adams54 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Everyone likes to know when blues are in. Lot of people use word of mouth, binocular crew, social media FB,instagram, message boards, reports threads, etc. One interesting method is....go to your local walmart. If all the 10ft combos, 100lb braid, and big metals and diamond jigs are gone...you can bet your bottom dollar that blues are in thick someplace not too far away. joefishnj21, TopwaterPete, MattieG and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevendust111 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Haha, we went to Walmart to get some lures for freshwater the other day since everything else is closed and the entire freshwater rod combo section was empty. Many of my local retention pond honey holes are now inundated with bored highschoolers using these rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattieG Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Interesting theory, lol. My Walmart had plenty of that stuff the other day tho. However they only had 1 roll of 30lb clear mono I needed for one my old fluke setups I don’t run braid on. Almost gave up looking, found it it another box. What they did have a lot in stock are the Abu Garcia baitcaster Black Max combos. For $69 you got the Combo, and a bunch of poppers. I haven’t bought an Abu in years, but for $69 I’m tempted to pick that up if they’ve got them next time I go to use as a freshwater backup rod. Edited May 25, 2020 by MattieG “I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 A new retail indicator: Snoopy rod sales. Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flylikabird Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Back to the OP's thread content.........another way is you can smell those schools of Bluefish. When they're in thick you can smell them before you actually see 'em. Edited May 25, 2020 by flylikabird fd4mcola 1 "For our discussion of kayak angling is no trifling matter but is the way to conduct our lives, nobody untrained in fishing may enter my house."- Fly's Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams54 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, flylikabird said: Back to the OP's thread content.........another way is you can smell those schools of Bluefish. When they're in thick you can smell them before you actually see 'em. Ive heard a lot of guys say this and I dont deny its true. In my case I must be hard of smelling. Ive been places where gators are charging through thick, breaking the surface, etc. Couldn't smell a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams54 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, MattieG said: Interesting theory, lol. My Walmart had plenty of that stuff the other day tho. However they only had 1 roll of 30lb clear mono I needed for one my old fluke setups I don’t run braid on. Almost gave up looking, found it it another box. What they did have a lot in stock are the Abu Garcia baitcaster Black Max combos. For $69 you got the Combo, and a bunch of poppers. I haven’t bought an Abu in years, but for $69 I’m tempted to pick that up if they’ve got them next time I go to use as a freshwater backup rod. It is interesting. I always check out the fishing section while Im in there. They really dont have too much stuff I use. Maybe some braid or leader material etc. They usually have a decent assortment of big metals. Always in stock. Was there the other day they were wiped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGBreezy Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 What's Walmart ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams54 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 21 mins ago, JoeGBreezy said: What's Walmart ? If you've never been you're in for a treat. Its this magical place where you can still congregate in large numbers and spend spend spend on all the latest and greatest chinese wares. Check it out. You will thank me. willcodfish and ridenfish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Lippen Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 3 hours ago, flylikabird said: Back to the OP's thread content.........another way is you can smell those schools of Bluefish. When they're in thick you can smell them before you actually see 'em. That's not the bluefish you smell. It's the bunker. hunter123, JoeGBreezy and hydraman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flylikabird Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I can smell Wild Striped Bass too and it's totally different. "For our discussion of kayak angling is no trifling matter but is the way to conduct our lives, nobody untrained in fishing may enter my house."- Fly's Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevendust111 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Not gonna lie, Walmart has been holding me over for freshwater since the virus started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred78 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 When the tusami shads I use for strippers get shredded I know they are here. Blank Disc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Hooksetter Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 11 hours ago, flylikabird said: Back to the OP's thread content.........another way is you can smell those schools of Bluefish. When they're in thick you can smell them before you actually see 'em. yup,like a combo of watermelon and cucumbers. HH flylikabird and the3fishheads 2 An armed man is a citizen,,,an unarmed man is a subject,,,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappyofpork Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 21 hours ago, Ben Lippen said: That's not the bluefish you smell. It's the bunker. OH...I thought it was the BUNKER CHUNKERS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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