Beausang Boys Defend their title!
In late March I had the opportunity to guide twice in one week for the Beausang Boys and family. In two days of spin fishing to sight castable redfish schools they landed 45 redfish on DOA jerk baits. Needless to say I sounded like a broken record both days telling them the fishing isn't always like this.....
Little did I know they would come back with their lucky rabbits feet in hand. Yesterday John and his uncle Russ Tyson and I set out for an epic day of topwater redfishing. But first I had to teach the guys how to "walk the dog" which is a technique that requires one to be able to walk, chew gum, pat your head and rub your stomach. Not only did Russ and John pick this up quick, by the end of the day they had mastered the technique.
On our practice spot while I was showing Russ how to work the topwater plug John hooked and lost a red fish on his plug not ten feet from the boat. Shortly thereafter Russ had the action down and he brought a 6lb. 26" redfish to the boat.
We made a short move after those first two fish and we began casting parralell to the grass banks of a small lagoon and John and Russ hooked a double on the same retrieve. Their redfish looked like twins! I have had lots of doubles before but never two on top water at the same time!
I felt like the place was played out so we ran up towards Topsail Island and fished some creek mouths as the tide fell. We missed two more great bites and pulled the hooks on another, which put us on the score card at three for six.
I had a bead on a good school of reds and moved us one final time into position to capitalize on the final part of the falling tide and we caught four more on topwater and missed some ferocious takes. I have to say that seven reds on topwater in a half day charter with these great guys was every bit as fun as catching 25 on jerk baits in a single day.
Thanks Russ for working so hard on the top water plug and for bringing the right attitude to the game. I will not soon forget what you told me very poignantly, "It's nobody's wave."
Good Luck & Good Fishing,
Captain Seth Vernon
Little did I know they would come back with their lucky rabbits feet in hand. Yesterday John and his uncle Russ Tyson and I set out for an epic day of topwater redfishing. But first I had to teach the guys how to "walk the dog" which is a technique that requires one to be able to walk, chew gum, pat your head and rub your stomach. Not only did Russ and John pick this up quick, by the end of the day they had mastered the technique.
On our practice spot while I was showing Russ how to work the topwater plug John hooked and lost a red fish on his plug not ten feet from the boat. Shortly thereafter Russ had the action down and he brought a 6lb. 26" redfish to the boat.
We made a short move after those first two fish and we began casting parralell to the grass banks of a small lagoon and John and Russ hooked a double on the same retrieve. Their redfish looked like twins! I have had lots of doubles before but never two on top water at the same time!
I felt like the place was played out so we ran up towards Topsail Island and fished some creek mouths as the tide fell. We missed two more great bites and pulled the hooks on another, which put us on the score card at three for six.
I had a bead on a good school of reds and moved us one final time into position to capitalize on the final part of the falling tide and we caught four more on topwater and missed some ferocious takes. I have to say that seven reds on topwater in a half day charter with these great guys was every bit as fun as catching 25 on jerk baits in a single day.
Thanks Russ for working so hard on the top water plug and for bringing the right attitude to the game. I will not soon forget what you told me very poignantly, "It's nobody's wave."
Good Luck & Good Fishing,
Captain Seth Vernon
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