Port O'Connor Redfish

[huntinfool]

Went with my boss fishing today. Caught some keeper reds.
Then I caught this sea monster.

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[huntinfool]

My boss caught a hoss of a jack.

 

[Captain Ahab]

nice bull

 

[Jim]

Great job guys! =D>

 

[fool4fish1226]

awesome :beer:

 

[Jim]

Is this the best time of year for this kind of fishing?

 

[huntinfool]

No, not really. But when you see pelicans diving, you should go check it out. Usually there are trout and smaller reds underneath, but not this time.

 

[richg99]

Nice fish...

IMHO....Given equal sizes....Jacks out pull Reds..

Reds out pull ANYTHING in fresh water, including muskies...

(I never caught a big gar...that might be a contest)

Been there, done that.....

Oh, and if they ever got big enough....a bonefish will out pull anything else for the first very long run...

richg99

 

[Captain Ahab]

Reds out pull just about anything - especially anything that lives where they do! A bull red tied to a big striper - no contest red wins

 

[huntinfool]

Jacks do pull hard, but they make a couple of runs and the just turn sideways and make you work. A red pulls all the time. Not using his body width to create pressure.
Having said that, not fish fought hard. My boss caught that jack on a medium light rod and got it in in about 20 mins. I used a medium rod and got the red in about 30 mins. The jack was near the boat in 8-10 minutes and went around and under the boat. The red didn't get close to the boat until about 20 minutes and kept getting closer and closer until I had my boss net her....but she wasn't really ready. I just didn't want to lose her.

Either way, it was very fun and I want to do it again!!!