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Ruby Red Lip
 
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| My wife and I met at a customers house for lunch on perdido bay. I had to grab my rod which I keep in the truck with a bag of gulps. I noticed all the bait was in and the tide moving in.I threw er out and laid it down to eat my mexican lunch.T he rod started screeming after 3 seconds.I just knew it was a red.The fish jumped and I was in disbelief .After 5 minutes I reached down to the water and craddeld the largest speck I had ever seen.The first thing my wife said wheres the camera when you really need it.She stuck arm out and said measure it.The fish streched from her finger tip to her arm pit (29").I guessed 9lbs.But the best feeling was letting it go. D and V Gardner
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Grouper
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congrats on a great fish! biggest one ive seen was just over 8 and i couldnt believe it. so if yours was 9, i bet it you were speechless! very cool your wife got to share it with you too.
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Snapper
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kudos to you for releasing her
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Grouper
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WOW!!! Great catch. Good job on the release as well.
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Grouper
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That's awesome. I'd have had a hard time letting that thing go if I didn't have a camera. Good on you.
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Ruby Red Lip
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According to this length to weight chart:
http://www.rodnreel.com/fishcharts/fishchartdisplay.asp?FishID=77
Your estimate of 9# is if anything a tad low, but pretty close none the less. Congrats on your fish, ashamed you didn't have a camera handy. You did the right thing letting her back and I know that you and your wife will have an image of that fish etched into your memories anyways.
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Ruby Red Lip
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There was a picture of a 29" trout on the Sun Sports Chevy Regional Fishing Report last night . That trout weighed 11 pounds. Nice fish!
Peace!
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