Today I got a call from Eddie Oliveras insisting that I get off the couch(recovering from a hurt ankle) and join him on a half day on the water. At first I was iffy, but I just received 2 brand new Nautilus Reels in the mail the day before, a NV 11/12 and the new FWX 7/8, so of course I wanted to get slime on the FWX. I paired my FWX 7/8 with Temple Fork Outfitters new BVK series in a 8wt. The line I chose for this set up is the new Saltwater Sight Line by Jim Teeny Flylines. This line compares to the Flip Pallot taper by Jim Teeny which is my favorite line but unfortunately will be discontinued, and replaced with the bright orange Saltwater Sight Line. With all of these fine components together as one, it makes for a super lightweight combo that shoots like a cannon!
Eddie and I fished the 1,000 Islands area today in Cocoa Beach. The redfish did a spectacular job hiding from us today, and left us with only a few shots each. My second shot of the day was on a redfish swimming away from us, usually that is the worst fish to cast to because it’s kinda odd for the fish to see what they are about to attack swim straight towards them and into their mouth. There’s a slim chance that the fish will just take it, but most of the time it just sends the fish fleeing away….today was the slim chance for me! A few more shots were had by Eddie and I with no takers so we decided to call it a day and get some food.
Once in a while some select people will have a craving for Old Bay, I am one of those people as well as Eddie, so we decided to hit a crab joint on the east side of the causeway of the Indian River in west Merritt Island called Ms. Apples Crab Shack. I go to Ms. Apples and buy live blue crabs when I am too lazy to catch them, but I usually bring them home and steam them myself. Today we decided to eat there. They have picnic tables lined outside of the building and some lining the edge of the Indian River. The place is really cool, first you go in, grab a bucket and some tongs, grab as many crabs as you want, then hand them the bucket for them to season up and steam…18 minutes later, you have fresh steamed crabs and they are by far THE best steamed blue crabs that I’ve had in Florida. They provide brown paper for you to line your table with, so you just dump your crabs on there and start crackin’! Make sure you bring your own beverages if you prefer, all that they have there is a soda machine.
-Capt. Willy Le
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Ms. Apples crab tank – pick em at your own risk!
