June 12 -- Steve, Lance and Casey, Round 2

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The Georgians came back for Round 2 of St. Lucie Inlet snook. This time: More baits and more time equaled more snook.

After a run to the 14 Buoy for more baits, we hit the inlet to catch the last of the outgoing tide. Ten casts brought in 8 fish and the Georgia boys were on fire. The best part was the water was shallow enough that you could see the bite happen and watch the sardine get inhaled by the snook.

Casey even got in on the action and reeled in a few standing on the deck and holding his own rod.

With the tide change, we headed out the inlet and set up near the rocks. Lance's favorite rock (the one with the flat, dry top), if you want to be exact.

It didn't take long for the big fish to figure out we had the baits they wanted and the action was non-stop for a little while as Steve and Lance fought (sometimes unsuccessfully) to keep the fish out of the rocks. Casey assumed his spot on the leaning post and reeled in the bigger fish with the rod in the holder.

All told, the final count was 20 snook. All very near, in or above the slot limit.

June 9 -- Snook fishing with Steve, Lance and Casey

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Steve, Lance and Casey were down from Georgia, breaking in summer with a couple days of rest on Hutchinson Island. Part of that time, they decided, was going to be spent fishing for snook with Corporate Retreat Charters and Capt. Mike Readling.

After a run out to the 14 Buoy for some baits, they headed back and poked around a couple spots before landing on the detached jetties in the St. Lucie Inlet. Steve was the first one hooked up, wrestling his first-ever snook away from the rocks and to the boat. The 36-incher was thick shouldered and stuck around long enough for a few pictures and nice release (not to mention the evil eye stare as it swam away).

Lance jumped in on the action and pulled another snook off the jetty and to the boat. Next, it was 7-year old Casey's turn to mark snook off of his lifetime checklist. Lance hooked it, Steve put Casey on the leaning post, facing backwards with the rod in one of the rod holders. Despite a couple runs for the rocks, the linesider made it to the boat and Casey stuck his thumb in the mouth of his first snook.

But he wasn't done. The last bait of the day got gobbled up by another 36-incher and Casey assumed his position on the leaning post, reeling in another monster. This one was big enough that he had to put his entire arm underneath it to support it for the picture.

Great day guys! Thanks.