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Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:23 AM
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Spent the weekend with my aunt and uncle in El Campo. We hit west matagorda bay hard Saturday. Flat water and beautiful weather....even the game warden was cool. We were the only boat in the bay until after lunch. Even then only say three other fishing boats all afternoon. Couldn’t get live bait because of super bowl weekend so we worked artificial baits, dead shrimp and dead mullet hard. Only caught one fish but was about a 45 minute fight on 15 lb line....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:28 AM
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Didn’t have a tape or scale but Over 36” and believe close to 50 pounds compared to the valves I carry around at work... Nice catch and release black drum...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:34 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:34 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:39 AM
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Sounds like a crappy fishing trip.
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:40 AM
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Sounds like a crappy fishing trip. Still better than a good day at work.
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 02:41 AM
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Sounds like a crappy fishing trip. Still better than a good day at work. That’s the truth!
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 03:00 AM
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It was an awesome day on the water... and we didn’t have to clean fish when we were done.... First time I’ve been able to get down there on the water in about 3 years... I’m changing my priorities....life is to short to work yourself to death...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 03:05 AM
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Even had a great visit with the Game Warden. He did a quick safety inspection then we sat there BS’ing for about 20 minutes... Great guy! Of course I’ve never had a bad experience with a game warden....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 03:07 AM
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It was an awesome day on the water... and we didn’t have to clean fish when we were done....
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02/03/20 03:37 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 03:45 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 03:59 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 04:59 AM
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It was an awesome day on the water... and we didn’t have to clean fish when we were done.... Hear that
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 11:43 AM
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02/03/20 11:46 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/03/20 04:59 PM
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It was an awesome day on the water... and we didn’t have to clean fish when we were done.... First time I’ve been able to get down there on the water in about 3 years... I’m changing my priorities....life is to short to work yourself to death...Words to Live By and I'm trying to Live more each day with priority alignment God, Family, Me, Work. Nice day and fun fish.
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02/03/20 06:47 PM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/04/20 12:27 AM
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Sounds like a decent day on the water. Bet that was quite a fight.
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/04/20 01:41 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/04/20 02:28 AM
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Sounds like a decent day on the water. Bet that was quite a fight. Biggest fish I’ve ever caught on rod and reel....every time we would get it close enough to see the boat it would strip off about fifty yards of line....circled the boat three times....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/04/20 11:45 AM
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Sounds like a decent day on the water. Bet that was quite a fight. Biggest fish I’ve ever caught on rod and reel....every time we would get it close enough to see the boat it would strip off about fifty yards of line....circled the boat three times.... I bet a cold beer tasted real good after releasing that bigun
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02/05/20 02:55 PM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/07/20 02:21 AM
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Re: Big drum on matagorda bay....
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02/11/20 06:24 PM
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