So, as part of the "real job" we had to go out and take some pictures with the new Shimano Voltaeus fishing rod. We were looking for big snook, even though Mother Nature was telling us to stay home and let the winds die down. Unfortunately, we didn't have until June to wait, so it was off to the Sailfish Point flats with a live well full of beautiful pilchards, a couple Rapala X-Rap Subwalks and the Voltaeus rod and Shimano Symetre reel (borrowed from one of my other rods).
The winds were nasty the water was all choppy and very un-fishy like. We were even chumming with smaller live pilchards and weren't getting any pops or splashes from feeding fish. After stops at about 5 different spots on the flats, we finally got a little action. Then it was on.
The first snook (pictured above, please notice the lovely rod) came to the boat and started a quick feeding frenzy that included another snook and a few jacks. We were light tackle fishing so, the reels were zipping the entire time and fish were biting as soon as the baits were hitting the water.
The moral of this story is: Even when the weather looks like it wants to snow and the wind feels like it wants to rip out of your boat, fish can be found with just a little bit of patience.
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