The plan was to fish the same area that we caught a few fish last trip.Weather forecast that I read only called for a 10 mph wind from the NW after the front moved through Saturday morning. It ended up being a steady 20 mph from the NW. We made a few drifts North of Bird Island and caught one keeper red before conditions made it tough to fish. It got rough quick and we headed towards Sargent. Red was caught on Chicken Boy under poppin cork (same color as last trip). We knew that we could likely catch a few drum in Mitchell's Cut so that's where we went after we stopped to pick up some live shrimp. My dad ended up catching the current camp record 28# drum while I followed it up with a 26# drum. Weather was terrible but we grinded it out to catch a few quality fish. February is definitely the time of the year to catch big drum in this area. Both fish were released as I despise cleaning big drum or reds. Fish were also caught around the tide change. Lots of rays and croaker were in the area as well. Maybe one of these days the weathermen will get it right. Until then, we will just have to hope the weather cooperates on the days we decide to venture out. Looking forward to one of those days where the bay looks like glass. As always, thanks for reading.
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