Quick afternoon trip

I had some work in Dunnellon Wednesday afternoon, so after I was finished, I met up with my dad to hit the water for an afternoon trip. Little did we know that this day would be full of big fish. We left out of Yankeetown around 4:30, and as we were running out the barge canal, we ran into a huge school of tarpon feeding on schools of bait. There must have been 50+ tarpon in there with most of them being 5ft+. I was even splashed by one after he struck at some bait right beside the boat. Unfortunately, watching them was the only thing we were able to do as they would not hit anything we were offering. We then ran out to fish around the islands to see if we could find some redfish. The first place we stopped didn't produce any reds but dad did lose his Mirrodine to a huge Cobia. This fish must have been between 40"-50" and was too much for his light tackle rod to handle. We finished the day searching for reds as the tide began to fall. As we approached an island that has always produced fish, dad noticed a huge fish tailing on a mud bank. I threw a Rootbeer/Gold Scented ShrimpZ just to the left of him and the fight was on. About fifteen minutes later, I landed the biggest Black Drum I had ever caught. This fish must have been over 30 pounds. It wasn't my red I was looking for but who can complain about a big fish like that. It was about 8:00 now and just as we were fixing to leave, we noticed several nice reds tailing in the shallows. We were able to spot five reds tailing and dad got one to take his Booyah spinnerbait. Seeing reds tailing in shallow water is sure an awesome sight.

We had a great time and were sure lucky to come across that many big fish in such a short time. With trips like that, I might have to make it apart of my weekly work schedule.