Well, after seeing the topic in the latest Bassmaster, I thought it was good timing to add my .02 to it. 

I just got back from 2 weeks in Florida. I brought my bass gear intending to hit the lakes and ponds, but oddly enough spent most of my time on the beach fishing from shore with my bro's big-ol saltwater rig, and in the fingers of the Intercoastal with my bass rig.

What a blast! The thing about fishing these inland waters is ya never know what ya gonna catch. Add to that using only a 6.5' Medium rod and 10 lb test I could just hope for the best. The excitment and challenge of it all made it a lot of fun for everyone.

I lost something BIG! I've never seen my drag run out like that before. My Fuego, the little rod, and my heart got a great workout as you could imagine. I lost the fish when it ran my line into barnicles on a submerged post, but boy was the fight a lot of fun...and LONG. Best guess based on where I was, how it hit the fluke and the presentation I was using (fast and on almost topwater), and the way it fought we think it was either a snook or a redfish...grr we'll never know...if I would have simply got my butt in the water (like my brother told me to!!) I could have worked around the poles and landed that baby. Oh well, that's fishing right?!

Here's a couple shots of some other species hitting the ol super fluke:

Baby Barracuda maybe? The poor fluke was minced-rubber after this little guy!



Yellow-tail Jack...what a great fight for such a little package!



There's more photos, and other species, but like a dummy I used film instead of the digital I know me, it will sit here on the counter with tens of other rolls I've yet to develop over the years  But in the meantime I've got some great memories stored up and can't wait to get back there and do it all again!

Cool catchin' !   

Awsome Duster

that sounds like a good time