Once again as the urge rose and the timing is perfect, we'd hit the nearby mangrove rivers for some more luring fun, this time putting a "new" technique to use in a place you wouldn't normally use this technique.
We'd still be putting some of our favorite lures to use, most of which have become our go-to fish catchers from our stable of DUO, IMA and Jackall Bros.
First to hit the deck was this chubby cod on a chubby crank.
Chubby crank extraordinaire, the Imakatsu IK cranbait.
Proving that anything more then a mouthful is not a waste, catching cods of this size further seal the Evergreen Combat Crank's effectiveness for deep water cranking.
Beginners luck is no myth as this newbie again hits a sizable grouper with the Imakatsu Crank. The Majorcraft Skyrod has some major heft to drag this fish out from it's rocky refuge.
Hitting some smaller creeks where fishes were holding, a nice Mangrove Jack didn't hesitate to hit a nicely presented Jackall Bros HD Shad, one of the brand's hand poured plastic, resulting in super realistic actions.
It was a day of size match, as this tiddler of an MJ showed no fear in hitting the big IMA Sasuke 120.
Fishing requires always evolving in techniques and know-how, as we find that the practice of offshore jigging can readily be used as well in the shallow river, resulting in this nice Mangrove Jack.
By scaling down the size of lures, finicky fishes readily take bite size snacks more frequently as we hit and miss a few good strikes. This fish manage to hook itself on a Jackson Gallop 14g, a jig with the prefect weight to maintain position in the current while maintaining a smaller profile.
As an ending proclamation, we dare say mangrove river jigging will be the new rage around this parts of our state but of course, there's no reason why you shouldn't try it. We know we will.
