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Tournament Time

February 23, 2010 at 8:01 pm Leave a comment

We spent the first part of the weekend scoping out the “lay of the land”. Had to find a boat ramp, live bait and places to fish. Over the past month, SW Florida had a severe cold snap which killed hundreds of thousands of fish. So finding a place that held fish would not be easy.

Then we ran into a good and bad situation. We found ourselves right in the middle of the first leg of  the 1st Annual Fishmasters Redfish Tournament.

The plus: We know that there are Redfish in Charlotte Harbor. The negative: the redfish will be skittish to any bait after spending time in someone’s fish well.

But this experience was just phenomenal. Crowds, excitement and big Redfish.

Flat boats were everywhere – 54 teams fished this day. What a great day – not to be on the water.

Entry filed under: Reel Job.