While fishing with David Giglia and his daughter Lauren on Friday, our quick reactions were rewarded with an unanticipated surprise.
With a good half of a day of fishing already under our belts, we set out looking for redfish. After only managing a pair of nice reds over the next couple of hours, we decided to go catch a few more snook.
Inspecting an area predominantly known for snook, I noticed a couple of nice reds sliding away. We turned around and no sooner had the anchor pulled tight, than we had one of the fish hooked. As David fought the fish closer, we noticed another red following it. Lauren cast just behind her father's fish and was met with an instant hookup. While David finished landing his fish off the stern, Lauren pulled hers to within 20 feet of the bow.
Right after that we saw about 20 more redfish. As quickly as I could, I started throwing handfuls of squeezed greenback in their direction. Within seconds we had a school frenzying on all sides of the boat. As Lauren and her father kept catching reds on every cast, I threw a few handfuls of live bait overboard every couple of minutes to keep their attention. After 30 minutes of nonstop action and several breakoffs, we pulled 10 redfish to the boat, the smallest being 25 inches long.
- Capt. Pete Katsarelis charters out of Tarpon Springs and can be reached at 727 439-3474 or by e-mail at pkatsare@helios.acomp.usf.edu
