On Thursday, shortly after I dropped Tania off at work, I headed to the local spillway in hopes to get my three entries for the Treasure Coast Chapter of Salt Strong Fishing Tournament. With the sun low on the horizon,

About 6:30am, I started with the Moonwalker topwater bait. I was excited to catch a snook on the topwater bait and I had several fish hit the bait within the first few casts. About 15 minutes into my fishing adventure my bait went down and I felt the tug on my line. It wasn’t a large snook, about 16 inches, but it was my first snook on topwater and it became my first entry into the tournament.

After about 45 minutes fishing with the topwater, and only catching one fish I decided to change it up as I needed to catch two more snook. I ran to the local bait shop, Jigz and Tackle, to get some shiners. Once I got there, I found out they did not have any bait. I proceeded to call every tackle shop in the area and got the same answer, no one had any shiners. I was told once a year for about month shiners are hard to come by.

Reading the conditions and making changes is a crucial skill in fishing, and I quickly realized that I needed to adjust my approach. Opting for a Slam Shady 2.0 Golddiger paddle tail lure, rigged on an Owner twist lock #4 hook. I really should have used a #3 hook however I was traveling lite and didn’t have any with me, so I used what I had.  My decision paid off as my second cast I felt the thump and my line went tight. After a short fight I landed a 24in snook.

Unfortunately, I did not catch any more fish before I ran out of time. I was hoping to catch three snook but was pleased with the two I landed. This was my last fishing trip for the next two weeks as Tania and I are going on vacation. In this time away I will not be posting on my blog. We pray everyone has a blessed weekend! May you all have tight lines and good time!

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