Great Day with Reel Reactions Charter by Ed Valitutto

Posted on June 21, 2020 by VHFC

I booked a charter with Brett Taylor of Reel Reaction for some Saturday afternoon skinny water fishing with my grandsons Nick and Vinnie and son in law Larry Rossi. Brett totally delivered! We fished a favorite cut of his adjacent to Double Creek in water 3 – 6 feet deep on his new shallow water skiff.
I don’t know how many fluke we caught but it was definitely over 30 with 8 keepers up to 20″. Brett knows these waters and provides a great quality charter. Give him a call and book a fun trip.

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