40+ inch bull red drum hooked in the south river,must read!

[kayak456]

today i was perch fising off my beach and cot some perch a little red drum and some rockfish when one cast the 1 inch beatle spin stopped andn i though it was hung and then i saw a HUGE tail with a dot on it come out of the water and splash and then saw the actual drum and thought of !@#$% when i saw how long it was. i estimated it to be at least 40 inches or larger. i though there is no way i can get this in with 2 pound test line and my 4.5 foot rod. after 20 seconds i was spoooled and wrappe dup in a tree . my heart was so broken that in broke my rod by hitting it on a rock . im not lying about this story and i hope people dont think i am because it happened and im as shocked as you are probly

[kayak456]

that is a smller 15 inch i cot earlier

[Hemingway]

I am pretty sure I know what you will be doing this weekend

[donkey fish]

there have bin a few reports lately that larger reds are being caught in the middle bay area

[Shady]

Go back and get him with heavier gear! I'm sure you will. I believe the people that fish for them down in the southern part of the bay use live hard crab. Good luck!

[DOGFISH]

Good news Andrew. Sorry you lost it. That news may get me out on the South River for some fishing.

[kayak456]

I would have gone back with heavier gear but all my spinnign and baitcasting rods are at my dads ready for livlinging this weeking all I had at my moms was my ultrat light that I mess around with on afternoons just to kill time

[DanMarino]

Beetle spins rule! It is my go to lure that always puts fish in the kayak.

[kayak456]

it was actually just a beatle spin jighead . i dont use spinner cuz i cant feel the bite i just always hope along the bottom like jigging it was a green head purple body and punk twister tails that i made

[BassMoore]

ive had a few huge hits latley, spooling me very quickly off spinner baits with gold spinners, which reds feast on.. and snapping my line with easy

i was betting on larger pickeral which ive been running into here latley, caught a 22 incher 2 days ago in a creek of north shore rd. but then i decided mayb some bigger rock are floating in these creeks. but the more i think about it.. its a very sandy bottom, and thats what reds like.. a fairly deep creek, 10+ feet.. might be these bigger reds