Me and Mancini fishin in Florida

[Briguy]

Ed and I hooked up for a little flats fishing in the late fall. We decided to hire a guide and met in Ruskin, FL as Ed was on a business (drinking and talking about boats) trip. Ruskin is located between Tampa and Bradenton. It was a little chilly but warmed up nicely as the day went on. We met our guide Todd and fished the Little Manatee River. It was beautiful and our guide put us on fish instantly.





We pulled about a dozen snook out of the first hole and had steady action most of the day.(1/2 day) We also caught a redfish, some trout and a few Jack Crevel.



I hooked the biggest on of my life estimating it at 3 feet long and maybe #20 plus. He spooled me taking off over 200 yards of braid. Ed and I hooked and landed at least 1/2 dozen more and had a blast.






The guide can be located at www.slingnbait.com. My parents are in town and we are fishing with Todd tomorrow. The weather should be in the high 70's.

[Ed]

Brian-

Thanks for posting those pictures and for being a gracious host.That was one of my top 3 charters ever...

Incredible. I still think about that jack that I could not get back to the boat before the line snapped!!!

Ed

[Miles Offshore]

nice job guys and thanx for the pix- never caught a snook but have caught a couple of big crevelles and those boys are bad!!!!!!!

[WhiskeyRiver]

Looks like a great time.
how did the sun feel on those northern bones?

Ya know them Jacks when cut the correct way make great crab bait

[Snookerd]

Nice job. The Little Manatee River looks to be a very productive area. It's always a good idea to fish near shore when the weather down here gets in the 70's......burrrrr!