Accomplished angler angles to catch his very first redfish

Recently, I had the opportunity to fish with Glenn VonRosenburg. We are both members of the Daniel Island Fishing Club and have known one another for a long time. 

However, we had never fished together. So, when our schedules aligned, we went fishing! 

Our trip started just as the tide began to fall. The water was clear and 64 degrees. Perfect conditions to target trout with lures. Glenn wanted to refine his technique with a Z-Man Finesse TRD on a 1/6-ounce NedLockZ jig. 

We positioned the boat at the mouth of a creek and cast our lures into the current. When Glenn made his first cast, it was obvious that he was an accomplished angler. His casting technique was effortless and accurate. 

We caught trout, but not in the numbers I would expect for this time of year. This gave us time to chat and joke around. When Glenn told me he had never caught a redfish, I thought he was joking. Glenn assured me he was not. 

I told him not to worry. We would catch one today when the tide got lower. Until then, we moved around in the Wando River and caught trout. Lots of trout. 

Glenn quickly picked up on the nuances of fishing a Z-Man Finesse TRD. He mastered the retrieve cadence that makes fish react to and strike the lure. About mid-tide, we moved to a shallow area with lots of oysters and switched our focus to redfish. 

In short order, Glenn caught his first redfish. 

Then another, and another. 

However, the redfish were not particularly large. I joked with Glenn, saying these looked like redfish but only smaller. We shared a good laugh. 

A few minutes later, Glenn set the hook on a much larger fish. The fight was epic. At times, it was unclear who would win. Glenn did a great job of angling, and soon, a 30-inch-class redfish came to the boat. I think I was more excited than Glenn was, and Glenn was pretty excited! 

We took a few pictures and carefully released the fish. With our mission accomplished, we called it a day.