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Snapper
 
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| Fished with HLS Seminar Series raffle winners, Barbara and her nephew Trevor, this morning in search of the elusive speckled trout. They have a family gathering at the beach in a few weeks and wanted to find some areas with lots of trout that they could fish with their family. Both Barbara and Trevor, even with his broken wrist(in a cast), were very impressive anglers and have obviously fished for a long time. The pressure was on. Found tons of small, medium and large trout on the flats in 4 feet of water. The Gulp! 3" Shrimp under a Cajun Thunder was the technique of choice. I actually sightfished a few big trout off a huge stingray on a very shallow flat as well. Trevor also pulled the hook on a nice redfish at the end of the day. We'll get him next time!! All fish were released except 3 for dinner. Thanks for looking. 
Eric C. Holstman Eric Holstman's Signature Expeditions www.ericholstman.com ericholstman@hotmail.com 18507484368  -2008 Hewes 21 Redfisher/Yamaha F225 Sport -Edgewater 18CC/Yamaha 90 "TIGER BARB" -Contender 25 Open/Twin Yamaha 150's ________________________________________________________________________ -
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Cool report.
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Mingo
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| How were you rigging the Gulps? and how long was your leader? At what intervals did you pop the cork or does it matter?
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DukeDevil91 (6/10/2008)
How were you rigging the Gulps? and how long was your leader? At what intervals did you pop the cork or does it matter? Hey Duke, With a popping cork and a 3" Gulp Shrimp, I use a 1/8oz. Mission Fishin' or just a standard 1/8oz. Bass Assassin or Tournament Choice jighead in gray, chartreuse or orange. Use a 15# fluoro leader that is 18- 24" long. Try to fish in depths of 3-6 ft over "model bottom", flats with broken grass and sandholes. I try to snap the cork every 2-3 seconds but it really makes no difference. Remember, this is a technique for catching volumes of trout and they are usually smaller fish, but larger trout can be caught this way as well. Also, set the hook pretty firmly as the cork does create resistance. Hope this helps.
Eric C. Holstman Eric Holstman's Signature Expeditions www.ericholstman.com ericholstman@hotmail.com 18507484368 -2008 Hewes 21 Redfisher/Yamaha F225 Sport -Edgewater 18CC/Yamaha 90 "TIGER BARB" -Contender 25 Open/Twin Yamaha 150's ________________________________________________________________________ -
Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup 2006 #6 Team of the Year Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup, FLW Redfish Series and IFA Tour 7-time National Championship Qualifier Former TV Host of "Sportsman's Challenge" ESPN2 and Outdoor Channel(2003-2005) Creator/Host of the "Hook, Line and Sinker Seminar Series" (2006-present) 2008 Berkley National Saltwater Commercial and Campaign "The Official Equipment Provider of Woo"
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Mingo
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| Thanks Eric. I enjoy reading your reports. Very informative. Congrats on your guiding job.
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Grouper
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I'll tell ya, those popping corks work so well they are unfair! My friend started using them a lot and if theres trout around, you get them pretty much every cast.
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