South SD Bay 8/12

[taggermike]

I had some time to fish but not enough to go too far. Launched at Jst at high tide and headed south towards the bird reserve island. Caught a few spotties on the way. Set up on the anchor out of the wind behind the island. Caught the usual suspects on raw shrimp; spotties, smooth hounds, sting rays, and then the right kind moved through. I haven't caught a bone fish in a while and forgot how fast and powerful they were. I was using an 8 1/2 foot 6-12lb trout rod with 8lb line. Landed 1, lost another in the anchor. The bone was the biggest I've seen down there, maybe 16-18 inches. Lots of birds, a few sea turtles, no people, the usual So Bay experience.

Ya ya, no pictures. I'm seriously week on the electronics right now. Mike