Opening of 2nd Split Duck Season 2002
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After the morning hunt Joe fixed bacon and eggs at the campsite then we headed out to fish.  The wind had died down but it was still a little rough in the Gulf.  We fished inside the marsh and Dick said the first one to catch a fish had to buy the drinks.

As we drifted down a canal, we could see swirls in the water which we were hoping were redfish.  Sure enough, they were.  I caught the first redfish and from there on out, we caught fish after fish.  We ended up at our favorite intersection of two canals and the lake where we anchored the boat and loaded up on the redfish.
Anchored at the intersection of two canals and the lake, Dick shows off 2 nice reds.
(notice two other reds laying in the bottom of the boat)
There was only one problem.  The fish were too big.  It's a problem you like to have, but we wanted redfish to put in our freezers.  We did manage to catch nine small ones to keep while releasing close to 20 big ones.  And as you can see, it was a great day for fishing!
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