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AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

Well yall im trying to bounce back from getting really sick on monday..

felt ok enough for a easy paddle..

Full moon was still high temps were perfect and my sickness was settled for the time being...

bay was glassy when i got there and sunrise was killer...

My poor lews finally died on me, the worm gear chipped with some baffin sand getting in there i guess...

Still running strong though just need to buy a new worm gear, lasted longer than my citica...

Started the morning off with a swimming buddy....

Identification anybody?

Couldnt find any redfish to piss off so i figured..

OK..i have my bow...i have my arrows...lets find those freaking sheepshead!...

If you remember last year i kept posting about monster sheepies and a state record is lurking in the numbers somewhere...

Poled around and found my first of the day...thought it was a big ugly but when i got closer i realized it was a sheepies in the 30"s upper 30's at that!

I dont shoot my bow much but i took a long shot *at least for me* and missed it by inches..by the time i got the arrow back i had lost it...

Finally gave up on that search and found the numbers...

see a sheepie...pole up...draw..release *thunk* a nice sheepie turns sideways and starts thrashing...

Get it to the yak and the celebration begins!!!!!!!!!

First sheepshead ever and a nice one im told!

State record for sheepshead with a bow...22" 6.10 lbs.....http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=SW&age_group=all&list=2&browse=Submit

The one in the photo was 22" 6.9lbs

I passed up shots on some bigger fish mainly because im not that great a shot yet and some undersized were next to them...it made me be picky about my shots...

I went along my day picking off sheepies seeing some MONSTERS that wanted nothing to do with me..

i Finally get 3 feet from a LARGE sheepie ...draw...release..*snap* crap! didnt disengage the zebco...line snapped and i lost my arrow...

Headed home with a proud stringer of 4 large sheepies smallest being 21"

It was a Great morning! Wish i could have got them on rod and reel but i tried for a year to trick one of these and have had zero luck with it so aside form cast netting, force feeding was the next best thing....I do have another trick up my sleeve that a buddy brought to my attention ..guess we will have to wait until the next report to see if it works

Till next time
Life is good
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SeaLevelApparel · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject:

Very nice! Those picky things usually cant resist a freelined fingernail size piece of shrimp.. gotta use light line though.

AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

Ive tried that twice, but their heads are usually dug into the mud, ive had a pickup on a gulp crab but they nibble it to pieces before they get the hook....
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ziacatcher · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

Nice report, AT. Looks like you had a fun time.

Big Kahuna · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:39 am Post subject:

Try oysters buddy we have had this conversation.
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shallowsport · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:11 am Post subject:

Nice report. Liked the pictures. Sheepshead are great eating but I am always disappointed in how low the yield is.

Smack_8080 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:05 am Post subject:

Thanks for the report! That looks like so much fun! Lol, I'll have to try that out one day. Smile

I've never caught a sheephead before.

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

I'd say eat em whole, but I'm sure they are a pain in the butt to scale.

AT, were you shooting a compound bow or a recurve? I've got a cheap little 35 lb draw recurve that I could attach a spool to, but I'm not sure if it would do the job.
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deputydawg · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:27 am Post subject:

Your a fish catching, sticking, killing, machine!!! Great job and cool report! I have bowfished freshwater before but never tried it in the salt. May have to try it.

Skillzzz9 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:43 am Post subject:

If you can set a fiddler crab trap sheepies usually can't refuse them.
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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Herding Sheep...Baffin 10-31

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AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

I have tried fiddlers they get picked clean everytime or yanked from the hook =/

That should be fine luke i think mine only has a 28# draw ..i need to rig it up better cant shoot anything past 7 feet haha
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