Sports
Catch Of The Week: Bradenton Teen Boats Full Moon Snook
A fast, incoming tide under a full moon at 4:30 a.m. helped 17-year-old Austin Lee bring a big snook to the boat recently with "The Mad Snooker" Capt. Dave Pomerleau.
Angler: Austin Lee, 17, of Bradenton.
Length: Estimated 31 inches.
Bait: Live shrimp on 40-pound fluorocarbon leader and 15-pound Fins braided line.
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Where: A bridge in Osprey.
Conditions: Fast, incoming tide, full moon around 4:30 a.m.
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Quotable: Austin Lee: “I remember it was right before we were going to leave. Last cast. It's was getting kind of late – actually, getting early because it was about 4:30 in the morning – and I was fishing this last light on a bridge, and I kind of cast, not on a light, but on the other side of a light — over the light – and drifted it along and it got nailed … took me probably like a good 10 minutes to get it in. It was definitely the best fighting (snook) I've got in while. My hands are all sore and whatnot.”
Guide: “The Mad Snooker” Capt. Dave Pomerleau can be reached at 727-970-9711. Web site is www.madsnooker.com.
