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On Saturday night, SlobberBob, Jhoss, and myself pedaled/paddled out of a bayside creek on the ESVA with big red drum on the hit list. The tidal coefficient was only 61 (about average), but 4 miles off the shore, in a 10kt opposing wind, in 25 FOW, we couldn't hold anchor. This has happened before and makes for a tough trip. Around dusk the current began to slow and we finally held. Finally, around 7:45, the boat behind us hooks up to a bull, and then another (they had 5 or six in total). After a few "are you kidding me" minutes, I hook up to a solid 41" male. Soon after Brian (SlobberBob) hooks up to a solid upper 40's red, followed by John (Jhoss) quickly following the act. After I released my 1st red, got re-rigged (he made a mess of my other lines), I dropped a chunk of croaker down. It sat for about 2 minutes before another 48"er grabbed it. This fish was a fighter on a 4000 size reel; while staying on anchor. The wind picked up to 12-15 kts and in the pitch darkness, this was a sketchy fight from the kayak. She would pull me one way and a wave would hit from another. I just kept focusing on keeping my body in the center of the seat and the fish in front as much as possible. We ended up with five total. The pictures are kind of rough, but its all we could do given the conditions. Ill let Brian and John add their pictures and tell their stories. It was a great night!
But it was still a little choppy out there with the opposing wind and tide giving you a few wobbly feeling moments.
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