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| Craig Cantelmo from Van Staal came down for the day to fish with Captain Dave Sutton and I in Biscayne Bay. I always love to have my Sponsors on the boat so they can see their products in action. Not to mention they always bring some new toys to play with. This trip Craig brought down the new VSB series Bailed reels to test on one of our infamous Biscayne Bay Bones. We loaded them up with 10 and 15 pound Power Pro. My first thought was, "There is no way any fish is going to get away from this reel!" The VSB100 holds way more than your standard 300 Yards like other reels. Not to mention the drag system will slow most fish before they ever reach 150 yards. |
We started our adventure from Homestead Bayfront Park early that morning
with a cup of coffee in hand. It was one of those days you wish you can
get every time you set out to bone fish. The sky was clear, the wind made
just enough rip on the water to disguise our presence to the ever so spooky
game fish, and the water was low and just starting to come back in. The
first spot we decided to go to was only about 5 minutes away from the ramp.
Man we have it good down here in Miami! As we idled a little closer to the
flat I asked Craig to rig a live shrimp "Texas Style" on one rod and a
quarter sized crab on the other for the few lost winter time permit. Both
of course on a circle hook to ensure a corner mouth hook up to preserve the
life of the fish after we released it. Within 5 minutes our first school
of bones were working our way. "Oh, Oh, Craig there they are, a dozen fish,
1 O'Clock 30 Feet. Ready? Cast!!!" And just like that we were off to the
races. The drag system was flawless on this 8 pound bonefish. He screamed
just over 100 Yards of line before he gracefully bowed down long enough for
Craig and I to get a few nice pictures. We admired his strength and beauty
and released him back into the wild. The rest of the day we had several
more quality shots at tailing fish and managed to pull in a few more just
to hear that unique sound of the drag one more time.
with a cup of coffee in hand. It was one of those days you wish you can
get every time you set out to bone fish. The sky was clear, the wind made
just enough rip on the water to disguise our presence to the ever so spooky
game fish, and the water was low and just starting to come back in. The
first spot we decided to go to was only about 5 minutes away from the ramp.
Man we have it good down here in Miami! As we idled a little closer to the
flat I asked Craig to rig a live shrimp "Texas Style" on one rod and a
quarter sized crab on the other for the few lost winter time permit. Both
of course on a circle hook to ensure a corner mouth hook up to preserve the
life of the fish after we released it. Within 5 minutes our first school
of bones were working our way. "Oh, Oh, Craig there they are, a dozen fish,
1 O'Clock 30 Feet. Ready? Cast!!!" And just like that we were off to the
races. The drag system was flawless on this 8 pound bonefish. He screamed
just over 100 Yards of line before he gracefully bowed down long enough for
Craig and I to get a few nice pictures. We admired his strength and beauty
and released him back into the wild. The rest of the day we had several
more quality shots at tailing fish and managed to pull in a few more just
to hear that unique sound of the drag one more time.
| Thanks for the memories Craig I had a ball, Captain Rich Smith |
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