Tomme
06-23-2006, 11:35 AM
Yeah, yeah I know it's illegal to bowhunt for redfish, but read on and you'll find that this is ok.
Here I am at my retirement home in Rockport. It's a calm day so I saunter down to the pier to defend my "MULLET CHAMPIONSHIP". That's right reader in case you are unaware I took home the prestigious award at this years LSBA banquet for the largest mullet.
Now this is serious business and I have to defend my title so having nothing better to do (other than a lot of unfinished jobs around the house) I decided to see what I could do. There were mullet everywhere. Maybe that's why I was able to finally hit one at 20 yards (I don't like to take the close shots as it's unsporting :lol: ). After taking pictues of what I hoped was to be this years award winning mullet I pondered life's big question...cut bait or crab traps? Finally I decided why not both so filleting the mullet I put out a big chunk in the bay and put the rest in my crab traps.
Time went by (like time always does) as I worked in the kitchen. It's hot sauce time and I'm making my third batch so I'll have plenty for the fall venison chili.
Meanwhile back at the pier I had some luck. After about 30 minutes of making sauce I went back out and found a 26 inch 6pound 14 oz redfish on my line. So you see if I hadn't bowfished up that mullet for bait, I wouldn't have dinner. So indirectly you have to say I've been successful in bowfishing for redfish.
Here I am at my retirement home in Rockport. It's a calm day so I saunter down to the pier to defend my "MULLET CHAMPIONSHIP". That's right reader in case you are unaware I took home the prestigious award at this years LSBA banquet for the largest mullet.
Now this is serious business and I have to defend my title so having nothing better to do (other than a lot of unfinished jobs around the house) I decided to see what I could do. There were mullet everywhere. Maybe that's why I was able to finally hit one at 20 yards (I don't like to take the close shots as it's unsporting :lol: ). After taking pictues of what I hoped was to be this years award winning mullet I pondered life's big question...cut bait or crab traps? Finally I decided why not both so filleting the mullet I put out a big chunk in the bay and put the rest in my crab traps.
Time went by (like time always does) as I worked in the kitchen. It's hot sauce time and I'm making my third batch so I'll have plenty for the fall venison chili.
Meanwhile back at the pier I had some luck. After about 30 minutes of making sauce I went back out and found a 26 inch 6pound 14 oz redfish on my line. So you see if I hadn't bowfished up that mullet for bait, I wouldn't have dinner. So indirectly you have to say I've been successful in bowfishing for redfish.