"Dub" means twice the fun!
When multiple anglers are fishing together and two catch fish simultaneously, it is called a double or “dub” for short. Last week while fishing with Fred Danziger and Brandon Fleskes, doubles (and even triples) were regular occurrences. We were fishing the falling tide and casting Z-Man StreakZ 3.75 lures (on 3/16th ounce lead head jigs) to marsh drains and oyster points. It took a few minutes to locate the fish. However, once we found them, dubs were the order of the day. We lost count of the number of Trout that we released but we all agreed it was a bunch.
The Trout were still biting when we decided to leave them (I never learn) to target Redfish. We moved to a shallow area with lots of oysters and began looking for a school of Reds. Unfortunately, the first school of fish found us first (before we saw them) and quickly left the area. We loitered in the area for several minutes (hoping the fish would return). People who fish with me on a regular basis know that waiting is not one of my strong points. I felt pretty sure the fish would return but got tired of waiting around. So off we went to the next shallow area (which was windward with poor water clarity). Given the low visibility, Fred and Brandon removed the lures from their jigs and replaced them with lively mud minnows. Since we could not see the fish (due to the muddy water), we began blind casting the area. Both Fred and Brandon hooked up immediately. Thankfully, their fish ran in opposite directions. So the fights were uneventful. We landed Brandon’s fish first then Fred’s fish shortly thereafter. Both were quality fish. As I framed the picture of Fred and Brandon with their Redfish double, they both had mischievous smiles. We all got a good laugh when I said this is a picture of Double Trouble.
For the next several weeks, fishing will be simply epic. Dubs galore! Please don’t miss it.
Contact Captain Greg Peralta at captgregp@gmail.com or call (843) 224-0099.