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JWall wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:24 am Great fights on that whip!! Straight braid or w leaders?

i had a short section of 10lb mono after the 5lb* braid

galen wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:38 am Super cool. That last spot looked like a lake! I have always been wary of going down there in my raft, didn’t want to get stuck. Seems deeper back there than I thought. What was the tide like when you went?

It was an outgoing tide, you can 100% get stuck in the mud if not careful.

Since i cant get away from halibut, i decided to target them. Grabbed the heavy irod and rigged up the double drop shot after work and it didnt disappoint.
Spotted Bay Bass: 2
Jack Smelt: 1
Halibut: 6
Sea Monster: 1 but never saw what it was, towed me in circles, guessing butterfly ray

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still looks like a good day on the water! I was looking forward to hodges but i guess they banned the paddleboards this year

still looks like a good day on the water! I was looking forward to hodges but i guess they banned the paddleboards this year

I found the article! I hope that this helps.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/lake-hodges-reopen-sept-13-windsurfing-paddleboarding/509-68e13c75 ...

per usual i was in the back bay dredging the bottom looking for bonefish. Its mostly turned into a joke at this point since i haven't even stumbled on 1. Decided to up the chances and got the gulp ghost shrimp and fished the main back flat on the super high tide.
Im guessing its a mating thing, but ...

So i generally keep my Florida fishing reports off SDFish or only post a few in the paddleboard section but since im now on a boat out here and landed a darn bonefish i decided to post it.

Got up at 1am friday morning to leave for the keys, but broke the key off in the lock on the trailer. 1st in ...

Late report, went down a few months ago
Day 1 we paddleboard fished the estuary looking for corvina, spotted bay bass, grouper and corbina. All fish were biting well and taking soft plastics and hard jerk baits, i also finally landed a bonefish, it took a 4.5" jerbait

Day 2 was on the panga in ...

Fished LJ last weekend and i should have gone spearfishing. Water was super clear and loaded with bait, birds and dolphins. I didnt fish the shallows, but instead fished around the outside bait balls. No fish came near the surface, all came on the bottom in the 75-120' range. All fish came on a 1 ...

supfishingwill wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:46 am Marine street beach launch? How's the waves there compared to LJ shores usually?

Usually, the shores is way more calm than here.

Did my now yearly, go hike your legs off and find a creek with trout. Searched the google for a new creek and landed on 1 that looked like it should have water. With the recent rain, i deff had some water moving. First few pools didnt have anything swimming around that i could see and i wasnt ...