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Ever had a gator come after ya?

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Those small trout are probably too watery. The red would be way under size here.

Paul, have you ever tried shrimp tipped jigs for the Reds?

I have only had 2 interesting encounters with gators. I was in Davis Bayou in Ocean Springs and had a large gator swim directly out of a cove right toward me. When it got about 10 feet away, it started flaking me until I got away from the cove. It submerged and the bubble trail led back to the cove. I paddled up a little creek on the opposite side of the cove and heard baby gators sounding their call.

Another time I was walking my dog along the banks of a lagoon when a smallish gator exploded out of the water, jaws popping toward Shadow. I instinctively jumped in between them and it lunged at me. We backed away and I saw a number of babies in the water where she came from. I went back a while later with a camera and enticed her to come at me again. This is her. You can see a few babies in the lagoon behind her. She took her motherly role seriously.






Unless they have babies, they aren't normally aggressive.















They will get after a topwater bait.

Yep. I'll tip artificial baits when the bite is slow.

My favorite bait is a Slayer Baits Sinister Swim Tail 3.5" in Houdini color. That's what you see hanging out of the sheepshead's mouth. These baits are lightly infused with a scent. Not like Gulp baits that need to stay in a broth. They don't stink up your tackle box either. They have incredible action. As I slowly troll the bait along, I can see my rod tip vibrating from their action. Few other baits do that at slow speeds. They are also very tough. It's not uncommon to catch 10-12 fish before they start coming apart.

https://slayerinc.com/product-category/soft-plastic-baits/sinister-swim-tail/

How can there only be 1 high and 1 low tide per day?

The red was right at 16" That's the lower limit in LA. We can keep 5, only one of which can be greater than 27" I like the smaller trout. LA just changed the creel limit from 25 per person to 15 per person and the lower size limit from 12" to 13" I had half a dozen or so between 12-13.

It's that way across much of the Gulf Coast.

You should start a thread about the fish you catch with pictures.

It would be fun.

I don't post a ton of pictures because I don't take a lot of pictures, and I don't want my face all over the internet like you, you fatass drunk vodka-nosed moron.
I don't need to feed my ego, like you do.

Paul, I got to a point with trout that I rarely keep them. I don't know what they're like in Louisiana, but here in Florida by the time you fillet them and cook them there's not much left because they have a lot of water in the meat. Reds are a completely different story. I'll eat them all day long. An easy way to cook them is in tin foil. Spread some butter on the bottom of the foil, lay the fillets in, mayonnaise, butter, sliced onion on top. Little fresh ground black pepper, paprika sprinkled on top or Tony's. Wrap them up sealed in the foil and cook them on the grill. They're done when you're ready for them. As long as you don't pierce the foil, you don't ruin the fish. Pour the sauce and the onions from the tin foil over the fish when you serve. Delicious. Gotta love some Reds. Sometimes do them in a cast iron skillet if it's not a big crowd. Do snook the same way.

Pedal kayaks are the way to go for fishing and photography.


Of course you would have a " pedal" kayak
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Of course! I even wear spandex for a more authentic experience. I really want to catch a Halibut off my yak.

I love redfish any way it's cooked. The way you described sounds outstanding. When I get larger ones, I'll grill steaks. A little salt, lemon pepper and Tony's. I drizzle them with lemon butter. That keeps it moist, causes a flare-up and gives it a light char. With this one and the sheepshead, I'll cast iron skillet blacken them. Specks are just so-so to me. I fry them.

Just so we are clear you don't have any pictures and you won't be starting a thread such as the one Paul did in which you act like an azz?

I am pretty sure Paul never posted his mug in this thread, just the fish he caught that you bitched about being watery and to small.

Just Checkin?

Damn, where are my manners.

You're a phony. You always have been. You charge way too much for your copycat rifles. You're a diluted yuktard getting all your "information" from the neocon pipeline.. And you're a vodka-nosed red faced fatass drunk. Period.

By the way, I never bitched about any fish. I made a comment about the texture of a fish of which I've caught thousands. More than you will ever see in your useless lifetime. (Lies, just like you always do). Now go back to your vodka bottle and your cot, you pathetic drunk.

You 2 have the the purtyist blue eyes. But.

Quit posting that all over the internet. It's frowned on by those who lack pictures.

You're taking away their safe space where everyone is equal, even if they never do shit but shit post.