Forum | A redfish we will go....

Well, we didn't get any flounder, but we did get into the redfish pretty good!  We limited out both on Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday being the best!

We were testing a new lure (I'll tell you more when I'm allowed to), but let me tell you, it works great for redfish!!! 

Our two local guides (not professional guides) were a little disappointed with the overall size, but when the fish were between 16 and 25 inches, that's not a bad size range at all!  I ended up coming home with two limits of 16 – 18 inch reds, but that's what I wanted for eating.  Like just about any other fish, the smaller ones taste better, but the big ones work great for grilling.

If you've never had a chance to fish for reds, you really owe it to yourself to give it a try at least once!  It's a lot like bass fishing, right down to the tackle and lures you can use.  We caught fish on the "secret lure," which was designed as a bass lure.  We also caught fish on Secret Weapon spinnerbaits, BuzzR Baits and Zoom Super Flukes.  So they're an equal opportunity gamefish that's pretty darned tasty to boot!

They strike readily on a lot of different lures, and they fight a lot like a big bass, only they don't jump.  But they will strip line off your reel in a heartbeat and with casting to shallow water next to grass, they will try to wrap your line around anything that's handy and nearby.  Joe H. found out the hard way that they will do that.

There was no sign of oil infiltrating into the St. Bernard area, but unfortunately, I think it's only a matter of time before it does happen.  Talking to the locals, no one is happy about the millions of gallons of crude oil being released into the bay and everyone is worried about what's going to happen to the fishery, the environment and their jobs.  I didn't realize exactly how many people's lives depend on fishing the area….

So all in all, it was a very successful trip.  I just hope the redfish are still there the next time I want to head down there.

I'm typing this from down in Nashville, TN at a friend's house.  The friend is Joe from Secret Weapon Lures and the reason I'm here is Joe and I are heading down to Louisiana to fish for drum (redfish), trout (speckled weakfish) and flounder.  And we're going to get it all on film for both the TV show and an infomercial for a new lure from Secret Weapon Lure Company.

I know right now that Louisiana is having problems from the oil spill, but the area we're going has been unaffected by the spill and remains clear of oil.  I hope it stays that way.

Well, play nice and I'll be making updated reports as I can get computer access to the internet.