8-14 Diversionary / Redfish Magic!!

[Ibtsoom]

Anybody tells you redfish magic spinnerbaits don't work they're lying!! I left the dock this morning at about 6:30 and stayed in the Diversionary Canal the whole time I was out. The water was 82.5 and green. I started out chasing reds along the grass and had a fish in the boat on about the 3rd cast. I was throwing a pearl R.M. Spinnerbait and I only picked up the other rod that I rigged with a gulp jerk shad once. I caught 10 or so rat reds -- one keeper at 21" and one at 27". Put the 27 back to fight another day. Got to the spot where I can normally manage a few trout and caught a schoolie from 12 - 14 inches on just about every cast for about 20 minutes. Started trolling back towards the house and picked up a 16" flounder followed by a 17" trout. I lost a really nice flounder at the boat ~20" fiddling around trying to get the net under it. All fish except one speck caught on the spinnerbait. Called it a day at about 9:15 and took off for the house. Awesome day and I left before it got hot! Ran past about a 6 or 8 foot gator on the way to the dock.

[Ibtsoom]

Few more pics..

[007]

Nice slam Mike!

[FP10]

Nice!!

[reeltime]

Nice slam Mike!

[imhammer]

Great pics and report......Love those spinnerbaits!

[SCHU]

Way to go, Mike. Thanks for the report and congrats on the slam. Spinnerbaits, eh? :)

[Ibtsoom]

Way to go, Mike. Thanks for the report and congrats on the slam. Spinnerbaits, eh? :)

Did lots of bass fishing growing up and really liked throwing spinnerbaits. Started throwing them in the salt 4 or 5 years back and have had really good luck. Kind of mixes up a spoon and a soft plastic. Drives redfish crazy! You can even slow roll em near the bottom and tear up the flounder on em!

[DeerSlayerToo]

nice slam

[Hogie70]

Good job on the slam...

[GreenTide]

Excellent job! Thanks for sharing the technique. It's always nice to try different approaches at different times of the year.

[Gray Ducker]

Very nice on the slam. Where on the Div do you find 'em? I've had the best luck on some of the marsh drains on the west side about 1/2 way down from the Hitchcock ramp to the north shore. Have also done well back into the lake where the 3 channels come together.
Again, very nice!

[Ibtsoom]

I was trolling along the grass on the bay side of the Harborwalk bridge -- both sides of the canal.

[Gray Ducker]

There was a ton of bait there Friday, tide was up about a foot. We just didn't stop there, went to greenes area and caranc reef, managed a couple doz trout, but all small.

[plugger]

Thanks for the report and congratulations on the Texas Slam !! :)

[Fishinguy]

Awesome job on the slam

[txwhaler 22]

very nice

[SUPER SPOOK]

sounds like a good day.