yes, I'll bump up to 4/0 and 5/0.
any thoughts on albie hooks on metal?
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yes, I'll bump up to 4/0 and 5/0.
any thoughts on albie hooks on metal?
A size 1/0 hook is pretty small. That's right in the sweet spot for saltwater fly fisherman.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3873/...7ec60e4f_b.jpg
The SL11 and SP11 are both 3x hooks yet have thinner gauged wire. They are the same hook just a different bend at the shank; the SL has a traditional o'shaughnessy bend.
The SC15 is a great hook as well and if you wanted even stronger in that style buy the SC17 which is tarpon grade.
The teasers on the right are 2/0 Mustad 3407s. The 3407 is a trusted hook in sizes 4/0 and above that's what most of your commercial teasers are tied on. It's also what you will find in a Blue Frog bucktail or Andrus Jetty Caster in sizes 7/0 to 8/0. Same style as the SL11 just much weaker and cheaper in the smaller sizes.
I would stop in at tight lines and see these in person. I know they carry all of the hooks mentioned above except the 3407 (not sure if they have these).
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Thanks JB, will stop in there this week.
Have to check the eye size, otherwise these sound perfet.
Thanks big time.
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JB, Stopped in at Tight Lines and picked up 3/0 and 4/0 SC15-2H.
Think they will be fine. Thanks!!!!
tightlines fly shop in Parsippany?
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Yes, great store.
Fished this morning 2:00 to 9:00
Had a great time despite my inability to catch fish.
New area, liked it a lot.
Found some nice white water and I should have caught more fish.
Had the weekly Hogy bit in half at sunrise.
Missed a couple hits, small fluke on a darter.
Then finally at 8:00 I landed a short bass on a Superstrike popper.
Had missed a fish about 10 minutes earlier on a Mambo in the white water, then FINALLY that bass hit the popper in the white water.
I haven't seen many stripes this year, so it was nice.....
Had a great time, nice morning, really enjoy fishing that type of water. Even squeezed a quasi sunrise pic out of the trip.
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...14_8_17_SR.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...14_8_17_ww.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...8_17_Fluke.jpg
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...14_8_17_SB.jpg
Nice pics Monty and WTG on the bass...I LOVE that popper have the same 1 and its caught me many a striped one...I really need to get out to LI someday...Ive been really dieing to fish out there but can never find the time or $$ to do it..Me and the wife inculding her sisters were suppose to take a vaca out there this Sept but no dice since my wife hasnt found a job yet...Hopefully some day soon i can check the place out....Sucks being broke :D
Awesome sunrise and pics thanks for sharing
Superstrike is one of my go-to's as well. Nice report and pics.
I have been fishing for bass at night where the slip gut is less, which really cuts down on fishable places. In the last week I picked up 5 bass on SPs fishing 2 hours after sunset. Before that not so much. I am hoping that the end of the month will bring less weeds and a few more storms to clear it out. Tight lines everyone
August always seems to be the weedy month tough fishing
Fished this morning 2:00 - 8:00.
Beautiful morning, 2 shooting stars. Would have traded the shooting stars for some rain at sunrise.
Some small weeds/muck in most of the water, needed to check line after each cast.
Caught 3 short bass, 1 on a 9" sluggo around 4:00, the other 2 on yellow Howdys around 6:00 and 7:00.
Had a few hits and misses, lots of fun working a mile+ of beach. All fish and misses were in the white water.
Casting over the bar saw no action.
Did not see any bait or birds working, didn't even have the usual Hogy bit in half :huh:
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...14_8_24_sr.jpg
Bass on the back hook
http://rocksimpson.com/wp-content/up...4_8_24_sb1.jpg
Nice thanks for the report. Any idea of the water temperature?
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Felt cool, the surf report for that area said it was 69.
Good job Monty...
I'm sorry you didn't get your hogy chopped in half; that's kind of becoming your "trademark". I would throw that one away it may be defective.
Thanks, but not really, lots I could have done better/different.
Spent too much time in one spot instead of working it like I did the others the remaining trip.
Most of the "action" I had came on casts 30-45 degrees instead of straight out. Should have done more of that, a lot more.
Wanted to throw Mambos a lot on this trip. Did some but not nearly enough. Lots of second thoughts. There is so much more structure on the beaches up on LI than jersey. Lots of fun out there trying to figure it out.
Think I made one good decision when the vehicle with the head lights lit up the surf and I did not follow fishinmission78's suggestion and try his "ostrich" move...:idea: NOT
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...1133#post81133
I actually did, there had to be at least one blue in the area. Makes no sense. It must have been spinning. Poorly rigged.:beatin:
You didn't try the happy moon method to greet that guy?
I can't recommend it, but FnM did. If ya do it.. ya can call me if it turns sour...I'll come up there with bail $$. :laugh:
I agree with John here.
This is not a fishing report.
No report is complete without a mini Monty story of how he "missed" a big fish on a Hogy. or got one bit in half.
This was terribly disappointing, bro! :(
You'll have to do better next time.
Googans all over the world are counting on it. :ROFLMAO :HappyWave:
Well the preliminary Sunday AM plan is an all out Hogy attack by me on LI :viking:
One thing for sure, if something I am throwing does not catch and I feel it should, I will throw it more and more. In true Googan style I'll show those fish what they want:headbang:
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First albie sighting yesterday very brief hauling a$$ down the beach didn't even have time to throw a cast.