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Salt On the Brain · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:17 am Post subject: PB Trout from the Kayak

Did a quick drift near the house and the topwater bite was dead, so I switched to Vudu Shrimp on the ultralight.
First cast I caught a trout, and then had steady action for a while.
Then I hooked something that peeled about 100 ft of line off on its first run.
It stayed down and fought like a red, so I was in for a shock when this 27 inch trout finally came to the surface.
A quick pic and back in the water.
Caught several 15-16 inch trout and a bunch of redfish about the same size.
Kept one 18 inch trout for lunch.
Wind picked up and muddied the water, ladyfish moved in, and it started raining. I took the hint. Besides, I had chores to do.

https://imgur.com/7mhW9KE
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bulldog1935 · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:23 am Post subject:

Awesome result - congratulations and thanks for the report.

There's a pretty good discussion of UL rods going on FFR -
https://fiberglassflyrodders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=68777

Salt On the Brain · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:10 am Post subject:

Wow, that is quite a discussion.
I fished some of the Omni Rods by Copely Smoak on Lake Murray, SC back in 2004. Built on a 9 ft fly rod blank and using the BPS micro spin reels, they were an absolute blast catching bluegills up to about 2 lbs, plus the occasional crappie, bass, perch, or pickerel.
This 7-1/2 is great, but I still wonder if I might be missing something not having one of the 9 footers.
LF
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bulldog1935 · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:41 am Post subject:

I picked up the Japanese XUL right about the time Joe Robinson came out with his book - they're a perfect dry-fly rod taper, the short, super-soft tip protecting the lightest line, long fast mid for casting, and the stiff butt gives you fish-turning power, so you're also not abusing the reel.

The first two were for kidfish ritual with my daughters at Fulton Beach pier or Flour Bluff piers, dinner at Snoopy's or Cap'n Bennys, and catch 40 nursery trout /hour before ice cream.

Like you, pushed them to bigger and bigger fish.
The adult ritual is Arroyo docks for the past 3 years, where they make all the difference in taking schoolie specs. In Jan, the guides with their fares across the Arroyo on Dos Rios docks were watching us catch fish.

They're also Perfect any time you have to imitate glass minnows.
I fished my new 8'er at Little Cut 3 or 4 weeks ago, and could cast the 3/16th-oz plug from the center shoal to either cut bank.

ziacatcher · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:43 am Post subject:

That is an awesome fish. Congrats on your PB

IrishSharker · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:16 am Post subject:

Congrats on the PB very nice fish!

deputydawg · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:15 am Post subject:

Very nice fish! Congrats!

LagunaFisher · Finger Mullet Joined: 19 Nov 2014 Posts: 23

Very nice trout. There must be something going on with these bigger fish, I know many people who've caught some big ones coming off the last full moon. I caught my biggest one yesterday.

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Beautiful trout and photo!

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Bay Grinder · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:48 am Post subject:

Congrats on your PB!

ziacatcher · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:05 am Post subject:

You know you have a big fish when it goes from side to side on the kayak

Salt On the Brain · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks, everybody.
And thanks, Tyler for making me Facebook famous.
LF
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