ThrowinPlugs Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Been doing well on the SS, its verrrryyyy window-dependent. However the last wind blow we had the other day absolutely messed up the soft structure. Again. Also been seeing a lot more drag netters pretty close to shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinj Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ThrowinPlugs said: Been doing well on the SS, its verrrryyyy window-dependent. However the last wind blow we had the other day absolutely messed up the soft structure. Again. Also been seeing a lot more drag netters pretty close to shore. Curious What do you consider doing well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageFish Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 SS open beach... whats with the commercial boats in 30ft of water... ThrowinPlugs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrowinPlugs Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 52 mins ago, Justinj said: Curious What do you consider doing well? Having a good time catching in a planned 30 minute window rather than wasting 4 hours on nothing. At this point, anything is better than nothing. If I happen to bag a big one, even better. PCstriper and Justinj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageFish Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 18 mins ago, ThrowinPlugs said: Having a good time catching in a planned 30 minute window rather than wasting 4 hours on nothing. At this point, anything is better than nothing. If I happen to bag a big one, even better. Spot on, there is this inlet rip ive done extremely well in but only during a 2hr window. Did you make a comment about a certain NS inlet with bouys recently? ThrowinPlugs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrowinPlugs Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 mins ago, GarbageFish said: Spot on, there is this inlet rip ive done extremely well in but only during a 2hr window. Did you make a comment about a certain NS inlet with bouys recently? I did, about losing a brand new bottle plug lol but I didnt specify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnyb Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 6 hours ago, DeepBlue85 said: So many opinions about do this an dont do that, people act like its rocket science or their own life an death unhooking a schoolie. Getting a hook or two in your hand is part of the game, if your worried about that then fish hardware safer for you, barbless rear treble at the very least. Given the choice to have a hook in my hand or not, I think I'll choose the latter ;-). Keep in mind that there are folks reading these threads that may not have a lot of experience yet. It may be easy for you or I to release as you describe, but that's not necessarily the case for everyone. I wouldn't want someone going to the ER because the internet said it wasn't cool to unhook on the sand. DeepBlue and OutdoorLover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldadonis2002 Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 8 hours ago, vinnyb said: When that happens it can help to change tactics - the wrong wind/tide at one spot could be the right wind/tide at another. Time to find the fish again ;-) Vinny - I think you are spot on... I had such a great outing at a particular spot, subconsciously I won't let it go. Granted I can fish the times I can fish, between work and family ( yadda yadda typical weekend warrior rant ) - night time is best bet for me. Broke my habit this morning and hit a new SS spot ( moving West ), showed up after the bite died.. but there was a bite.. different time...different tide...different spot. Not ashamed to say fellas ... I don't have this fishery anywhere close to figured out. Sadly for me, my first outing was stellar, so I was walking around asking people to kiss my ring and call me the "Bassmaster" ... have been humbled on my last 3 outings ThrowinPlugs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, vinnyb said: Given the choice to have a hook in my hand or not, I think I'll choose the latter ;-). Keep in mind that there are folks reading these threads that may not have a lot of experience yet. It may be easy for you or I to release as you describe, but that's not necessarily the case for everyone. I wouldn't want someone going to the ER because the internet said it wasn't cool to unhook on the sand. Cmon, your not a fisherman if your not ripping embedded hooks from deep flesh. ThrowinPlugs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnyb Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 34 mins ago, DeepBlue85 said: Cmon, your not a fisherman if your not ripping embedded hooks from deep flesh. Lol - or someone else’s DeepBlue and ThrowinPlugs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCstriper Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, baldadonis2002 said: Vinny - I think you are spot on... I had such a great outing at a particular spot, subconsciously I won't let it go. Granted I can fish the times I can fish, between work and family ( yadda yadda typical weekend warrior rant ) - night time is best bet for me. Broke my habit this morning and hit a new SS spot ( moving West ), showed up after the bite died.. but there was a bite.. different time...different tide...different spot. Not ashamed to say fellas ... I don't have this fishery anywhere close to figured out. Sadly for me, my first outing was stellar, so I was walking around asking people to kiss my ring and call me the "Bassmaster" ... have been humbled on my last 3 outings I believe it is a safe bet to say we have all been humbled by these fish at some point ! I'm a regular at it, humble pie again ! ThrowinPlugs 1 (*member formerly known as 'PCSilverstriper') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrowinPlugs Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, baldadonis2002 said: Vinny - I think you are spot on... I had such a great outing at a particular spot, subconsciously I won't let it go. Granted I can fish the times I can fish, between work and family ( yadda yadda typical weekend warrior rant ) - night time is best bet for me. Broke my habit this morning and hit a new SS spot ( moving West ), showed up after the bite died.. but there was a bite.. different time...different tide...different spot. Not ashamed to say fellas ... I don't have this fishery anywhere close to figured out. Sadly for me, my first outing was stellar, so I was walking around asking people to kiss my ring and call me the "Bassmaster" ... have been humbled on my last 3 outings Sometimes ya gotta switch it up. I did almost the same exact thing today. Same exact conditions as yesterday, different spot, caught 6 keepers in 20 minutes. Yesterday, 2 hours and one 20 incher. It happens a lot lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCstriper Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) ThrowinPlugs, I was out most of the day, the only bumps I got were when I put a bucktail on and let it hit the sand !!! Pretty pitiful ! Not totally true, as the tide came in there was a nice trough from about 20 feet out to the lip. My only good hit was right at the lip no further then the end of my rod. Little schoolie nailed my bottle neck swimmer but I didn't set the hook for fear that if I missed I would get a face full of trebles. Edited October 26, 2019 by PCstriper ThrowinPlugs 1 (*member formerly known as 'PCSilverstriper') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrowinPlugs Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 18 mins ago, PCstriper said: ThrowinPlugs, I was out most of the day, the only bumps I got were when I put a bucktail on and let it hit the sand !!! Pretty pitiful ! Not totally true, as the tide came in there was a nice trough from about 20 feet out to the lip. My only good hit was right at the lip no further then the end of my rod. Little schoolie nailed my bottle neck swimmer but I didn't set the hook for fear that if I missed I would get a face full of trebles. I've been saying it for 3 weeks now, they seem to be very tight grouped this year. Maybe I'm crazy but every time I've been on the beach, north or south, it's a group of guys maybe 100 yards wide catching, while nobody else is. 20 minutes later, they're not catching and now the other guys down the beach are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobob Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Tight group no. Smaller school yes. Feast and famine with lot of empty water in between. mythreesons, ThrowinPlugs and PCstriper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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