Redfish-Snook-Speckled Trout Slam 2024
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Back in the Refuge on a late afternoon incoming high tide!! I'm trying every spot I think might get me an Inshore Slam.....Turns into another successful afternoon sunset in the Chassahowitzka NWR here on the Florida Nature Coast!!
Great to be out and have the place to yourself. Your a lucky man. Great catching.
Thanks Vincent!! The peace and quiet isn't wasted on me especially when I can manage a few splashers.....Enjoy the weekend!!
You messed around out in the Chaz and got you a Slam! Some big ole hog bodies. And a Double fanger speckled trout! Nice! And a Beautiful sunset to go with it . . Have a great weekend Wes!
Thanks Ryan!! You gotta be willing to move around in the Refuge because the fish are always on the move and with the amount of territory I'm use to fishing there's so many spots to flip it's impossible to run out places to try in a month if I fished everyday......Enjoy your week!!
Looks likes a beautiful time to be on the water and some successful fishing. I enjoyed in full to the end. Thank you, my friend.
Thanks Dave!! Sometimes I have to work to find 3 game species and other days the critters are just waiting for me to show up......LOL....Enjoy your weekend!!
Now that's a good slam Wes! You were on them! 💪 🚣♀️ 🐟 🎣 🌴 😎
Thanks JJ!! Some dayz are better than others.....Most of the time it's the right place at the right time.....This was one of those trips!!
Awesome fishin! Triple threat from the back 40. Shooting back under the bridge going back to reality, cool shot.
Thanks Marc!! As long as the shoulder stays attached it's hard to keep me out of the creeks.....I wonder if folks think I'm diving under the bridges around here....LOL!! If Grouper season were open I'd be offshore....Sometimes I wonder why I have 2 boats anymore!!
Awesome looking fish :)
Thanks!! I move a lot with approximately 50 sq. miles to play in.....You let me roam long enough and I'll find the critters!!
You have been catching some trophy size snook. Nice ride back.
Thanks Wayn!! Some days it a stretch to have this much success but with over 50 sq. miles to run around in I certainly give it my all!!
You’re slaying them snook lately Wes
DMP....Thanks!! Anytime I can get a trout to the boat I feel like I can find a way to complete the slam!!
So wish to be on that water... currently on break from work... the catch is always thrilling dear one 🙏🌹
Thanks Therese!! It certainly keeps me busy when there's some down time.....My home away from home!!
That 22 inch croaking male was gorgeous.
Thanks Dug!! Some days I'm right on target in the back country creeks!!
Beautiful red fish and sunset. Cheers big bro
Thanks Rob!! Fishing early or late is the only way to get out of the heat around here.....Have a great weekend!!
It seems like its always a slam when you go fishing. What a great place to go fishing.
Thanks Rande!! I have confidence to find the Snook and Redfish but the Trout population has been decimated from my standpoint.....The species is just not here anymore and this species is the puzzle piece that is the hardest to find for me.....I know where they should be but to waste hours searching for this one species is a waste of my time.....There was a time many moons ago this was the easiest critter to find.....With about 50 sq. miles to run I takes me a full 3 days to to cover the territory to my liking.....I've never fished an area that is this complicated other than the Glades!!
great looking fish my friend
Thanks John!! I'm always lookin' for that slam and I've got a pile of bushes to look for the critters!!
Those were some beauties Wes! Hope all is well down there Bud!
Thanks Rob!! I just keep on flippin'.....If I run around long enough I've got to find something in the back country.....Have a great weekend!!
Just a slammin! Get some!
Thanks Martin!! I'm really runnin' and flippin'.....This heat on the water feels like a sauna!!
Nice late afternoon fish. I’m missing fishing with you already, Wes.
Thanks Yuriy!! This middle of the day heat is like fishing in a Sauna.....After a couple of trips I'm ready for the dawn or sunset bite!!
Beautiful video 👍7
Thanks!! The Wildlife Refuge is a scenic wonderland with excellent fishing.....See Ya!!
Man that water looked like glass. I am jealous. Been out of state all week and come back to storms and rain. Can’t wait to get back out there.
TOTWF.....Thanks!! It's usually pretty comfortable before dawn and near sunset....Just my kind of day on the salt!! You should have seen the storm out here Friday night......It's what you don't want to get stuck in on the water.....LOL!!
Nice slam!! Congrats
Thanks Nick!! Some days it's pretty easy and others I don'y know why I bothered.....LOL!!
Slam man at work. Good day in the refuge!
Thanks Lee!! It's getting too hot to be flippin' in the middle of the day.....It's sunrise or sunset going forward till I go to the Keys!!
@@WesLovelacewas out last Saturday and it was very HOT! Caught reds and trout early.nothing after 10 am. Road back up Weeki Wachee and jumped in the spring water.
@@leechaney3703 I was doing pretty good during the idle of the day but that came to a screechin' halt on the last trip so I'll go back to the early and late show.....LOL!!
Glad to see you out defying the heat...some of us are just lazy weak!
Thanks!! I'm not defying it..... I'm getting my butt kicked big time.....I feel these trips when I get back home.....I'm dressed to the T and these long clothes make these trips a sauna on the water....It's hard to say no when you're catching quality fish!!
@@WesLovelace I've always wondered if all those long clothes worked for the heat...The Saudis wear white sheets head to toe...I've always just worn shorts Tshirt and a wide brimmed hat and shades...
..course a dip in the water or a bucketful over the head works!
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@@fishnski9211 Down here the sun's intensity is magnified because of the sun's reflection on the water.....I've been plagued with Solar Keratosis for years which is pre-cancerous and can be removed by freezing the affected area but I've also had 2 cancerous basal cells cut off my face so for the last 10+ years I'm dressed from top to bottom and doused in sunscreen.....The cancer I don't want to hear is Melanoma!!😎
HOG BODY … GET EM !!
Thanks Kerry!! I hear that.....I just hang onto the hogs and let them wear themselves out.....LOL!!
Day 746 of wondering how the dine king is still finding fish way back in the grass! Especially trout of all species! Great video my friend!
Thanks EA!! The Snook and Redfish tend to hang in most of the places I'm flippin' it's the once extremely plentiful Trout that is extremely difficult for me.....Use to be I could run to PIB or Wall and catch limits in the summer flippin' a top water....Even the winter bite in Fish and Haulover were easy.....Not anymore....If I can find the Trout the hardest part of my trip looking for that slam is in the rear view mirror.....Sea Ya!!
Good show!
Thanks Nathan!! When I'm able to get a Salt Slam I've made it to the Big Show.....LOL!!
Awesome fishing
Thanks Dave!! Some days are better than others and then there are times I just fall into the good stuff.....LOL!! Enjoy your weekend!!
It looks like you had a good day of fishing
Thanks!! When you can manage to find the 3 species it's definitely worth the ride to the Refuge!!
Nice slam and a really nice snook. Two questions: What is your PB snook ? Do you replace the hooks on the smaller Mirrodines?
Thanks J !! My PB is 34".....Caught with the R/R setup I'm currently using......Shimano 3000 FE with 10 lb. Ande Tourney Green Mono and 30 lb. Tourney Green Mono Leader mounted on a 6 ft. Kunnan Graphite Rod. On all the new lures right out the package the trebles are replaced with 4X VMC Trebles .....I currently use either No.4's or 6's depending on lure size.....These trebles don't bend.....A few weeks ago a UTuber lost a big Redfish on a brand new suspending twitcher.....Every hook was bent.....I cut and replaced both trebles.....No fish were lost after that due to garbage hooks.....LOL!!😎
Hey Wes, any way to get my bay boat into wall with a 10inch draft ? Love your videos
Thanks George!! Sure is and it involves the tides!! Exploring requires 3.2 to 3.5 high tides and this is how I know every twist and turn and water depth!! This the way I fish from the outside to the back country utilizing big water but also waiting until the tides go slack in the creeks.....These big tides push a lot of water from the outer islands right up to the timber line and the time differential from outside slack to inside slack is about 2 hours. I try to fish the slack tides everywhere I go!! Now I have offered to show my path into Wall Bay many times.....I have yet to be taken up on my offer!! Realize that this coastal bottom structure will destroy your lower unit and I know of plenty of examples to fall back on!! I can scare the hell out of most anybody up there but if you can pick a time I can show up what I consider the safest route to travel.....After that It's all exploration around the bay edges and the creeks.....And that's with the understanding the bottom is very much alive and unless you take it slow you will incur damage.....If you check the tables I can show you but I want you to be able to get there without damage and a big tide is the only way to do this.....Let me know!!
Thanks Wes, I appreciate you getting back to me. I will definitely be doing my homework. The information that you have provided already will be very helpful and I may take you up on your offer. Thank you again and I will reach out to you in the near future.