I started with a 1/4oz red jighead and a white/green Gulp shrimp. I had a few early hits, but no takers. After the bite slowed down, I switched over to a Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow (blue top, silver sides) and hooked up with a ladyfish on my third cast. I managed to get it up the seawall and measure it at 21" before tossing it back in.
I had a few more hits on the Yo-zuri before the bite turned off again. The thing about the secret spot is that it is a very tight space. If I fish too long in a single place, the fish get spooked and go into hiding. It also helps to switch back and forth between topwater fishing and bottom fishing to work different parts of the water column. After I had fished about 30 minutes, my buddy Kelly showed up and we double-teamed the fish. I switched back over to the red jighead/Gulp shrimp combo and Kelly took over my pole with the Yo-zuri on.
The bite was very hot for the last 15 or so minutes of daylight. I hooked a couple of fish that self-released before catching another 20"+ ladyfish on the jig. Just like this morning, it was a fast retrieve that sparked the hook-up, except this time I reeled the sucker in.
In the meantime, Kelly was getting some nice hits on the Yo-zuri, but couldn't hook up. He had an opportunity to experience the conundrium that is missing a strike on a lure with six hooks on it.
My Gulp lure was shot by then, so I tore it in half, slipped the tail end over the jighead, and commenced casting. To my surprise, the nub started getting hits right away. Toward the end of our trip, I got a monster hit on the Gulp that suddenly released. I was furious when I saw the knot was still intact, but upon further inspection, it appears the knot slipped off the end of the eye on the jig.
By then, we were out of light and the fish had stopped feeding on the surface, so we packed up and headed out. That was some good catching!
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