First Time Fishing The Keys

Ray and Lesli Rogers love coming to Islamorada to fish. I have been taking them out for the last 20 years. On this trip they brought Grandson Harry who is 12 years old. Harry is no stranger to fishing having Ray as his Grandpa but this was his first Florida Keys experience.

We fished the backcountry for 2 days and many species were caught. We only used  Fox Rage rods and Fox Diablo 350 spinningreels. I believe from using these rods the last 4 years that they are THE Toughest and strongest light tackle rod I have ever used.  If you look back through the archives of this Blog you will see picture after picture of great catches on these Rage rods. And it goes without saying that my Fox Diablo spinning reels are just as tough. 3 years of using the same reels day after day and fish after fish I have not done any maintenance except wash and lube.

So here are some pictures of Lesli, Ray and Harry with their catches.

Captain Skip Nielsen

big Mac attack for  Lesli on the Rage Ultralight Diablo combo

Jacks are so much fun on the Rage ultralight rods

Lesli kept this fat Red Grouper out of the bottom with the help of the Fox Rage Ultralight spin rod

Lesli Rogers ended the day with a fine Snook

Lesli Rogers with a  fat Redfish caught on the Rage Ultralight Diablo 350 combo

Lesli with a Gag Grouper on the Rage Diablo combo

Lesli,Ray and Harry. Next cast Ray caught this Snook on the Rage Diablo combo

Ray scores a Red on the Rage Diablo combo

Rays Red of the day. Another great fish using the Fox Rage Ultralight spin rod fitted with the Diablo 350 spinning reel

getting the groove on for day 2

Harry catches yet another species on the light tackle. Bluefish

Harry did some fine angling to keep this juvenile Goliath Grouper from rocking up. He did it using the Fox Rage Ultralight Diablo

Harry even got to catch the dreaded Catfish

Harry had a treat back at the marina giving the manatee's a drink

Harry Roger's 1st fish of his 2 day fishing adventure

Harry Rogers with his first Snook

Harry's 1st Redfish