Texas Tops' Jeff Austin and I went fishing today and we have been pre-fishing to train further for the Texas Trout Series which will be held this weekend. It had been a tough day for both of us since trout are giving us a hard time looking for one. It?s a good thing we brought with us the Devil Eyes that we were able to do some practice.
The first place we waded (a place I waded the previous day that had action) was pretty dead except for one lonely mullet that only mildly hopped. Jeff was the first to get a solid bite on an Amber Devil Eye w/ 1/4 oz TruLoc but no take. I then got a hook-up but it was short lived and I reeled in an empty Amber. A few minutes later I got a true hook-up on an 18 inch speck. No more bites later and we were on our way to spot number two.
The water was cleaner on the second spot so I decided to use Dark Strawberry Blue Devil Eye. Jeff then made use of the white stink bait and tried baiting. We continued with the training and some more practicing of catching trout away from the boat, but after some time, we got no trout.
We then came to an area that we needed the boat to get to the other side of to continue our wade so Jeff being the good guy that he is went back and brought the boat.
We hopped on back to the boat and we drifted through the deeper area on to the other side. As we drift by, we measured the depth of the water with a rod so we would know where to jump out of the boat but as we continued to drift by, I throw a lure into a sand pocket and suddenly a fat redfish was on the hook. We both waded down at the spot. Jeff started to cast his Devil Eye and after a few minutes he got one redfish. I also got some more redfish with the Devil Eye.
When the fishing is tough the Devil Eyes are a great go to lure. We used a 10-11 O'Clock tripple bounce with a 5 second pause and just repeated that on every cast. Remember that when the fishing gets tough to use a bait you belive in, form a pattern and your bite will come.
The first place we waded (a place I waded the previous day that had action) was pretty dead except for one lonely mullet that only mildly hopped. Jeff was the first to get a solid bite on an Amber Devil Eye w/ 1/4 oz TruLoc but no take. I then got a hook-up but it was short lived and I reeled in an empty Amber. A few minutes later I got a true hook-up on an 18 inch speck. No more bites later and we were on our way to spot number two.
The water was cleaner on the second spot so I decided to use Dark Strawberry Blue Devil Eye. Jeff then made use of the white stink bait and tried baiting. We continued with the training and some more practicing of catching trout away from the boat, but after some time, we got no trout.
We then came to an area that we needed the boat to get to the other side of to continue our wade so Jeff being the good guy that he is went back and brought the boat.
We hopped on back to the boat and we drifted through the deeper area on to the other side. As we drift by, we measured the depth of the water with a rod so we would know where to jump out of the boat but as we continued to drift by, I throw a lure into a sand pocket and suddenly a fat redfish was on the hook. We both waded down at the spot. Jeff started to cast his Devil Eye and after a few minutes he got one redfish. I also got some more redfish with the Devil Eye.
When the fishing is tough the Devil Eyes are a great go to lure. We used a 10-11 O'Clock tripple bounce with a 5 second pause and just repeated that on every cast. Remember that when the fishing gets tough to use a bait you belive in, form a pattern and your bite will come.
About the Author:
Captain Paul Braly is a professional fishing guide who specializes in wadefishing for big speckled trout and redfish in Texas, and uses Brown Lures' discount fishing tackle. Kyle suggests you try out a speckled trout lure from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip.
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