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CooCoo for Chocolate
As many of you guys know I fish Chocolate frequently in a Kayak (NFIC 
)and today was one of those days that everything did not go my way, and that's ok. I've been chasing those Baby Tarpon in the Bayou and here for the last 3weeks,they have not been cooperative. The only fish I caught were 7 under sized specks, a small Bass, and 2 rat Reds. This morning was real foggy and cool, a eerily beautiful morning. Hit some spots that have paid off in the past but no keepers. Anyhow, I was chunking a Purple Reign DSL and caught all my fish on that bait.
Paddled to a spot that is frequently fished by others when the fishing is good in the Bayou and chunked that lure near the bank of a high bluff bank and WHAM!-I thought I hooked another Baby Poon but no, believe it or not it was about a 30+ Inch Snook! That booger jumped 3-4 foot n the air several times. I've been catching some this year, even caught a slot but nothing like this beast. So I play her out for a couple of minutes and go to lip her and she jumps one more time, throws the hook... I was disappointed but I re-tied as those fish have some serious gill plates and my leader was trashed. Chunked back in the same place-BAM! Another Snook about 20+inches. Same deal happened with that one too.
My thinker cap was getting heavy on my head-I believe I hooked 2 Snook that were spawning. Could be wrong but with all the Tarpon and Snook I've been catching, I'm a believer. If we have another mild Winter, I believe that next year some one could actually target these linesiders somewhat consistently. Sorry for the long post, I had to share. Have a great weekend!
)and today was one of those days that everything did not go my way, and that's ok. I've been chasing those Baby Tarpon in the Bayou and here for the last 3weeks,they have not been cooperative. The only fish I caught were 7 under sized specks, a small Bass, and 2 rat Reds. This morning was real foggy and cool, a eerily beautiful morning. Hit some spots that have paid off in the past but no keepers. Anyhow, I was chunking a Purple Reign DSL and caught all my fish on that bait. Paddled to a spot that is frequently fished by others when the fishing is good in the Bayou and chunked that lure near the bank of a high bluff bank and WHAM!-I thought I hooked another Baby Poon but no, believe it or not it was about a 30+ Inch Snook! That booger jumped 3-4 foot n the air several times. I've been catching some this year, even caught a slot but nothing like this beast. So I play her out for a couple of minutes and go to lip her and she jumps one more time, throws the hook... I was disappointed but I re-tied as those fish have some serious gill plates and my leader was trashed. Chunked back in the same place-BAM! Another Snook about 20+inches. Same deal happened with that one too.
My thinker cap was getting heavy on my head-I believe I hooked 2 Snook that were spawning. Could be wrong but with all the Tarpon and Snook I've been catching, I'm a believer. If we have another mild Winter, I believe that next year some one could actually target these linesiders somewhat consistently. Sorry for the long post, I had to share. Have a great weekend!
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