Had one of those stories that I’ll not soon forget today…

Had two great clients on the boat today that have fished all over the world together. One took a breather from throwing the topwater and sat down for a minute. I started making a few casts with his rod and had a redfish blow up in this shallow pocket, but miss the hook. The other guy said, “Well, he’s gone now.”

I said, “I bet ya a dollar he’ll hit again” , he said “Deal”.

I made a few casts with no luck but then saw the fish make a swirl. I said to Jim (bet maker) to make a cast up in there and hook him. He jokingly said, “No way, I get guides telling me all the time what to do to catch a fish, but I want a demonstration! You get five more casts.”

First cast…Wham. 26″ redfish.

Here’s my dollar from Jim.