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Posted on 12:38 PM by Wanto and filed under
By Captain Paul Braly
Texas Tops' Jeff Austin and I went fishing today and we have been pre-fishing to train further for the Texas Trout Series which will be held this weekend. It had been a tough day for both of us since trout are giving us a hard time looking for one. It?s a good thing we brought with us the Devil Eyes that we were able to do some practice.
The first place we waded (a place I waded the previous day that had action) was pretty dead except for one lonely mullet that only mildly hopped. Jeff was the first to get a solid bite on an Amber Devil Eye w/ 1/4 oz TruLoc but no take. I then got a hook-up but it was short lived and I reeled in an empty Amber. A few minutes later I got a true hook-up on an 18 inch speck. No more bites later and we were on our way to spot number two.
At this spot the water was a little cleaner so I put on a Dark Strawberry Blue Devil Eye and Jeff pulled out a white stink bait (you know the G word) so we jumped out and got going. We were trading off on schooling trout lock ups but no real weight for either of us.
We then came to an area that we needed the boat to get to the other side of to continue our wade so Jeff being the good guy that he is went back and brought the boat.
We jumped on and drifted across the deep cut to the other side all the while using our rods as measuring sticks to see when we could jump back in and re-start our grind. Along the way I made a cast into a sand pocket and an instant on of a fat redfish was our cue to power pole down and wade. After that redfish I noticed Jeff re-rigging a Devil Eye. A short wade later he had a good redfish on and two cast after his I had another.
When the fishing is tough the Devil Eyes are a great go to lure. We used a 10-11 O'Clock tripple bounce with a 5 second pause and just repeated that on every cast. Remember that when the fishing gets tough to use a bait you belive in, form a pattern and your bite will come.
The first place we waded (a place I waded the previous day that had action) was pretty dead except for one lonely mullet that only mildly hopped. Jeff was the first to get a solid bite on an Amber Devil Eye w/ 1/4 oz TruLoc but no take. I then got a hook-up but it was short lived and I reeled in an empty Amber. A few minutes later I got a true hook-up on an 18 inch speck. No more bites later and we were on our way to spot number two.
At this spot the water was a little cleaner so I put on a Dark Strawberry Blue Devil Eye and Jeff pulled out a white stink bait (you know the G word) so we jumped out and got going. We were trading off on schooling trout lock ups but no real weight for either of us.
We then came to an area that we needed the boat to get to the other side of to continue our wade so Jeff being the good guy that he is went back and brought the boat.
We jumped on and drifted across the deep cut to the other side all the while using our rods as measuring sticks to see when we could jump back in and re-start our grind. Along the way I made a cast into a sand pocket and an instant on of a fat redfish was our cue to power pole down and wade. After that redfish I noticed Jeff re-rigging a Devil Eye. A short wade later he had a good redfish on and two cast after his I had another.
When the fishing is tough the Devil Eyes are a great go to lure. We used a 10-11 O'Clock tripple bounce with a 5 second pause and just repeated that on every cast. Remember that when the fishing gets tough to use a bait you belive in, form a pattern and your bite will come.
About the Author:
Captain Paul Braly is a professional fishing guide who specializes in wadefishing for big speckled trout and redfish in Texas, and uses Brown Lures' fishing lures. Kyle suggests you try out a fishing lure from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip.
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