Fishing with Bob

Guinivere (7), Thorin (4), Sebastian (3), AND Sigourney (8)  took turns catching redfish today!

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

On the south side of Edisto Is, the water is usually dingy, at best. While looking for redfish visually is one of most effective methods to find them, it is not as easy to do here, as it is in other areas. One of my favorite, and most effective methods, is covering a lot of water with a shallow running crankbait, like a Mann’s Baby One Minus in gold with a black back. This is “the day of one thousand casts”. I’m running the trolling motor against the current and throwing up in the shallows and covering lots of water. This lure, which gets it’s name from running less than one foot under the surface, can be thrown and run over the oyster shell beds. The subsurface strikes are heart stopping and be sure and have needle nose pliers, because the reds literally inhale this bait. I’m throwing the Minus 1 on a GLoomis 7 foot crankbait rod with a Shimano Curado baitcaster, spooled with 20# Seagar Invisex Flurocarbon.

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. ^{”   Joseph Campbell}

To me, “beginner’s luck” is Nature’s way of luring us into Her fold, in order for us to protect and inadvertently to enjoy  her.  I see it all the time while charter fishing.  The young kid, or the wife who has never fished, catches the biggest, first, or most fish.  Of the hundreds of deer I have harvested, my first was the largest, an eight point buck weighing 228 pounds!

In fishing, this can be the first part of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s journey.

“You will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it.” – Izaak Walton

On Tuesday, I have the honor of speaking to the Lion’s Club on Edisto Beach.  Though I haven’t been told, I assume they expect me to speak on fishing, so I thought I would put a few of my thoughts down here.

“How many of you fish?  How many would like to be better fisherman?  Well, I hope something I say tonight will help you do just that.

The first thing I would do is find a fishing partner who is a better fisherman, hopefully a much better fisherman.  Now you may have to jump through some hoops. but it will be worth it.  Once you get fairly proficient, people will want to take yo fishing, mainly becaus you aren’t a pain in the butt to have in the boat.  I was lucky.  Both my grandfathers and my father fished and took me all the time.  I fished with a lot of other people coming up and I realize now you can learn something from every one.  Some more than others, but everyone has something to offer.

Now my learning curve ………..

I noticed this moth on the tractor shed wall.  It is 2/3 the size of my hand!

Calvert Huffines and Robert Griffeth IDed it on facebook.

The Cecropia Moth is a beautiful creature seldom seen by the average citizen. It’s life span as an adult is usually less than a week as it does not feed, and night time is it’s hours of business.  Mating is the only goal of the adult moth. Adult moths come out of their cocoons in spring and summer. Most cocoons will “hatch out” on either May 15th or on the day of the summer solstice. This insures survival of some of the eggs in case of a late frost. The eggs soon hatch in little caterpillars who feed voraciously on the host plant. This could be oaks, cherry, beech and other trees. The caterpillars grow quickly and can attain lengths of 5-6 inches. They are green with different colored spikes protruding from it’s back. The colors are quite striking making for an interesting sight.

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

Just got back, last nite, from Caroline and Will Tevepaugh’s wedding.  Congratulations to a super couple!

I looked at the moonrise and set times to determine what time I will take a break from running a water line to my asparagus to go down to the Salkehatchie to hopefully catch some bass to take to a friend, Betty Jane Miller.  It is so cool living on Wayfar Farm!

“If you pray, why worry.  If you worry, why pray.

Pat McWhirter, your go to injury attorney, with his 35 inch redfish, caught yerterday at Edisto Beach!  Good job, Pat!

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

Started my day with this reading: “If you pray, why worry? If you worry, why pray?” I’m headed out the door in a few for my last charter of the week. Then on to Wayfar Farm where my Frannie and Curtis Foster are hanging on my arrival (right), then to Caroline Smith’s wedding tomorrow.

South Carolina is an incredible place.  Catch redfish today and then call a big gobbler up!

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

What a blessing my job can be!

5 year old Ashley with 16 inch trout which she caught herself!

7 year old Jack with his trout!

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com