Louisiana Redfish 4-29-11

[Slartybardfast]

Had a flight to Louisiana and hired a guide for the day yesterday. Fishing was tough, it was windy and the guide didn't make it much easier. Caught two small redfish and had shots at black drum and a huge jack crevale the cruised by at mach 1. The guide had a Chittam Skiff Islamorada 18. Very nice boat with a stripping basket built into the casting platform.

[phishinincident]

Mmmm S4S and a Hatch... Nice fish too!

[Slartybardfast]

The rod casted nicely but I never had a fish on the reel. He had really nice gear but it had not been cleaned in a long time. The fly line was rough in my hand. I thought it was shark skin until I looked at it closely and saw it had lateral cracks all over the line. Reel was covered in salt spray. Could have easily been a better experience.