Fishing the Curlew Wreck

EDITOR'S NOTE: Many hunters have found that the new Mossy Oak Apparel Treklite brand crosses over two seasons. Lightweight, comfortable and very breathable, this pants and shirt outfit works perfectly for bowhunting in the early fall. In the spring of the year, you can chase turkeys over hills and mountains and still stay cool and comfortable. Yet many hunters don't realize that Treklite also works great for fishing clothes. Roll-up sleeves with a button-down keeper, zip-off legs so that an angler can wear the pants as shorts and fast-drying material make the Treklite suit ideal for the saltwater angler. Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite promises to help the angler stay cool, prevent sunburn and remain dry. This past week Mossy Oak Apparel field-tested Treklite off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Read on to learn about the trip and to see Treklite in action.

Dr. Matt Kuluz, a retired pediatrician, and his son Dr. John Kuluz, fished with Charles Graham, the owner of the "I'm Alone" off Mississippi's Gulf Coast over two wrecks on Curlew Island. They caught plenty of speckled trout and big redfish. "A barge sunk here at Curlew," Graham said. "Then a shrimp boat hit the barge, and it also sank. You can see both wrecks on the bottom in clear water. You can catch plenty of speckled trout and redfish around Curlew Island."

One day as John Kuluz watched a school of spade fish weave a mystical pattern through the two old wrecks, he spotted a huge redfish cruising the bottom. He instantly laid down his Mir-O-Lure and picked up a chartreuse-green Cockahoe grub. He let the grub fall straight down and jumped the little grub off the bottom. The big redfish saw the bait hopping on the bottom and attacked. "I tried hard to keep that redfish out of the wreck and get the fish up to the surface so we could pull it into the boat," John Kuluz said. "The day before, we caught a lot of speckled trout early that morning in the clear water. But late that afternoon, when the tide changed, the specks quit hitting. This morning we took a few nice speckled trout that weighed between 3- and 5-pounds each, but then the trout just seemed to turn off. I couldn't believe it when I saw the big red. I just dropped the bait right down to the redfish, and the fight began."

The anglers in 2-1/2-days of fishing on the "I'm Alone" off Mississippi's Gulf Coast filled up four, 100-quart coolers with amberjack, mangrove snapper, speckled trout and redfish. If you'd like to take your family or your business clients on a fantastic fishing trip, consider a trip on the "I'm Alone."

Whenever you venture out into the Gulf, carry with you a ReliefBand to help prevent seasickness and nausea from motion sickness. The electrical pulses the ReliefBand gives off will disrupt the neurotransmitters in your brain that tell your brain you're nauseous. Too, wear Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite clothes to stay the coolest and most comfortable while fishing.

To learn more about the ReliefBand call (888) 718-6900, or go to the company's website, www.reliefband.com. For information on chartering the "I'm Alone," write Captain Larry Hayden at P.O. Box 573, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0573; call him at work at (800) 647-7252 or at home at (228) 392-3290; or, visit the website at www.imalonecharters.com. For more information about fishing off Mississippi's Gulf Coast, call (800) WARMEST or go to the website www.visitmississippi.org. To learn more about Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite clothing, go to www.mossyoak.com.