A Note from Kirk (@kirkymarks):
Sight-fishing redfish always gets my blood pumping—especially when bulls are in the mix. On this day, a good friend was pushing me along a grass flat when I spotted a mid-forty-inch redfish cruising through about three feet of water. I made a couple of false casts and then slid a beefed-up Clouser, tied in blue crab colors, right across its face.
The fish didn’t have to do much. It opened its mouth and ate without hesitation. It doesn’t always go that way, but this time it did—picture perfect.
After a few solid runs into the backing, we decided to hop out onto a nearby sandbar to land the fish. It seemed easier, and we had my six-month-old Boykin spaniel onboard—figured he’d likely find a way to get tangled up in the action if we tried to land it boatside.
We anchored up, hopped out, landed the fish, admired it for a moment, and then let it go. Watching a redfish that size kick away across a bright sand bottom is something that’ll stick with me for a very long
time.
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