A pathetically slow morning considering the tide was going out, hit the inlet at 4:00 and fished it till tide change about 5:30, 1 strike and no fish (luckily I caught a small tarpon yesterday).

Not ready to go home I tried the beach, west wind and mirror like seas, no bait, not very promising.

Water was exceptionally low so I put on a top lure and after about 45 minutes lightning strikes.  Got hit so hard that it almost yanked the rod out of my hands.  Still not quite light I thought it was a tarpon, jumping like crazy I could only see the silhouette.  By the time I get it in the sun is starting to rise and I can clearly see it was a nice cuda, by my footstep it would measure about 40-42"  Them cuda can really fight especially on a med rod and small spinning reel.

I can recommend a Tsunami airwave inshore rod, really handles the fish.

Gotta love the fight a large Cuda puts up.  I mean to me, they're a trash fish.  But man are they ever a blast to fight.  A big Cuda can really put a hurting on you if you aren't expecting it.

Them big Cuda can make a reel sing ;D

A pathetically slow morning considering the tide was going out, hit the inlet at 4:00 and fished it till tide change about 5:30, 1 strike and no fish (luckily I caught a small tarpon yesterday).

Not ready to go home I tried the beach, west wind and mirror like seas, no bait, not very promising.

Water was exceptionally low so I put on a top lure and after about 45 minutes lightning strikes. Got hit so hard that it almost yanked the rod out of my hands. Still not quite light I thought it was a tarpon, jumping like crazy I could only see the silhouette. By the time I get it in the sun is starting to rise and I can clearly see it was a nice cuda, by my footstep it would measure about 40-42" Them cuda can really fight especially on a med rod and small spinning reel.

I can recommend a Tsunami airwave inshore rod, really handles the fish.

That there was your problem. 

Gotta love the fight a large Cuda puts up. I mean to me, they're a trash fish. But man are they ever a blast to fight. A big Cuda can really put a hurting on you if you aren't expecting it.

Have you ever eaten one?  Delicious......

No kidding about the west wind, east & NE haven't been all that good either this year...way it goes.

They love eating the cudas down here......jacks too.

Gotta love the fight a large Cuda puts up. I mean to me, they're a trash fish. But man are they ever a blast to fight. A big Cuda can really put a hurting on you if you aren't expecting it.

Have you ever eaten one? Delicious......

I learned about eating them when I was in Great Harbour Key in the Bahamas.  Some of the locals turned had some for us to try one night.  Not a bad fish.  Personally though, there are other fish species that I would much rather eat.