Offshore fishing with Swindle

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About mid-morning we found Gerald Swindle doing a little offshore fishing.
About mid-morning we found Gerald Swindle doing a little offshore fishing.
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He said he was alternating from a jerkbait to a chatterbait.
He said he was alternating from a jerkbait to a chatterbait.
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Swindle had five fish early, but they were all males and only weighed about 11 pounds.
Swindle had five fish early, but they were all males and only weighed about 11 pounds.
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Swindle said that he felt the bigger females would get more active later in the day.
Swindle said that he felt the bigger females would get more active later in the day.
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The area Swindle is fishing is about 12’ in the deepest part; and about 3’ in the shallowest.
The area Swindle is fishing is about 12’ in the deepest part; and about 3’ in the shallowest.
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There are patches of hydrilla and eel grass right near the creek break and that is where the fish seem to be holding.
There are patches of hydrilla and eel grass right near the creek break and that is where the fish seem to be holding.
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After Swindle took a sip of his Mountain Dew, he started catching a few; but they were still small non-keepers.
After Swindle took a sip of his Mountain Dew, he started catching a few; but they were still small non-keepers.
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Swindle said just before blasting out of a lily pad patch that he was going to fish another area close by to see if the fish there were any bigger.
Swindle said just before blasting out of a lily pad patch that he was going to fish another area close by to see if the fish there were any bigger.
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