Good to see you guys narrowly avoiding the skunk. At least it is a few fish. It isn't over yet! I was in somoco today looking for stripes or blues. Anything like that would make me happy. I avoided the skunk too but it was only one hickory shad. I was casting a sp with a teaser. Shad hit the teaser. Right at sunup there was a little bit of activity with bait and some action on the surface. The baitfish seemed small and swirls seemed larger. I really thought it might be stripers. When the shad hit the teaser I knew it was pure shad. At least it was something, and the water looked nice. Good luck gents and thanks for the reports. Was going to try near island beach but with some of you guys finding fish in moco and catching decided to try there.