Fished northern ocean county this morning. The bass were chasing herriing, I managed 6 on large bombers and small poppers. The surf was building from the south but it was fishable. The largest was 19pounds. All released.
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Fished northern ocean county this morning. The bass were chasing herriing, I managed 6 on large bombers and small poppers. The surf was building from the south but it was fishable. The largest was 19pounds. All released.
Very nice way to go^^^^^
Nice efforts guys!
Jigfreak, glad ya were paying attention to my reports. :thumbsup: Very unusual bite this time of year....
More food....
Found a window....:kooky: :laugh:
Fished this morning last 2 hours of the ebb plus the slack...ended up quitting before 5am as the tide came in and it became unfishable where I was.
It was fishable for that brief window, and the water wasn't that dirty. The wind had died down to about 5-7mph W. Still got the :skunk:
The OGB told me not to bother, "you'll never catch a fish in this slop, don't waste your time" :argue:
Of course I didn't listen. The action has been so good I didn't want to miss it. The crab molt could still have one night of life to it, and that last night was probably last night...Where I was, there could have been that lucky 20#....:cool: ;)
Full report in the Winter fishing thread...
Oh, and before he comes on here yelling....:HappyWave:, I wore a PFD, and have been wearing one whenever I fish the flood tide now at night....:kiss:
Googan windows are the calm period between fronts usually before a storm, which boaters take advantage of to run offshore. You are fishing a pattern when fish show or feed on a stage of tide and feed approximately an hour later everyday until something like a storm,water temperature or wind direction changes the feeding pattern. (dam Googans):HappyWave:
I use the Daiwa minnow, it is a great plug!
I remember nutzo well. We had a lot of back channel chats. Some guys didn't understand him or were critical that his posts were so inflammatory. What some may have not known is that he was the guy who, when slain Military soldiers came back into the US for burial, he prepared them so they would look good for when the relatives came to pick them up...tough job, it would really get to some of us, so making fun of people and crazy posts was a coping mechanism for Nutzo... gradually he disappeared and we lost touch...hope to run into him again some day, thanks for your service Nutzo. :thumbsup:
You're welcome, I know it's gonna bring you some large....:drool: :HappyWave:
Thanks Jimmy, always good to hear from ya! :HappyWave:
Hey Monty, ya know we're just bustin ya cause we love ya! :scared: :HappyWave:
Mick, I searched for a pic of that bucket. the "darkskies googan bucket".. with "effumall club" written on it.,, no luck so far...http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon9.png....I'll try to post it here when I get a chance...thanks for the laughs! :HappyWave:
Yup, you did, Fin...:thumbsup: :HappyWave:
And to take it just a bit further,,,,when I first met ya, I was a Certified Googan! :bucktooth:
Now I'm only a half-azz Googan,,,,:wheeeee: I think that's some tremendous progress, no? :laugh:
As for your comments about the Daiwa, you did give me the Daiwa SM, Ill be forever grateful for that.....:cool: :clapping:
I think the confusion with the names is some guys are talking about the 6" model, the SP15, while the 5 1/4" model is known as the SM13 .
More on that in this thread...
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...-Minnow-and-SP
the 6" casts and swims like s_it
Fished OC, 6-8am, incoming, 3 bass on ava dragged slowly, biggest 30".
Way to go fishing mission. You are hardcore for still sticking it out!
NoMoCo 10-2 silence of the clams
have u guys heard a nice bluefin got pulled in today on the mbp while bass fishing the tuna hit a krock spoon the weight was between 175 180 lbs and 61 inches long i got the call before the pic so i was saying bs till i saw the pic its up on the net now so if u still say bs look for your self and the bass are still here to pic of a 42 lb bass
Wow gjb that is a nice bass! How far off the beach were they when they caught that?
Got some bass tonight, after dark they started hitting. Metal lipped swimmers and bombers did it for me. 7 basss to 31", released, nomoco. I can't believe how nice out it was. This weather and bait around is mind boggling. I wonder how long it can last?
Ha toadfish that was great!:clapping::clapping: Do you have any video skills? Sounds like a great topic for a movie. I fished nomocoo too, the clam guys didn't seem to get anything, I don't know why. But next time bring some bombers and metal lip swimmers with you. I heard the bass were on herring though I didn't see any, Good luck and Happy New Year!
Yeah Toadfish funny stuff, thanks for the report. :thumbsup: :HappyWave:
PM me when you're heading out next time, it's still worth the trip.... :fishing:
Way to get out there and catch em up, guys! I wonder if we know how lucky we actually are to have these quality bass in the last week of December.
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With one skunk in the last week, the good fishing continues...:drool:
Worked a 10 mile area of beach last night till 9am today.
8 stops in all, where I picked up fish at some of them.. and others were dead.
Managed 14 bass to 15#. Worked hard for these fish, as the conditions changed with the tide and the light levels.
Nonetheless it was a blast!
That brings the total for the last 7 nights to 40, not bad for the last week of December.
When else have we had conditions of 50 degrees, feeding fish, and limited night wind on Dec 30? Not in about 5 years or so....:wheeeee:
2 biggest fish of the night came on Surfstix's Danny Swimmer, thanks Surfstix!
Full report in the Winter fishing thread. :fishing:
well i did the boat thing and it was a bust four bass came over the rails and one blue and that was it i am done till spring
at least you tried gjb, and as they say here you can't catch them sitting at home in your easy chair!
I fished nomoco last night and got 2 bass, one on a black bomber and one on a black teaser. They were both short but fat! Biggest one was 25". It was beautiful out.
Dark you are really on fire this week, way to go!
Yeah ds kudos on the great catch reports this week. Thanks for the heads up via PM, it helped. I tell you one thing, you really pay attention to the bait or forage as you call it, and it paid off for you. :HappyWave:
:skunk: fished rocks again sat with a buddy for some blackfish and once again no luck! :banghead2:
NIce going guys. It worth taking advantage of the nice weather considering it was the last week of Dec. Dark you kicked @$$. You caught more fish in the last week of Dec. then the peak of the Fall Run. Nice going.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Thanks,storminsteve. I wasn't using clams,just like the way it sounds.
Dark, I'm the guy that gave you the homemade slug go's a couple of seasons ago at the hook. Missing that long walk on account of the dredging...it's the only exercise I get.
Fished sunday and caught the big :skunk:again. used green crabs and clams, fished rocks and surf.
Fished nomoco yesterday around high tide. Fished both sides of some jetties. Got 2 bass, biggest was 23", on a chicken scratch bomber. Beautiful conditions for January! Woo hoo!
Managed 5 to 25" Sun afternoon, from the middle of the outgoing tide to 2 hours after dark, Daiwa salt minnow and Mag Darter. The fish were close to the structure. No bird activity at all where I fished. And I agree with Cowherder. I was a little hung over from the night before but once I got out there it was a great tonic for the festivities the night before. Invigorating, and fish the first day of January! What more could you want?- other than a menage-a troix with 2 Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.:pig:
Got 7 to 11# last night, last of the out, big dannys and bombers, black, and black.
Pics and report from 12-31-11
Pics from the 12-31 trip.
Quick story as well...
The fish were scattered through the night, bite picked up around sunrise, and then after the tide started coming in, with the size of the fish substantially decreasing in the sunlight as well...but we did have a slow pick to around 9am when I left....
I fished with 2 other surfcasters...
1, a veteran club guy I've known for few years, old timer...
Another, a "Newcomer" who came up from S Jersey because he was tired of the "fish on metal" 1 1/2 hour morning bite down there...
Googan mistakes:
He gets a nice fish slightly before sunrise. I see he's having a little trouble bringing it in, slippery rocks,,,go and offer to help him..just as I get there and he says "Yes, thanks" he falls into the water, waist deep. :scared:
I immediately climbed down and lunged for him, helped bring him back up to level ground. He was a little wet, somewhat embarassed, but the notable thing is that within 30 secs of him securing his fish to a rope (keeper around 9-10#), he was back to fishing like it never happened.
When it did happen, I thought to myself "Boy it really s*ucks to be this guy". http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon9.png Now he was wet and his time out there with us would be limited.
The irony here is that 1/2 hour later, I hook into a nice fish, 15 lb class, my biggest of the trip, on a Surfstix purple Danny . I climbed down to land the fish in the same general area he did as it was somewhat protected from the waves of the now-rising tide, and was the most logical place to go...
I get there and as I have the fish by the 100lb leader and am bringing it to where I want it, a wave from the mid-period swell
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...d+period+swell
crashes over my head and causes me to lose my footing. I slip on another rock and fall into waist deep water as well....:whoo: The wave crashing over my head and the slip allowed the fish to get off, well, I had the leader in my hand anyway, so this one counts.....
This wasn't the exact edge of the ocean, but a deep pocket among the rocks where we were...not exactly like getting washed into the ocean, but still nerve wracking for a few secs...
So my new friend Bob then came down to my rescue, :clapping: :HappyWave:
When he did, it was a simple "thanks, bud" and we were all back to fishing within seconds because the morning bite there was hot, and we didn't want to lose any casting time....
Later on, as we were getting ready to leave, we chatted a bit, and he slipped backwards down a slippery rock again (miind you we were all wearing korkers)....
I relate this example not to single him out for his mistake, as I made the same one as well, first time falling in out of many years of fishing the rocks....
I mention this to bring to light the issue that out there on the rocks, your life can be hanging by a shred, at any time,...all it takes is a few seconds of inattention (or in Bob's and my case, fatigue from fishin all night) and conditions can change in an instant.
In the short time he fished with us, he demonstrated skill on the rocks, reading the water, and catching by paying attention to the clues (he had never fished there before)
I would definitely be honored to fish with him again., a gentleman and a hardcore guy who travels out of his comfort zone to get fish...:thumbsup:
The point of all this is that "things happen". It's your job when out there to try to anticipate what you will do when they do, and be prepared for it....if you can't do that, then you shouldn't be out there in colder water and weather.
We were all wearing rain gear or Grundens that night, no one had on waders...because we all knew the risks we were taking and wanted to mazimize our survival if anything happened....
And although I have been wearing a PFD out there on the flood tides, I am now wearing one at all stages of my trip for this colder weather fishing.
I strongly encourage others who fish in this simiilar jetty environment to do the same. There is nothing "sissy" about wearing a PFD and protecting yourself in case you have to self-rescue....:clapping:
And anyone who is so insecure in their manhood to poke fun at someone doing this, well IMO they are not a true fisherman, and really don't have a clue as to the risks that are out there....:learn:
Thanks for reading, folks! :HappyWave:
Some of the pics...
The blood in the pools is the blood from the fish Bob kept....
Blood stains....
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The hot color in the night was black, and black bomber outfished all else, even the Daiwa SM......
After sunrise, yellow proved to be more productive...
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Blood on the rocks....
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Bob's fish, nice meetin ya Bob! :HappyWave:
Fish with ya again anytime.
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You can see in the pic above that even though he is not wearing waders, he still had a wading belt on. Good move, and a smart one too....
2 largest bass of the night on this Surfstix purple Danny.... thanks Surfstix! :clapping: :HappyWave:
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(Note that I got rid of the rusty hook as I was anticipating some larger bass, and I don't want to lose a fish once I get a solid hooket)
Fished the last 4 hours of the ebb on New Years morning, Jan 1. Stopped before sunrise as I had to get home and promised to take Pebbles somewhere...
The fish are still around but getting smaller. It's going to get tougher and tougher to pull a 15 or 20# out of the mix , as the average size of the fish decreases to 22 INCHES...but I'll keep trying, and congrats to all you guys who are out there too...this bite is really something special to me as we haven't had one this late in the season in almost 10 years....:drool:
I fished 3 places and could only find fish at 1 of them....
Standard black bomber was the only thing that worked for me that night. An abundance of rainfish/bay anchovies in the mix might account for that....Some pics. Enjoy....
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Total for the night, managed 3 bass to 24".
Picked up 8 bass tonite to 27". Moco, daiwa plug and blurple bomber. Good job dark,
Wow you guys are crushing them! How do you manage to stand the cold?
:fishing: :drool:I am now living my life vicariously through these reports as I have packed the striper fishing in for the year. Fantastic effort guys, keep up the good work.
When I lived in NJ there was only one year I remember catching them in January. Way to stick it out.