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I know boat reports dont count but we gave it a try. Hit jbay early this morning. Out before sun up. Saw small bluefish breaking on little baitfish right at sunrise. Picked up a half dozen with 1 oz diamond jigs. Then we tried fluking. Strong tide. We did get a few with chartreuse gulp and teaser. All small. Decent action for a few hours. Tight lines all.
Late report, fished Thursday, Friday and Sunday early ams. 1 to 7 mostly. CSS and really had almost no action. First trip was jones and I was bitten by more bugs in that one trip than the last three years combined times two.
Heading out east for the Sunday am trips for the foreseeable future.
Same experience for me. Catches have slowed up, the bugs have been terrrible. Best winds for me have been south and east. At least they are more bearable then. Have moved my trips to the east as well. Last night managed a few large bluefish and 2 almost legal stripers. 2-5am outgoing tide on large swimmers.
Headed out east Sunday am.
3 blues 2-5 lbs and a 20 inch bass.
Lost a bigger fish on a 14" white hogy, plus dropped a few blues in close.
Nice to have some a action again, .
When I got there with fog and clouds it was crazy dark, truly casting into the abyss for a while.
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Hey that's my rock! Well I've been out twice in the last 10 days, seems like things are really slowing down. Have to go to the Far East, or to the canal for bigger fish I guess.
Out East again this morning, fished ocean side. One 25 inch bass around 2:45. Then lost another nice fish around 8:00 AM on SS popper. That was it, lots of solitude, water was cool, fun trip, most physical trip of the year so far. I have lost my 3 largest fish of the year the last 4 weeks, crazy. This one I had on for what felt like 2 minutes+. got into some rocks and got off. No bent hooks and no scratches on the popper. Using a different rod next few trips, one with more backbone. I'm getting schooled by these fish.
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Very nice
Nice going. The One That Got Away LOL very frustrating. I have a lot of stories like that. Maybe sharper hooks?
Sharpened them all before last trip, These three fish I had on for a while, enjoyed the fights. The one with the bent hooks, maybe they were not sharp. The one on the Hogy.....maybe not sharp.
Working on it, rod is very light, flexible.. Using different rod for a while and will slam and set heavy.. Like Rip Plugger says.
Sometimes I have gotten hit when I was tired and paying less attention than I should have. That's when I used to fish at night and was much younger though. We've all been there. Better luck next time.
This past Sunday AM trip fished 2:15-8:15 AM.
Only managed a couple short bass, but was a great night to be out. Nice weather, great to be on the water.
Still learning the ropes of getting on and fishing from the rocks. Had the place to myself, then around 5:30 a couple guys went out on the rocks a few hundred yards from me, saw one guy get knocked off a few times,they moved on after 20 minutes.
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Nice going. Most of my SS spots have a lot of bait but not much in the way of stripers. May be taking a trip to Cape cod soon. Trying to find the right day.
Well on this morning's trip out east I had to tunnel MacGyver.
Nice night, water cool, drizzle. Dropped a fish just before 5:00, then caught a Fluke on a bomber.
Lost a fish on SS Popper, then rod broke during a cast.
Used the tape I carry in case I need to rewrap my casting finger to attach reel to what was left of the rod.
Caught 4 small blues on metal and had a couple blow-ups that didn't connect on top water plugs using the modified rod/reel.
Fun trip, covered a lot of water (was a mile+ away from vehicle when rod broke).
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^^^^Not much into big names. Whatever I have handy at the moment. Had a few decent outings this Spring.
Headed out East this AM, new water for me, sand beach for a change. Covered a mile plus of beach and had one bump, likely a fluke. Saw no bait and no one else was wetting a line.
Liked the water and will be back. Very nice night, cool for mid-summer. Was expecting a bigger surf.
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Always enjoy the pics, thanks for sharing.
Fished out east last night. Not exactly mecca, but close. Was fishing near an inlet. Right around 10 got a solid hit on a bucktail. Dropped it! fished for 15 more mins, and got hit again. This time I got it in, was a blue about 12 lbs and 35 inches. Released to fight another day. This has been a slow summer for me so far. Waiting for the exotic fish to show up.
Hey at least you tried. Triggers are already here, a little S of Montauk near the inlets. I fished near one last night, but the weed was a problem for me. May try near the beginning of the week after the moon if I can get out there.
Fished way out East this morning from 2:15 to 8:15, picked up 11 Schoolies from 18" to 26", most on a School Buss Bomber and Rapala Max Rap 17. Missed a bunch of hits. Traffic out and back was GREAT. And found a dead thing. Low humidity and good visibility with a nice size moon. Surf was basically 1' but an occasional 3' set knocked me on my butt, fun time in nice weather (air and water very comfortable). And Solitude to boot!!!:d
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Way out east this AM, North side. missed a couple bumps in dark and ended up with 4 blues ~24 inches on loooong casts top water. Few other blow ups not connected. Fun.
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Way out east this AM, OTW 2:30-7:30.
Lost a nicer fish around 3:30, between 4:30 and 6:15 picked up 7 bass and 1 blue between 22 and 28 inches.
Plug that got the most fish was the Rapala Max Rap 15, single hooks (on pic hook is the correct direction, just was flipped on the pic).
First time I fished this plug with the single hooks, lost 1 fish, laded 4 bass and the blue.
Always a fun trip floundering around on the rocks out there fighting the surf.
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Headed out there again and fished from 2:15 to 7:15 this morning.
Caught 7 Bass between 22 and 28 inches.....again.
But this time they were caught between 2:45 and 4:30.....opposite of Sunday AM trip.
Did loose a nicer fish at 4:50 or so on a CCW Darter.
Caught most fish on a white Surf Asylum Flat Glide Needle.
Lots of bumps, big blow up on SS popper (no connection)
Dropped a couple other fish.
Spent a lot of time horizontal getting bounced around like a seal.
Fun trip...a bit banged up....but good to go
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your inline hooks are on the plug wrong
Front faces lip and up
Back faces tail and up
So when fish hits it can grab hook the way you have it can push against body of plug and you miss him better hook up ratio
It's how we rig em at the shop also how all the tuna lures come from the factory
Maybe thats why monty misses 80% of his hookups. Problem solved!:dribble:
Nope, I have the front hook correct, the back hook down, but I think I like it like that. That plugs hook sets have been pretty good. Its the plugs with trebles.......
I have been slamming them good lately. Better hook sets. The landing ratio has been much better recently.
And you find anything dead lately????
Looks like I win again!!!!
Owner ,mustad and VMC suggest the configuration I showed you some plugs don't swim your way
I have rigged hundred in the past 3 years
all my Sp's have been rigged with them for the past 2 years
There is a diagram on every pack of owners
but to each his own
Headed out this AM, only one bass around 3:00 AM on a Choopy small yellow/black needle.
Was going to fish larger plugs and brought the 11' ODM, 3:30 ended up loosing a plug (second time on this trip the line broke). Found top tip guide cracked. Walked back and got the 10' rod, lost one other fish false dawn.
Nice trip , beautiful out there. I am ready to fish some sand, 3 out of 5 nights out there on the rocks has been great fun and very physical.
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Thanks again Fin.
I have been rigging them like this from the beginning, will likely make the change on the tail hook.
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This mornings trip, fished from 2:45-7:30.
Beautiful weather.
Landed 4 bass and 1 blue, between 22 and 26 inches.
Missed a couple hits. Fun. (2 Bass in dark, others false dawn).
Surf Asylum Glider 3 bass, Orca top water for the other bass and blue.
4 trips there in 8 days, I am beat-up pretty good, would repeat in a heart beat, it is beautiful out there.
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Great sunrise pics as always. Kudos for fishing away from where the cool kids have been casting.
Tried to beat the crowds today, wanted to fish out east at sunrise. Got up at 3am and was there by 4:10. No traffic, heavy rain. Too much of a punk to fish in it so went to sleep in the truck. Got up around noon, went to the beach and made a few casts. Got a decent blue about 30 incher and a striper 21 incher on bucktail. Left before any build up of traffic. Home now drowning a few cold brewskis. Be safe out there dudes!
You did much better than me. Beat the traffic and fished from 2:30 to 8:30 AM yesterday.
I just sucked.
Bad approach. Looked like Striper Water, only a couple fish caught where I was, no crowd.
North Side
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Well thannks but I have been sucking wind out east. I made three trips at night and only got one short striper and some blues. Heard of some good action by the boats and was hoping with the bad weather it would be on! Well it definitely wasn't on for me that's for sure.
Out East again this morning, 2:15-8:15.
Lots of weed in close, expected it.
Couple bumps in dark, sun up 3 short bass up to ~26 inches.
One on an Orca, the other two on Matt Hoff's Mini Popper (silver).
Casts great with wind in face. Missed 3 good hits on it too....various reasons (LOL).
Great being out there, covered a good mile of shore.
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Nice. I fished further west Sunday afternoon,hour around high tide. Picked up a few tailor blues and one short fluke on tins. Saw a lot of small whitebait and things like that in the surf line. Gonna happen any day now.
This past Sunday, way out east, north side, early AM.
One bass and 1 blue, both around 24 inches. Picked up the bass around 3:00 and dropped another just after that, needle.
Then false dawn a blue on an MH4 Mini-Popper (small bait in the one spot).
Combination of fog, almost no moon, clouds, make the dark crazy dark.
Always great being out there, fun time, covered a mile.
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