He won't listen that it's a first light day bite, tell him to take you then.
This AM from 6 to 7:30 had 6 bass 24 to 27" and 3 bass 31 to 34 inches all on metal all still swimming.
That's because I took her to some "easy pickins" areas, but the day's bunker had sucked every single fish out of that area by night. That didn't stop the report chasers and snag and drop crew, who were on the famous jetty at first light, waiting for the bunker to show up....that never did...:rolleyes:
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Fished Mon morning, visited many areas in a 6 mile stretch, walking out on the bar at 3 am and stubbornly refusing to believe there was no nite bite.....
For the dawn bite, I was on one of the only beaches where fish weren't hammered. :beatin:
A friend and I got stopped by the CO's when coming out, and they checked our vehicles in the street. Good for them, very glad to see those guys around....:clapping::clapping: :thumbsup: In conversation with them I learned that fish were hit on all the beaches I visited in the dark, 3 hours before the actual bite started....what a frikking goofball I am...:bucktooth:
I'm harder on myself than most people, and was extremely disappointed in my performance that morning...spent the rest of the day with a few good friends, a handful of bass were caught. Not a single one by me, I need a longer rod. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon9.png
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Part 2, slept in the car, boy did it smell when I got back in there after stopping at a public bathroom....:upck:
Missed the main part of the bite today as I got to the beach and single handedly shut it down....:laugh:......the sweep was killer as the tide came in..if you waded out too far it would cut your off at the knees...did run into some of the S&A site members, always a pleasure to see ya's.
Then, undaunted, left for another beach where I pulled one short bass out of a big hole..metal.....
At times, I think a trained monkey with an 11' rod could do better than me with this metal bite....time to look at a longer rod...or jump into Monty's house in the middle of the night and steal his Googan Certificate off the wall...:laugh:
Dark, it's all about the cast, all fish I got today were within 3 cranks of the reel. Don't be so hard on yourself, you were doing ok a few weeks ago. Keep at it, the fish are there. Got 8 to 33" this morning, t-hex 3 oz, fish were at the end of the longest casts.
I fished this am from 5:30 to 7:30. Got 2 bass 1 at 27 inches that had a american littorial society Tag ( the tag number is: 762330 just in case any of you tag fish. I'm sending the tag back to ALS can't wait to get the reply back from where it was taged.):) and 1 that was 26 inches. I miss many fish also. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Maybe that's normal when fishing with metal. It was nice meeting some of the S&A members.:HappyWave:
vpass with the big sweep it's easy for them to get unhooked. I never give them an inch of slack. And always fish with braid as it's less elastic and restults in more fish landed. I assume you are fishing with braid, no? Also with the cloudy water this week I think it's hard for them to see it all the time. I think they go for it, miss, and then the opportunity is gone. I dropped 3 fish today myself.
I'm using fireline, I'm thinking with the sweep there is a delay and slack in the line. Sweep was so bad the I was afaid of hooking the guy on my left a few times. i was using Ava 27. I did use Ava47 but was not getting any hits, it could be by chance( fish not in front of me).
finchaser and jigfreak nice catches! I fished occo this morning and it was way crowded. Like you guys said the sweep was almost directly sideways and a lot of guys got tangled up with that. I got 2 fish, way at the and of my casts, using a T-HEX 3 ounces.
Managed 4 shorts and 1 keeper in the am, 6:30ish, in OC on metal.
This AM 11 bass total 5 were keeper size to 34" all on metal all still swimming.
This morning from 6am to 7:30am 3 Bass 1 30 inches which I kept for dinner, and 2 at 27 inches. Then I went fly fishing in the second location from 9:30am to 11:30am, I caught 24 or more shad. These were the biggest shad I ever seen. and were jumping when hooked like little tarpon, but I got bored after the First Doz. I did see little bass taken, but I don't think the shad would not give you a chance for bass in that location.
Pebbles, Frank Gaignault in Stripersurf had an interesting theory; he felt that these bumps were actually stripers using their fins to stun bait. I have heard others suggest that stripers will use their tails to strike bait before coming around to engulf it. The theory is that if you don't react to these false strikes and let the lure 'drift' momentarily (like say, a ten count) you may hook up to this kind of fish.
Not sure about this but after a couple of false strikes, I'd be willing to give this tactic a try. Any thoughts out there?
I think we all have different ways of looking at things, Mick.:HappyWave:
When a bass hits my presentation, there's no hesitation (unless I'm half asleep, which is usually the case lately....cause I don't know any better than to fish all night....:rolleyes:)
As soon as I feel it, I'm setting the hook to cross his/her eyes.... :headbang:
That's probably because of where I'm fishin lately the water is a little dirty. I know that if you miss the first strike, you usually miss that fish....there ain't no second chances....unless you're fishing with Finchaser and you accidentally hook into one of the few fish he drops.....:laugh: ;)
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Rainfish in the house....
Fished last night, it was tough.
Where I was, bass were periodically popping on rainfish....,managed 2 bass to 30" on rubber, both released. It was a slow pick as I really couldnt dial into the right presentation for that area....http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon9.png
As the tide turned, went to another area, where I was greeted with bass feverishly feeding on rainfish....there were hundreds of them within a 1/4 square mile area....very exciting to see and be around, they were so close that some bass splashed water in my face, the nerve of those striped pajama basstids! :beatin:
I hadn't seen this level of night-time feeding activity in over 3 years. I watched, fascinated, as they rolled and crashed rainfish which were schooled by the thousands....at one point I was wishing I could have shot a video to show you folks, but the location wasn't conducive to that.
I racked my brains trying to entice those fish....
every small plug I had...
every piece of rubber, and color....
Finally, in desperation, I made a long walk back to my car, feverishly tearing up my gear and tackle in the back, looking for a casting egg that Speedy made for me, in hopes of bringing that back, with a teaser, and rolling it out there, and fishing it like a fly.....
Alas, couldn't find it, as I cleaned out my car weeks ago to cut down on all the extra "What if" crap I've been carrying.....:o
So I made the long walk back, and gave it every effort I had for 2 1/2 hours. Not a tap from those fish, although I could feel them as my plug, jig, or teaser brushed against them. I thought to myself, there are so many bass that if I had a snag hook, I could snag one,.,,,,,but there was no was they would touch anything I had......
Still, it was a great experience just to be out there and watch them feed like that. :drool:
Most bass were in the 20-26" range....every few minutes a bass in the mid teens would roll or crash the bait, some even within 20' of me....it was a humbling experience for sure....
A fly guy would have crushed em, landing a minimum of 50 bass, the action was that frantic....but nothing for me (and another guy who was there and couldn't get a touch either) except a ringside seat to one of nature's great battles between predator and prey...kinda made me glad to be at the top of the food chain....:cool:
I believe Daignault was suggesting this technique for those times when you've been repeatedly 'bumped', set the hook and whiffed. Sounds good but the reflex to set the hook is strong.
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after some prodding by dark, two of us tried late yesterday afternoon into the nite. caught 4 stripers to 28" on various plugs. fish hit at low tide and left after the tide started to come in. Makes no sense but that's fishing.
Thanks Dark for the prodding.
This morning from 5:30am to 9:00am. 4 Bass to 26 inches. got 2 on needlefish and 2 on metal. A seal popped up in front of me off to my right and I believe shut down the bite when it should of peaked. It was nice to see some of the guys into fish this morning.
This AM 6 to 8 had 4 bass to 32 inches 1 on SS needle fish and 3 on metal all released then the seal came and it ended. good seeing you again V
Fished oc before work today, 3 to 31", metal. Bunker were far out, I wish they would all go to virginia already.