Over the slot and one little dot

[dsiekman]

Fished Sarasota Bay with my father-in-law for a couple hours this morning. We each managed a nice red. Mine was a personal best 28", my biggest fish in a yak, and my first fish on a new to me St Croix and Daiwa Lexa 100. I'll post a video when I get a chance to edit. His was caught on a DOA shrimp, mine on a Savage Gear shrimp.

[jhoss]

Hope they stick around…I'm headed down there in a few weeks

[FishHead]

Will be in that area this weekend. Can't wait to get out there!!

[J.A. Veil]

Nice catch Doug. That must have given a great pull.

[dsiekman]

Nice catch Doug. That must have given a great pull.

One of the best fights I've ever had. He made several runs and I had to pick up anchor to avoid getting spooled.

[DOGFISH]

Nice going.

[dsiekman]

Hey guys, I couldn't get the site to upload the video in .mov format (taken from my phone), and my gopro software isn't cooperating today. So...here's a link to the video on my facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/LoaArchitects?fref=nf

[Pc4sun]

Caught a 24" red in Crystal Bay last week on a live shrimp. Best fight and biggest fish I had on the kayak. Plus, the fish tacos from that red were delicious. I had no idea Reds were that good to eat.

[dsiekman]

Caught a 24" red in Crystal Bay last week on a live shrimp. Best fight and biggest fish I had on the kayak. Plus, the fish tacos from that red were delicious. I had no idea Reds were that good to eat.

That fight IS incredible! The first one I caught was a couple years ago in Severn. He was about 14" but I would have sworn it was a keeper rock. Fighting this guy was amazing. Multiple runs and he still nearly spooled me. I'll be looking for more opportunities to target these guys in the future.

As a side note, I LOVE the Savage Gear shrimp. Great action and very lifelike.

[Mark]

Doug, Peggy -- congratulations on tangling with sizable reds.

Someday I'm going to do that!

[dsiekman]

Thanks, Mark! If given the opportunity, I'd chase these guys over stripers all day long. I'm sure you'll get a chance at some point. The first two I caught were a few years ago in the Severn while perch fishing.