I almost never get to fish POC two weekends back to back. But, I had a local shop install a jack plate and the boat was ready saturday. That provided a good excuse for the trip. The nice weather also helped. I got on the water late, about 11:00 am, after picking the boat up. I spent most of the day playing with the jack plate.

We shot out to the jetty's for a while to see if the sheephead were still there. They were and still a bit finicky. I tried a different rigging. I basically tied a drop shot rig similar to what is used for bass fishing out of 30 lb mono leader with a 2 oz weight and a long shank jhook. With braided mainline, I could feel the sheep's peck and didn't hang up much. I kept my five and tossed several small ones. Also picked up a couple puppy drum. All on shrimp.

After I got tired of the swells and fast current of the jetty, I shot to the back lakes. By then it was dead low tied and I didn't want my first attempt to enter pringle lake with the new boat to end with me stuck on a sandbar without any help to push off. So, I took the opprutunity to scope out the entrance channel for next time.

I ended the day about the time clouds blew in at the next Pringle entrance (Rahal, I think) wading the oyster shell. I picked up three redfish on tequila gold bull minnow. All looked undersized. I forgot my tape in the boat. Oh well, catch and release by default.

sounds like a good time. wish I could get down there more, but gotta be in school.

for future reference in Pringle. just stay to the right of the cones and poles (almost right on top of them) when you get out just go straight for the other side it will drop off and stay deep for the most part of it.