RC called me around 9 this AM and he had just boxed a big smack on a gold spoon in the surf around 300 yds this side of the MOB. I decided to take a non-refundable day off and run down and join him. He was obviously holding his mouth better than me cause he ended up with 7 and me 0. Around noon we left there and went between 4 & 5 at Surfside. Still pretty water but no action. I swam to the 3rd bar (still a little cold but not real bad) and nothing there either. Good to fish with RC, got a little exercise and now have a real sunburn (as opposed to my usual barroom sunburn). The water felt around 68 today; I'm thinking 3 weeks before real spec action to begin.
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Not much to add.
I got to the MOB right before sunrise.
Caught the tail-end of the outgoing tide.
River was full of large shad.
I thought about trying for reds there, but with the flat surf and incoming tide I opted to move there to see if any trout were hungry.
No trout, but the smacks were willing to peel off some drag.
Ended up with 8 on a gold 3/4.
Beach driving to the river was as good as I've seen it.
A few more sunny days to warm the water and it should be a good surf trout year there.
Good fishing with you Pat.
I got sunburned too.
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Originally posted by R C View PostNot much to add.
I got to the MOB right before sunrise.
Caught the tail-end of the outgoing tide.
River was full of large shad.
I thought about trying for reds there, but with the flat surf and incoming tide I opted to move there to see if any trout were hungry.
No trout, but the smacks were willing to peel off some drag.
Ended up with 8 on a gold 3/4.
Beach driving to the river was as good as I've seen it.
A few more sunny days to warm the water and it should be a good surf trout year there.
Good fishing with you Pat.
I got sunburned too.MANVEL MOB
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Thanks for the report . Looking good . Swam to the third bar ?! Oh brother , too cold and too dangerous for me even if I could do such a thing .GEORGE A. BRANARD, COLOR SERGEANT, CO. L, 1 ST TEXAS INFANTRY, HOOD'S TEXAS BRIGADE, C.S.A. : S.C.V.
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Originally posted by Curmudgeon View PostPat said you were doing well. How'd he do ?
He had a purdy good cadence going to, "D#*m it's cold, D#* it's cold, D#*m it's cold!!!"
While we were fishing off the 2rd bar, he had a rather large smack hit his spoon right at the end of his retrieve.
For a moment, with all the splashing going on, I thought a shark got him.
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