Flaminger

Nick C · 10-15-2007, 06:29 PM

After much talk of a much needed change of pace(swordfishing sucks), my buddy Ryan and I hooked up his little hellsbay at 3:30am packed a few peanut butter jelly's( )and roled down to Flamingo(flaminger). With Noaa calling for winds out of the NE @20kts the flats out front were a no go. By sunrise we had already made the runto shark river to hit up the mudflats deep in the side creeks. Being I've spent the last 2 years of life swordfishing, we both sucked at timing the tides and missed the tide by a good 2 hours(and 2ft...). Oh well... we'll catch catch Tarpon til the tide starts coming back in. Poled back into "The Zone" and they were there and chewin pretty good. Ended up with 5 Tarpon on fly. Nothing huge... 20-25lbs. Tide finally switched and the reds started pushing. Fish a couple new creeks and ended up sight fishing 10 reds(20-26"), 27" snook and couple decent trout. Being that I had never fished back in Whitewater Bay, ole Tubbs ran up in north river where we hit up a few more mud flats and ripped the shoree line for a bit. Found a few fish on the flats and pulled off a couple snook around the the bushes.

Total:
10 Reds(20-26")
5-7 on tarpon on fly(20-25lb)
1-5 on snooks(about 27")
2 trout....
Each of us had the super slam.... But good ole tubbs rounded out the day with a can slam!!! Ladyfish(about 100 of those suckers), jack, and catfish! The next cast after the catfish, I came tight on a nice lizardfish to complete the can super slam!

Fun day! Love that place. No more swordfishing... that's for the birds.

BlueAngler173 · 10-16-2007, 04:59 PM

nice catch must have been awsome gettin tarpon that size on fly. how long is the drive from here to flaminger

Nick C · 10-16-2007, 07:04 PM

Where is "here"? From Delray it's about 2 1/2hr

swordstalker · 10-19-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick C

packed a few peanut butter jelly's.

You should have Encrustables as a sponsor

Nick C · 10-24-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by swordstalker

You should have Encrustables as a sponsor

Theses were home made, but we are working on that!!! If I could have free uncrustables, i'd be the happiest guy on the planet! And the Smuckers wrap on the boat would be so bad a s s!! The fish would be all over it!

10-15-2007, 06:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nick C Grander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 900-1600' of water Boat: 25' Bluewater(Rough C's) Best Catch: est. 120lb Tarpon on 16lb tippet(fight time was 12 min) Occupation: Squid rigger Posts: 2,154	Flaminger After much talk of a much needed change of pace(swordfishing sucks), my buddy Ryan and I hooked up his little hellsbay at 3:30am packed a few peanut butter jelly's( )and roled down to Flamingo(flaminger). With Noaa calling for winds out of the NE @20kts the flats out front were a no go. By sunrise we had already made the runto shark river to hit up the mudflats deep in the side creeks. Being I've spent the last 2 years of life swordfishing, we both sucked at timing the tides and missed the tide by a good 2 hours(and 2ft...). Oh well... we'll catch catch Tarpon til the tide starts coming back in. Poled back into "The Zone" and they were there and chewin pretty good. Ended up with 5 Tarpon on fly. Nothing huge... 20-25lbs. Tide finally switched and the reds started pushing. Fish a couple new creeks and ended up sight fishing 10 reds(20-26"), 27" snook and couple decent trout. Being that I had never fished back in Whitewater Bay, ole Tubbs ran up in north river where we hit up a few more mud flats and ripped the shoree line for a bit. Found a few fish on the flats and pulled off a couple snook around the the bushes. Total: 10 Reds(20-26") 5-7 on tarpon on fly(20-25lb) 1-5 on snooks(about 27") 2 trout.... Each of us had the super slam.... But good ole tubbs rounded out the day with a can slam!!! Ladyfish(about 100 of those suckers), jack, and catfish! The next cast after the catfish, I came tight on a nice lizardfish to complete the can super slam! Fun day! Love that place. No more swordfishing... that's for the birds. __________________ "Put your buoys out... we're comin' in HOT!"

10-16-2007, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nick C Grander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 900-1600' of water Boat: 25' Bluewater(Rough C's) Best Catch: est. 120lb Tarpon on 16lb tippet(fight time was 12 min) Occupation: Squid rigger Posts: 2,154	Where is "here"? From Delray it's about 2 1/2hr __________________ "Put your buoys out... we're comin' in HOT!"

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10-16-2007, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlueAngler173 Grunt Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9	nice catch must have been awsome gettin tarpon that size on fly. how long is the drive from here to flaminger

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