Mullet Run - A little bit of everything

I did a little Mullet Run fishing, very little, this year due to a crazy schedule. None the less - it was still fun.

I tried a bridge for the first time with a buddy and we brought up some snook and tarpon after freelining mullet for 30 seconds.



I caught few morning cudas on lures

I got a few cudas with my son (Tarponator).

We also spent some time on the beach with cut bait and he had fun reeling in a few nurse sharks.

I spent some time trolling around a wahoo rig on a 50w with no luck.

I did land a few kings and bonitas on light tackle.

I had my dad's 1980 fenwick restored and gave it to him for his bday and we landed over 100 2lb jacks. I wasn't able to find the monster jack. Either way, I'm good for blacktip bait and got my dad back into surfcasting.

I had opportunities with about 4 to 5 blacktips, but for one reason or another it wasn't meant to be for me (I have to learn not to hand the rod over to friends/family). One blacktip stands out though and probably always will with the Tarponator and myself.

I educated my son for about the 5th time in 5 min. to get out of the water now the sun is setting. He doesn't listen until I get a jack on and he jumps up and steals the rod. He brings the jack into about 10 inches of water, exactly where he was lying 2 min. before and I reach down to get the jack and a blacktip comes in and rips it from my hands. I think the shark hydroplaned into the shallows and he was fast. I yell, "DId you see that, I told you not to be in the water at sunset." He yells back, "I GOT A SHARK. I GOT A SHARK>>AHHHHHHHHH HELP.. I GOT A SHARK and don't touch the rod." He fought the tip on 15lb braid, 1 ounce white jig and a fast action 7ft rod for about 5 min. I tighten the drag a few times since we were getting low and i was afraid my reel was going in the water so I got the rod and fought it for about 10 more min. and was making progress and said to myself, "I'll have this in within 3 min." POP. The 20lb mono leader slipped from the 15lb braid and we lost the fish or as my son says. I lost the fish. He likes to be referred to as the SHARKINATOR now. I put the leader togethere quick for 2lb fish, not 80lb sharks - OH WELL- The one that got away.

I did get this monster cuda on a 30lb mono leader and a 4/0 circle with a freeline mullet. Its a monster and I had to fold it in half to fit in my cooler and I have a nice size cooler.