117326763209872016-05-18T17:27:00.001-04:002016-05-23T13:35:53.805-04:00Lunker Lagoon 5-16-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-85592902565119224862016-02-01T16:30:00.000-05:002016-02-10T10:52:50.369-05:00Gasparilla Sound 2-1-16<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20px;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Location: </b> Gasparilla Sound</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Weather: </b>Light fog early, Light winds</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Vessel</b>: Gheenoe</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 19.5" trout, 18" snook, and 6 jack crevalle </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Trout took LiveTarget jointed mullet. Snook was a surprise in this area during winter. Saw numerous redfish, but couldn't get them to eat. Fished mainly around docks.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-31482087511957860602016-01-24T17:30:00.000-05:002016-02-10T10:53:06.793-05:00Creek Fishing 1-24-16<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20px;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Location: </b>Tidal creeks of Charlotte Harbor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Weather: </b>Clear and cold, Hi/Lo 55/41, winds E@10mph</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Vessel</b>: Gheenoe</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 2 snook to 12" </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Both snook took flies, my first fish on the fly of 2016. Slow action as a front had moved through the previous evening.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-54503632858925150172016-01-14T16:30:00.000-05:002016-01-15T10:43:21.658-05:00Creek Fishing 1-14-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 19 snook to 29" Jack Crevalle, Tilapia, and two juvenile tarpon jumped.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Spinning tackle, Soft plastics on jig heads, suspending plugs. Saw a good amount of juvenile tarpon rolling. Tilapia was an interesting bycatch but we were far enough out up creek to be in semi fresh water. Spotted a manatee seeking warm water along with the snook.</span></div>
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<br />Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-35212353578821798802016-01-12T17:39:00.001-05:002016-01-12T17:40:03.636-05:00Myakka 1/12/16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Fish</b>: 2 snook to 26" 1 redfish 25"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Spinning tackle, DOA Terroreyz. Missed a second redfish, a lot of snags and hang ups on the bottom of the river today for whatever reason. Very low water. Most of the fish were caught in a half hour period from 1015-1045.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-40511002054415074082016-01-10T14:23:00.002-05:002016-01-10T14:23:46.298-05:00Alligator Creek 1-9-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Spinning tackle, Lil Jon on Jighead. Did not see the typical larger snook that inhabit this creek. Also did not hook or see any juvenile tarpon. Very slow morning in comparison to past trips.</span></div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-69081057254362618502016-01-08T13:47:00.001-05:002016-01-08T13:52:59.753-05:00Myakka 1-8-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Notes</b>: Spinning tackle, suspending plugs and DOA Terroreyz. Lost a 30+" fish when the leader got caught in his gill plate.</span></div>
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New Years resolutions usually suck. "Lose some weight", "work out more", "drink less". There's no fun in the typical resolutions people make, and that's why they don't stick. This year I'm trying something different, and I'm calling it the #Gheenoe52. Essentially, I'm going to try and do at least 52 trips, which is one per week, in my Gheenoe. Doesn't matter if I catch fish, doesn't matter if I fly fish, spin fish, bait fish, just matters that I get out, have a good time, and get a little picture or video clip to show for it. I'll be hash tagging #Gheenoe52 on my Instagram posts, so feel free to follow along. Hopefully this one winds up epic, and doesn't go down the drain like most New Years resolutions do!</div>
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Location: Myakka River</div>
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Fish: one rat redfish, 8 snook to 24". Multiple bigger snook lost.</div>
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I've been fishing lately, but have found it much easier to snap a quick pic, write a quick blurb, and upload it to Instagram. Not every fish or fishing trip needs a report, and Instagram is great for the instant gratification of sharing a picture with a large group of people at once. I've added a live feed widget from my @BentRodsBlog Instagram account in the top right corner of the page, feel free to check it out!Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-38276850748309133972015-01-21T21:50:00.000-05:002015-01-21T21:53:49.076-05:00Afternoon Panfish Trip 1-20-15<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/117448093" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/117448093">Flyfishing for Bluegill from the Gheenoe!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user16552124">Patrick O'Connor</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<b>Weather</b>: Clear skies, 72 degrees, light winds</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Gheenoe 15'4 Highsider</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: 11 Bluegill to 10 inches, 1 stumpknocker</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: Shrymph fly before sunset and #10 popper at dusk</div>
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This is my first attempt at making a video short from an individual trip. I have a GoPro and a Kodak Playsport that I am shooting with. My increased mobility in the Gheenoe allows me to position the cameras via mounts and be able to move them throughout a trip. Previously, in the kayak I essentially had to place the camera in a stationary position and wasn't able to move it without getting out of the kayak to reach it. I stuck to a 15 second timeframe as thats what Instagram sharing is limited to. I assume I will continue to do so until I understand more of the filming and editing practices to make a decent 3-4 minute clip out of a trip. </div>
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As far as fishing, it was markedly slow until the sun got low. I managed a few decent fish on my nymph fly but the real action started as dusk set in and the fish began feeding on the surface. In a matter of 5 minutes I boated two 10" bluegills on a popping fly and lost another large fish due to a missed hookset. I have typically avoided afternoon/evening trips in freshwater and after my success here I am questioning why I was limiting myself. I may have to explore this time window a bit more on subsequent trips!</div>
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Until next time, keep those rods bent!</div>Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-53403835003220304062015-01-03T20:03:00.001-05:002015-01-03T20:03:10.966-05:00Last trip of 2014, First trip in the Gheenoe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Fish</b>: 5 snook to 29 inches, 3 ladyfish, and one 19" jack</div>
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This was the first trip in my new-to-me Gheenoe. I was very pleased to catch a slot snook as the first fish in this boat. I have a few modifications I will be doing shortly to make the gheenoe work best for me but I am overall very excited to have this vessel in my fishing arsenal. The river fishing hasn't exactly been on par as the recent temperatures have been a bit higher than normal for this time of year. January and February should prove to be productive up the rivers and creeks though.</div>
<br />Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-35069476906741955202015-01-03T19:48:00.000-05:002015-01-03T19:48:27.350-05:00Catching Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHY_8cVbM8uNvHOWnV8dOtXAPNMomkFtby7khT1vKd48i0oYhDEhMCnTByE-BbgSEUD9hW7H_dZInTGwA2_1ZrFgOvnpKRwd4OzJrFaSznVm3TJOVfYtNUmUFUzGawxrTaSDMExKVq5g/s1600/firstfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHY_8cVbM8uNvHOWnV8dOtXAPNMomkFtby7khT1vKd48i0oYhDEhMCnTByE-BbgSEUD9hW7H_dZInTGwA2_1ZrFgOvnpKRwd4OzJrFaSznVm3TJOVfYtNUmUFUzGawxrTaSDMExKVq5g/s1600/firstfish.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a>The last 5 months have been a bit hectic thanks to the arrival of my new fishing buddy, Cameron. He was born in July and has been nothing but awesome since! We have even caught our first fish together, a bluegill at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Needless to say, daddy daycare has consumed more of my time than fishing, but I have loved every minute of it. The bulk of my fishing has come in the form of quick afternoon roadside rod slinging and short morning trips on the kayak. However, I recently acquired a 15'4 Gheenoe Highsider with a 4 HP Mercury to help make the most of the time I do get on the water. I can now reach my fishing destinations much quicker and spend more time with a line in the water.<br />
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Some highlights of the last few months include a few baby tarpon on the fly, some nice bass, some snook out of places you would never expect, and obviously the first fish out of the new to me Gheenoe. Here's to a great 2015 full of fun, fish, and fresh diapers!<br />
Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-75909543086069529292014-06-25T23:09:00.001-04:002014-06-25T23:09:15.493-04:00Shell Creek 6-24-14Made a trip to a new area I have been meaning to get out to for nearly a year now. Shell Creek is a freshwater creek system off of the Peace River in Punta Gorda. I had heard good reports of panfish and bass in the past from this location and put it up on my list of places to try out. The main reason it took so long to get out to it is that it is nearly an hour drive from my house. I finally decided to make the drive, and I am glad I did as there were many panfish and a few bass to be had on the fly.<br />
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<b>Location</b>: Shell Creek</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0600-1215</div>
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<b>Weather</b>: Sunny, Hi/Lo 93/74, light winds</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Native Ultimate 14.5</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: 45 bluegill to 10", 3 largemouth bass to 15" and 5 stumpknocker to 6"</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: 2 weight fly rod with a shrymph fly, and 5 weight fly rod with a #10 popper</div>
Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-55177361156563237452014-06-25T22:57:00.003-04:002014-06-25T22:57:57.643-04:00Lemon Bay 6-23-14Fished my favorite summer time area in Lemon Bay targeting snook and trout. Got a late start but still managed a half dozen of each. No giants but I did enjoy consistent action.<br />
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<b>Location</b>: Stump Pass State Park</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0900-1130</div>
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<b>Tides</b>: High @ 1030</div>
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<b>Weather</b>: overcast, Hi/Lo 92/70, winds W@10mph</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: 6 snook to 22" and 6 trout to 17"</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: spinning tackle. DOA Shrimp and Unfair Lures rip'n'slash</div>
<br />Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-42687294226583323712014-06-17T22:59:00.000-04:002014-06-17T22:59:05.610-04:00New Personal Best Fly Rod Snook<br />
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<b>Location</b>: Beach on Gasparilla Island</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0730-1000</div>
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<b>Tides</b>: Low @ 0930</div>
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<b>Weather</b>: Sunny, Hi/Lo 91/72, Winds ESE 4-8 mph</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Walking</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: one snook @27"</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: 8 weight fly rod, white DT-Special with red head</div>
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<b>Notes</b>: New personal best snook on the fly. The fish was on the edge of muddy water created by an eddy on the shoreline. I was able to sight fish it and had an excellent 4-5 minute battle with two long runs. Its rare that I catch a beach snook on fly that can't be stripped in, but this one was on the reel almost immediately. I was lucky to have a few joggers who slowed down to watch the fight stop and take the picture.</div>
<br />Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-55144888883633939172014-06-13T21:51:00.002-04:002014-06-13T21:51:32.496-04:00Little Sarasota Bay 4-1-14<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">
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<b>Location</b>: Vamo Rd on Little Sarasota bay</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0700-1300</div>
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<b>Tides</b>: Incoming</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: snook to 15", trout to 13" and a 24" redfish</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: Spinning tackle. Weedless Aqua-Dream spoon was the hot lure.</div>
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<b>Notes</b>: While I did manage a slam, the only respectable fish of the day was the redfish</div>
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Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-88801802828204867792014-06-13T20:10:00.001-04:002014-06-13T20:10:14.417-04:00Shad Trip 1-31-14<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Location</b>: St. Johns River</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0700-1700</div>
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<b>Tides</b>: N/A</div>
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<b>Weather</b>: Overcast/light drizzle and cold</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: 30+ American Shad</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: Ultralight Spinning tackle. Shiney hiney jig was the lure of choice.</div>
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<b>Notes</b>: Bucket list fish crossed off. Also caught Bluegill, Crappie and LMB.</div>
Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616488299709176972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972596179857514930.post-14440018905726850232014-01-13T16:47:00.002-05:002014-01-13T16:52:14.821-05:00Slow Day Up River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Location</b>: Brackish water area of Myakka River</div>
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<b>Time</b>: 0700-1115</div>
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<b>Tides</b>: Low @ 0945</div>
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<b>Weather</b>: Sunny, Hi/Lo 74/54, Winds 4-8 mph</div>
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<b>Vessel</b>: Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5</div>
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<b>Fish</b>: 2 snook to 19"</div>
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<b>Tactics</b>: Spinning tackle. Dark-colored soft plastics on jigheads.</div>
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<b>Notes</b>: Snook were nowhere near as active as the last time I had fished this area. Slow day but did manage to find a bit of a pattern.</div>
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