The bite was a little slow,,but we did end up with a big one!
This fish hit a live menhaden on the bottom while fishing in about 40′ of water with 30lb tackle.
After I vented the air bladder on the fish, he was released in great shape.
Nice, Very Nice. 
That had to be fun!
Beautiful fish there. You are making a lot of us jealous Capt. Rick.
Great looking Red
I know redfish run and pull like a ton of bricks so how much line does one like that take out when running. Whats one like that weigh, very nice fish Rick!
They are a hard fight on 30lb tackle,,,but they don’t run that far.
That fish was about 35-40 pounds.
I hate boga grips because big fish like that should not be held up by there bottom jaw.
I just measure them……
Good stuff Capt.!!! Might have to come your way if the Appalachicola fishery get tarnished…
Mark
“Venting the Air Bladder”
Could you talk more about that??
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“Venting the Air Bladder”
Could you talk more about that??
Yes please, I’m also very interested. I think this idea might actually save a few deep-water walleye whose swim bladders don’t have time to adjust as they’re hauled out of the lake by their mouth parts if it can be applied to them also.
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“Venting the Air Bladder”
Could you talk more about that??
Yes please, I’m also very interested. I think this idea might actually save a few deep-water walleye whose swim bladders don’t have time to adjust as they’re hauled out of the lake by their mouth parts if it can be applied to them also.
Used a lot in the big Walleye tourney on Red Lake Canada in sept, several of the other fishing forums have had some pretty good discussions on whether it works or not, seems you can find both plus and negative facts to support which ever side your on.
But it’s basically from what I understand, inserting a small needle into the air sac to remove pressure, I think U tube had several video’s on doing it.
I think its called frizzing also.
Al
I don’t want to start an argument on the subject, but I have documented proof that it does work.
I tagged these giant red drum for the state for many years and have caught the same fish three days later more than once. A lot of the fish that I have tagged have been re-captured many times by other anglers.
Sorry I don’t have any pictures on where I stick them at. You fold the pectoral fin straight back and the area is about an inch past the end of the fin on a fish this size.
Here is more info on it.
Great looking Red fish. I got to catch a few of those big ones just south of Daytona a few years back. We where drifting live bait in a channel. Caught 3 that day and lost 2 others before the current changed and the bite was over.
What kind of bait did you use?
I dont remember what they where called. We had caught them earlier in the trip while waiting for the tide to change. They where white and shaped like our sunfish or crappies. Size was about a pound. The 1st one I had on broke the line after a good battle. Just as I was thinking that was my shot at catching a red fish the line took off again. Got that one in, 2 others and lost one other before the tide shifted again. Then we got into I think blue fish that just kept biting our bait in half.
that picture is a relief, I was under the impression that that sized fish were only caught by ladies wearing bikini’s!
[quoteI think its called frizzing also.
I’ve never heard it called that, but most people around here call it fizzing. Sorry if it was just a typo.
In fact, I just had to fizz a sauger the other day in order for him to swim off. I do believe that since Garver showed me how to do it, I’m 100% with it. Very easy if you know what you’re doing, which I now do, thanks to Garver.
I’m thinking that red had to be a good time, Rick. And welcome to IDO!! 
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