Well, this is timely. Just received this great picture and short story from subscriber Craig Dumesnil about his “first cast” while on a DIY trip to Long Island, Bahamas. Timely because I will be at the Long Island Bonefishing Lodge in a little more than a month……and this picture just gets the old bonefish juices flowing. I have removed the actual location on Long Island that Craig caught this beautiful specimen, but lets just say the spot is mentioned in my book. By the way, the second largest bone I have caught was landed at this exact location around six years ago. Rod: “On my most recent trip to Pinky Knowles’ lodge on Long Island, I picked up your book and decided to return in September to do a total DIY exploration of the northern part of the Island. My wife and I made the trek to ____________ on our first day, intrigued by your comments and the incredible beauty of the setting. It was quite calm and after seeing no pushes out on the flat, I decided to move in closer to the mangroves along the shore. After just a few minutes of waiting, a pair of brutes appeared working in and out of the cover. At first, they were getting so close I thought they would spook for sure, but they angled away in a perfect direction for me to make a 40 foot cast with a “silly gotcha”. They both followed and the one took. I am not a trout fisherman, so the strip set is my normal hook set. Lucky for me, the fish headed out to open water rather than back into the mangrove cover. I would say I was 150 yards into the backing, yelling at the top of my lungs for my wife, Sara, to bring the camera. First day, first cast, my biggest bonefish ever. He was very fat…I’m calling it a 10 pounder. Regards and thanks for such a great book. “ Thanks for sharing Craig.
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