Yup, that whole Estero area is real fishy, Paul - too bad the water temps didn't rebound a little more for ya, though
A 19 footer with a deuce and a quarter....
Sounds niiiice...
Oh yeah, BTW...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.