Long Lost Hat

| By Seamus on 7/23/2021 6:26:00 PM | Views (431)

If you've ever boated more than few times then you've probably lost a hat along the way. I had met Frank and Joanne Wytiaz down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning and we headed up the intercoastal then up the Nassau to our first spot...but along the way Joanne noticed that her brand spanking new hat had blown out. We turned around and cruised back along our wake with all three of us keeping an eye out, but to no avail. Hat Lost.

We then continued on our trip to the first stop at Spanish Drop, turned into an incoming tide that still had a couple of hours of coming in. We eased along pitching float rigs and live shrimp. Frank picked up a small Catfish then a fat but still hungry Seatrout. Then Joanne had a strong bite and fought a pitched battle with a Jack Crevalle. We moved down the way and fished Twin Creeks for a bit then moved on.

Our next stop was down at Pumpkin Hill, drifting the floats. Frank caught a couple of small but feisty Redfish then it was

Joanne, again, who fought the big fish. This time it was a 4' Bonnethead Shark. She played it perfectly and landed it for pictures and release. We moved around and fished a small grassy island. Joanne had made an excellent cast to the grass and when her float disappeared she set the hook and Fish On! This fish was ripping drag but not making the long run like the shark so we felt comfortable it was a big Redfish. Sure enough, Joanne worked it to the boat and landed a nice 22 1/2" Slot Redfish.

The final stop was down at Seymore's Pointe and here I felt comfortable we'd find some keeper sized Mangrove Snapper. But Frank had other plans. He drifted a 3/4 piece of shrimp along the rocks and, BOOM! Float gone! He worked it patiently to the boat, and after a few drag ripping runs, brought to the net another 22 1/4" Slot Redfish. Then he and Joanne played cat and mouse with the Mangroves. Joanne figure out she could let them take the bait for a second or two then set the hook and she contributed to the majority of the "keeper" fish in the box. Then Frank found another big fish, this time it was a 21" Slot Redfish!

We headed back feeling good about the fishing trip, with fish in the box and a seafood feast planned but as we got to the mouth of the Nassau River Frank yelled and pointed - Joanne's hat! It was almost unbelievable, but the hat must have drifted for 2 hours coming in with the tide, then drifted back for two hours and was almost in the exact location that it became missing! What a way to wrap up a good day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.

Catch Information

Species:
Bonnethead Shark

Crevalle Jack

Gray Snapper

Red Drum

Spotted Seatrout

This Fishing Report was submitted on 7/23/2021 6:26:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 7/24/2021 3:11:05 PM.

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10 Ash Street
Fernandina Beach, FL US

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