20/9/2009



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Tdogg and I wade fished into the lagoon, about a quarter mile out into the water off parking lot #5. Did the usual pigfish thing. I used my nifty new 8’ 6” baitcaster—made tossing those piggies WAY out very easy. Early on T hooked into something huge—he thinks it was a red, I think it was a tarpon. I’ve never seen anything in the lagoon tear line out like this did—within a minute, maybe, it looked certain to spool him. He tightened the drag and POP. Probably bit through the leader. As usual in the lagoon, T had most of the luck—he caught a 16” trout, a 16” blue and lost several other trout. I did manage to yank this 18” trout out of the lagoon. On my heavy tackle it didn’t stand a chance… which is too bad, since the fight’s the fun. I’ll do trout the way the miller’s wife would make it tonight for supper.

Tdogg and I wade fished into the lagoon, about a quarter mile out into the water off parking lot #5. Did the usual pigfish thing. I used my nifty new 8’ 6” baitcaster—made tossing those piggies WAY out very easy. Early on T hooked into something huge—he thinks it was a red, I think it was a tarpon. I’ve never seen anything in the lagoon tear line out like this did—within a minute, maybe, it looked certain to spool him. He tightened the drag and POP. Probably bit through the leader. As usual in the lagoon, T had most of the luck—he caught a 16” trout, a 16” blue and lost several other trout. I did manage to yank this 18” trout out of the lagoon. On my heavy tackle it didn’t stand a chance… which is too bad, since the fight’s the fun. I’ll do trout the way the miller’s wife would make it tonight for supper.