Monthly Archives January 2016

Chrissie and I put on our rain gear and headed out on Florida’s inter coastal waterway to test out the new Stella that Santa got me for Christmas. A super nice reel is an understatement. We spooled her up with 10lb Power Pro and put it on a 6’6″ Compre spinning rod. We were catching a bunch of Trout and Ladyfish when this hit. As you can tell from the audio, I have no idea what I have on and the guessing is fast and furious each time I get a glimpse of it. I cut the video down but it took six minutes to get this one to the boat. Lots of fun and the silky smooth drag on that Stella was awesome on the first big runs it took.

Dave and I hit the inter coastal waterway this morning with Captain Ryan Dean of Final Point Charters out of Sebastian. He had his work cut out for him with winds that far exceeded the forecast. I bet nobody is surprised by a wrong forecast. We only had a half day because Dave had to work this afternoon.
What we had asked of Ryan was to give us an understanding of what he looked for and what types of baits he liked to fish. Surprisingly he preferred artificials over live bait for what we were looking for.
It was a tough bite with the wind blowing against the current but I caught my personal best Florida fish which was a big Jack Crevalle and Dave hooked and landed a half dozen spotted sea trout.
Overall it was a great day on the water...