After last Sundays flattie mania, I just had to go back for another round. Launched the float tube at about 5:00 P.M. and found much different conditions then we had on Sunday. Very low tide and tons of kelp. There was almost no fishable water. I finally found a small clear spot right up by shore. 5 casts later I hit a fiesty 22 incher. After a successful release, on the very next cast, I get slammed and a very nice 27 incher comes up. The same spot produces another 18 incher and several short bites for me. I moved down the beach tpo another very small clear spot and it produces another 23 incher. I end up with 4 fish, 3 legals.
The best part of the day was that I took my dad out there for only his third float tube trip. He had not scored a fish on his previous 2 trips and was getting a bit frustrated. Especially after hearing the results of my recent trips. However, even though the conditions were tough he managed to score a 20 inch butt on the crank bait out of the same hole that I scored 3 out of. It wasn't big, it didn't make drag smoking runs, but it was still a great fish for him. He has certainly been there when I had many firsts in my life, and it was great for me to help him get his first float tube flattie. I'm sure there will be many more to come.