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I am righty on everything. I grew up using a baitcaster the majority of the time so when I started saltwater fishing and bought spinning gear, it felt too awkward to reel with my left. 

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On 6/25/2025 at 3:53 PM, Hmbre97 said:

I am righty on everything. I grew up using a baitcaster the majority of the time so when I started saltwater fishing and bought spinning gear, it felt too awkward to reel with my left. 

Im exactly the same. A couple of times people looked at me like a leper for switching the handle on a spinning reel to the right side. 

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[mention=1769]Chewbacca[/mention] what did you end up going with?

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Scott rod and Ross Colorado reel. Needless to say, I blew the budget but I love it.

I'll get a pic.
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Was certainly targeting bigger fish and hoped to get some keeper calico bass and hopefully a yellowtail.  But it wasn’t to be. Fished all over both trolling a rapala and just got hounded by mackerel.  Caught a couple short calicos on the plastic (see attached).  But when I’m bored on the boat, I throw a 4lb test spinner over the side and typically get little pinners.  And that happened again.  Did get a whitefish once on the tiny spinner that my boy and I added to a fat calico we caught and made good fish tacos.  But this sheephead was my fattest fish I got to the boat when I was just fucking  around.  I knew if I tried to boat it on 4 lb test the line wouldn’t be able to lift it out.  But I didn’t want gaff hi: because I have no interest in boating one fish to filet.  But they are really tasty.  Look at those teeth.  They scour the sand and rocks for crustaceans.  And they taste like crab.  And they are a super weird fish.  All sheephead are born female, and as they age (like this guy) they turn male.  

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My son has been going harder and harder into fishing as he’s gotten older.

Now at 13, he’s fishing as much as he can in this north Texas heat.

Every extra dollar he collects goes towards gear.

I finally joined in on the fun again after not really fishing for the last couple of decades.

Picked up a new Abu Garcia baitcaster and immediately remembered how easy it is to backlash that bad boy.

Took a minute to dial it in on different lures but I’m back on the fishing “boat” again.

But it’s usually more fun to watch him fish

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Rojo Jr upgraded his PB Tarpon in Belize last week. Family trip, so only broke away for a day. I fed a big one, but it spit the hook fast, then had another 70ish pounder swipe at my fly and miss (I probably took it away from it)

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11 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

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Rojo Jr upgraded his PB Tarpon in Belize last week. Family trip, so only broke away for a day. I fed a big one, but it spit the hook fast, then had another 70ish pounder swipe at my fly and miss (I probably took it away from it)

You betta Belize there aint nothin better than the sargasso cook-off. Any permit??

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1 hour ago, texastough said:

You betta Belize there aint nothin better than the sargasso cook-off. Any permit??

No, but we’re going Permit fishing first week of August in Mexico.

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Fished a memorial weekend tournament Fri and Sat starting at 4amm Over two days we worked from Cotton to way past panther cove. Lots of best stringers were from way south
We grinded all overz; thought I had 2nd place red fee grand that died on me cost a 1/lb and has enough from 2-4. Dammit.
Fun time. Had to fight for them. Rememberwered why Tues rules

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Went to Baffin Bay with some guys in my fly fishing group this weekend.   Headed down on Thursday with a stop at Reese Bros Barbecue in the way down (see Texas BBQ thread).

Stayed at a really nice AirBNB right on the bay.

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Shortly after the sun went down, three of us went to a house with a lighted pier.  I caught three keeper trout and ten more undersized - all on a small, white, clouser I tied the day before.  At the end of the night, there was nothing left but white thread and bread chain eyes. 

Next morning four of us met up with a guy that ferried us out about half way down the Kennedy shoreline.  Started with a tan Gurgler which paid off with two trout.   After the sun went up, I switched to my second small white clouser.  Over the next hour, I landed nine trout, a ladyfish, a piggy perch, and a black drum.  Moved to another spot and caught a nice ladyfish on a gold spoon fly.  Back at the house at 12:30.

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That night we went to Baffin Bay Seafood Company for a good dinner, then back to the lighted pier.  It was more wind which made fly casting difficult, so I casted a few times and landed a trout, then headed back.   Those that stayed caught several more trout, some on a Tenkara rig. 

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Saturday back out to the Kennedy shoreline, almost out to the Laguna Madre.  Fishing wasn't as good and the wind came earlier.   I landed a couple trout on a flash minnow fly, but others were ready to move on to another spot.   Those were my last fish of the day.   Hit a couple more spots on the way back, but I didn't have any further luck.   There were a few more fish caught by others, including a black drum and two redfish.  Chilled at the house the remainder of the afternoon and she trout, redfish, and drum for dinner. 

I was more than pleased with my first trip to Baffin Bay. 

 

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