AGP Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Gday Raiders, Went to America with the mrs late last year and got onto some good fish. Went to 5 states whilst there but saved the fishing for Key Biscayne out of Miami city and the Colorado river out of Vegas in the Nevada desert. I did my research before going and wanted to specifically target Bonefish and Tarpon in Miami then have a crack at the BIG striped bass they get in the Colorado river. Did 2 full days on the Flats in Miami first up and that was incredible. Crystal clear water sight casting to big Bonefish that fight even harder than what you could imagine. 15 mins to subdue these bad boys they just dont stop. They would have to be the funnest sport fish I have ever targeted. Had the frustration of casting at a school of 100lb plus Tarpon that just would not feed. Was cool just to see these awesome fish though. Ended up spooking countless schools of Bones as if you dont land your cast within 1 foot in front of them they spook in the clear shallow water. My patience paid off and ended up landing 3 within an hour in no more than 3 feet of water. Even had a Bull shark chase a Bone in while I was fighting it which added to the excitment! There are sharks everywhere on the flats and we easily saw over 100 on each day in the shallows. Next off was the Colorado river to fish for Striped Bass (Stripers) using 10 inch stick baits on baitcasters loaded up with 50lb braid to try and stop these brutes. This has to be one of the most scenic rivers i've fished and the fishing was on another level. Landed 3 striped bass with 2 of them being over 20lbs. All pulled from a crystal clear mountain fed river. If anyone reads this is going to the U.S pm me and i'll point you in the right direction. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well done! Great read and some awesome fish! Looking at the photos, everything is big in America........ Giant whiting and an Aussie bass on steroids! Lol Thanks for sharing. Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LungFai Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Man did i miss out on the fishing when i went over there a year ago. The missus relos in Texas said they'd take me fishing....we went to a pier to catch sardines Seeing your pics i might give it another go when next i head over...this time it will be purely fishing and no family mumbo jumbo. Thanks for the inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 AGP, Sounds like you got your holiday priorities right! Congrats on the bonefish - was it on fly or spinning gear? Must say though that the striped bass are massive!! More like barra fishing bass! Thanks for sharing your fishing trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Wow!!!! Those bass are horses!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGP Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) AGP, Sounds like you got your holiday priorities right! Congrats on the bonefish - was it on fly or spinning gear? Must say though that the striped bass are massive!! More like barra fishing bass! Thanks for sharing your fishing trip. Hi mate, The Bones were on light to medium spinning gear. The first run is such a shock and the 4000 stradic was melting!! The Stripers are similar to Barra as they can live in both fresh and salt and can grow to around 70lb. They pull like hell too. Edited January 23, 2014 by AGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRob Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great report mate. I never thought the US was much of a fishing destination but I was so wrong! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batfishing Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nice looking bonefish Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee8sec Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks for the report. Nice catches. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigbutcher Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 OFF THE CHAIN PAPAS! That is amazing shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Mate thats wicked! Looks like a cracker trip! Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayerOne Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Looks like an awesome trip mate.... We're headed to Vegas in mid-April... PM Sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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