I have given up on my quest to catch a 30 pound Snook and a 50 pound Redfish, however now I'm in search of the elusive 3 pound Speck.

I hadn't been Speck fishing in over 30 years when my friend Larry Bishop asked me if I wanted to go. Since it had been 6 months since my last fishing trip I jumped at the chance to go. We got an early start by meeting at the boat ramp at 6AM. Just before daylight we headed down a curved river at full throttle in a flats boat with a 90 hp motor. Please keep in mind that it was still very dark as I tried to shout above the roar of the motor and ask Larry how he could see where we were going. In a calm voice Larry assured me that he knew every turn in the river, about that time we hit a log or an alligator. As we approached Lake Woodruff dawn was appearing on the horizon. Larry gave me a quick lesson on Speck fishing and soon we were casting jigs among the lily pads. Action was good until about noon then slowed for a few hours, during this time the motor sheared a pin and we had to return to the ramp for a repair. Once the repair was made we returned to the lake and continued casting. We fished a few more hours until the sun was setting behind the trees and night time was approaching fast. As darkness fell upon us we once again raced back down the river towards the ramp. We had 12 great hours on the water and Larry said that in comparison to his other catches this year that our trip was exceptional. We caught 50 Specks with the largest one weighing 2 pounds. Larry didn't want any of the fish so I purchased an electric fillet knife and spent 3 hours cleaning fish. Can you spell Fish Fry ?