Snookteenth on Mosquito Lagoon 6-19-2024

[@LynxAngler]

Awesome day Jeff! Your'e are making those windy days look like way more fun than they are. Then again if I caught all those fish I might not have even noticed the wind.

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Oh I noticed, believe me, but yeah it ended up being fun anyway. Thanks Robert!

[@dafishmantn]

An excellent day! I was at the mines while you were at the Lagoon. To get a slot slam on a day like that is quite a feather in your cap. Good work. Looked like the falcon got a workout maybe. I see you reel shopping this coming week. I bought a few Sahara 3000’s that are doing well by me and don’t cost the farm. Thanks for taking us along and I’m looking for the post storm installment…….Tim

[@JeffHammerFishing]

I used to buy Saharas but never found them to have much longevity. Symetres were much better reels for the price, but Shimano stopped producing them. I still have 3 working Symetres, including the one with the issues in this video. I've actually already disassembled, cleaned, oiled and greased all 3 and they're working great now. As far as new Shimano reels, Nasciis are my goto currently. I've got 4 of them and they seem to last.

[@mikemcgovern8719]

Love that topwater action. Up north you must have less floating grass than further south. Most shorelines I can get only 2 or 3 twitches before it weeds up…..Some of the bad weather days have been very good to me. On the cloudy days I just spot fish. I’ve caught them there before they should be there again and fan blind cast……. I think it’s been so windy lately that the pressure on them is off. I went out today a Saturday, which I rarely do and there were as few boats out as a Wednesday. Haha. I had a good day also. Thanks for the video Jeff.

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Yes, it does seem like less floating grass to the north, probably because there has been less grass recovery. Windy days like that are when I've caught some of my biggest fish, historically, which is why I don't always just write them off. If the wind direction is right and other conditions are tolerable, there's a good chance it's worth venturing out. Glad you did well!

[@kylew1385]

Man, what an epic day. It seems like I always do best on the days I almost decide not to go out for one reason or another. I spend most of my time in the banana NMZ on my kayak, but I need to get out there and learn the mosquito lagoon area better. I've heard sea grass is making a small comeback south end?

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Thanks! Seagrass is coming back and not just in the south. I often talk about it during my videos, for example, my last trip to Eddy Creek I show video of the grass recovery progress on Whale's Tail and discuss it.

[@kylew1385]

@@JeffHammerFishing great to hear, I'll have to put in at biolab and check it out some time.

[@alexanderren1097]

You may have been complaining about the wind and apologizing about audio but I definitely heard the “POP!” when that first trout hit your topwater. I’d say your audio quality’s pretty good despite the wind

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Audio came out better than I thought it would, but it also depends on which sound source I use for the video. Some of the mics were completely overwhelmed by the wind.

[@jdoc67]

What a great trip. Getting the slam with the wind blowing that hard is amazing!

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Thank you! I sure didn't expect it to end up the way it did.

[@KennyRiley]

Boom! Awesome slam Jeff. Nice Snook to top off the trip.

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Thank you!

[@njsurfrider]

wow, you had the magic, I was there that day, got 2 ladies, 2 tiny trout and a sail cat

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Hey, same number of fish I caught! LOL Seriously though, better that than nothing.

[@alexanderren1097]

Nice job getting a slam!

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Thank you!

[@hanshabm]

Jeff for the SLAM! Very nice! Looked like you were working a top water retrieve all day. Did they all take a top water? And thanks for TM part 2. Definitely gave me a lot to contemplate!

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Good eye! Everything I CAUGHT was on two different topwater plugs, but I also threw a mirrodine, a zman shrimp and a paddle tail. Got bites on all of them, but most didn't stick.

[@Rundown_Racecars]

How much do your 3-pc stake out pole holders go for $? I don't see them listed on the site. Looks like you had a good day although the weather looked rough 👍

[@JeffHammerFishing]

Thanks! They were $50 a set, but we stopped selling them as a standard item because we sold so few of them. They can still be made as a custom item however. Email the sales address on the support page if interested.