North Inlet redfish are there for patient fisherman in the depths of winter.
The groundhog pops out on Feb. 2, and if he sees his shadow, he goes back in his hole to prepare for six more weeks of winter weather.
But that’s in Pennsylvania.
In South Carolina, if that same field pig pops his head out and sees sunlight, he’s liable to go back in his hole and emerge carrying a spinning outfit and a push pole, headed for the marina to crank up his flats boat and motor to the marsh to look for redfish.
That may be a surprise to a lot of people who put their tackle away at Christmas and don’t take it back out until springtime arrives, but nobody has ever questioned whether fishermen have more gray matter than groundhogs. Click here to read more on Red Means Slow
