November 2022 Fishing Reports

[loubert]

3:45-9:00, MC.  Seems I was a bit late yesterday, but made it in time to see the tail end of the peanut carnage.  Tried some poppers and spooks with everyone else but no bites.  Walked a little ways from the crowd with a couple other guys, but still no hookups.  Tried to match the hatch with a Hopkins spoon, got smashed on my 4th cast but it popped off.  Sharpened my hooks as I jogged down the beach, casted into the school, sink sink sink, twitch twitch, crank crank, twitch, slammed again, AND THROUGH THE MERCY OF THE FISH GODS MANAGED TO KEEP IT ON AND LAND MY FIRST SLOT FISH.  Friendly guy next to me took a pic (thanks again if you are on here), didn't get a a proper measurement because I wanted to get the fish back in the water, but it was a couple inches over the 28" tape mark on my rod, probably like 31".  Feels amazing finally putting the pieces together and connecting on a nice one.  Fished the rest of evening around MC, nothing else for me.  Word travels fast, more people out on a cold night than I've seen.  Usual guy roping dog fish on bunker chunks, but no one else that I talked to had anything after it got dark.  Back at it this weekend maybe?

[jettyjmpr]

9 mins ago, Whortleberry said:

2:30am until 7 this morning. Snagged a few peanuts off the bar.. Couldn't stick around and wait for the fish to find them, had that dream sucking thing called work to get to. Blek!

Great to hear some had the fortune of hammering them yesterday!

Just a note; Came across 3 stripers in the 28" to 34" class washed up on the beach. Maybe single hooks on the plugs will help save a few?

So did i

[richs]

Poor little peanuts   When there are day bights that you can't hit due to other commitments, be confident that the fish are hanging around at night. Night is not dark until 9:00, it's 10:00p- 2:00a. The fish seem to "rest" after day bites. A good tide coinciding certainly helps.  Hooked over 20 fish to 36" last night. Dress warm and be careful driving home.   

[Goldy]

1 hour ago, jettyjmpr said:

So did i

Too be fair. it's hard to fish single hooks on poppers, I don't fish single hooks on belly on any plugs, that's just stupid to me.  Crushed barbs were a must.  With the amount of fish caught yesterday, it's inevitable that stripers will not all make it back.  It's the nature of the beast.  One inhaled a popper yesterday and was gilled, nothing I could do.  it happens.  My gear was properly sized to get the fish in as quick as possible. I could have downsized and had more 'fun' but that wasn't in the cards..

 

I didn't see anyone with a 7' and 2500 size rod, so that was good.  

[DelP]

Today from 10:00-1:00. Hit two spots in NoMoCo. Caught one at 25” and another bump on the SP.  Didn’t see much activity in the water or birds for that matter. Guessing the fish and birds were stuffed from yesterday.

[Local24 SSP]

With the amount of fish caught, I’m shocked there weren’t more floaters.
Also of all the participants, didn’t see a whole lot of fish kept… not as many as I would have expected

[jettyjmpr]

1 hour ago, Goldy said:

Too be fair. it's hard to fish single hooks on poppers, I don't fish single hooks on belly on any plugs, that's just stupid to me.  Crushed barbs were a must.  With the amount of fish caught yesterday, it's inevitable that stripers will not all make it back.  It's the nature of the beast.  One inhaled a popper yesterday and was gilled, nothing I could do.  it happens.  My gear was properly sized to get the fish in as quick as possible. I could have downsized and had more 'fun' but that wasn't in the cards..

 

I didn't see anyone with a 7' and 2500 size rod, so that was good.  

  No criticism I was just saying I saw a dead bass

[jettyjmpr]

1 hour ago, Goldy said:

Too be fair. it's hard to fish single hooks on poppers, I don't fish single hooks on belly on any plugs, that's just stupid to me.  Crushed barbs were a must.  With the amount of fish caught yesterday, it's inevitable that stripers will not all make it back.  It's the nature of the beast.  One inhaled a popper yesterday and was gilled, nothing I could do.  it happens.  My gear was properly sized to get the fish in as quick as possible. I could have downsized and had more 'fun' but that wasn't in the cards..

 

I didn't see anyone with a 7' and 2500 size rod, so that was good.  

 I also found a pair of dirty wet socks out there are they yours

[browndrake]

46 mins ago, Goldy said:

Too be fair. it's hard to fish single hooks on poppers, I don't fish single hooks on belly on any plugs, that's just stupid to me.  Crushed barbs were a must.  With the amount of fish caught yesterday, it's inevitable that stripers will not all make it back.  It's the nature of the beast.  One inhaled a popper yesterday and was gilled, nothing I could do.  it happens.  My gear was properly sized to get the fish in as quick as possible. I could have downsized and had more 'fun' but that wasn't in the cards..

 

I didn't see anyone with a 7' and 2500 size rod, so that was good.  

After a bunch I just clip the belly trebles and make it a double or single. Then clip the back single. When there is that many it’s not the end of the world to miss a bunch. Trebles are a pain and get twisted up and mangle things. Helped an older guy who forgot his pliers unhook fish for a few hours. I took the liberty of making his double trebles into a double. He didn’t mind. He still caught plenty. 

[cartopper]

33 mins ago, Local24 SSP said:

With the amount of fish caught, I’m shocked there weren’t more floaters.
Also of all the participants, didn’t see a whole lot of fish kept… not as many as I would have expected

Agreed . . . figure there were about 50 guys/gals there and each C/R 30 fish  . . . that's 1500 fish at 10% mortality, 150 dead fish.  With that, too many holding larger fish out of the water dragging them way up onto the dry sand, unhooking and them, measuring and then dragging them to a buddy to get a picture taken (some of these fish were out of the water for 3-5 minutes).  Ridiculous. 

 

Kudos to one guy next to me, landed a nice one (44").  He left the fish at waters edge on wet sand, quick measurement, I took a few quick pictures with his phone, and then he released properly.  Had the fish out of the water no more than a minute.  Nice job if you're on here and good fish.

 

 

[Goldy]

20 mins ago, jettyjmpr said:

 I also found a pair of dirty wet socks out there are they yours

Funny.  Nah mine were soaked.  Waders went in trash.   

[Goldy]

15 mins ago, cartopper said:

Agreed . . . figure there were about 50 guys/gals there and each C/R 30 fish  . . . that's 1500 fish at 10% mortality, 150 dead fish.  With that, too many holding larger fish out of the water dragging them way up onto the dry sand, unhooking and them, measuring and then dragging them to a buddy to get a picture taken (some of these fish were out of the water for 3-5 minutes).  Ridiculous. 

 

Kudos to one guy next to me, landed a nice one (44").  He left the fish at waters edge on wet sand, quick measurement, I took a few quick pictures with his phone, and then he released properly.  Had the fish out of the water no more than a minute.  Nice job if you're on here and good fish.

 

 

Nice job on whoever released 44” safely. 
 

yah the picture crew was interesting.  My buddy said one guy was walking each fish way up and play with each one. 
 

also tip 

 

single hook on swimmer equal weight on back with solder

 

as opposed to double belly

 

Edited November 15, 2022 by Goldy

[SPCFudgie]

42 mins ago, jettyjmpr said:

 I also found a pair of dirty wet socks out there are they yours

Were you the guy I was talking to last night? Only 2 guys on the beach? 

[Local24 SSP]

33 mins ago, cartopper said:

Agreed . . . figure there were about 50 guys/gals there and each C/R 30 fish  . . . that's 1500 fish at 10% mortality, 150 dead fish.  With that, too many holding larger fish out of the water dragging them way up onto the dry sand, unhooking and them, measuring and then dragging them to a buddy to get a picture taken (some of these fish were out of the water for 3-5 minutes).  Ridiculous. 

 

Kudos to one guy next to me, landed a nice one (44").  He left the fish at waters edge on wet sand, quick measurement, I took a few quick pictures with his phone, and then he released properly.  Had the fish out of the water no more than a minute.  Nice job if you're on here and good fish.

 

 

Guys walking back to the dunes to drag a short onto dry sand baffles me.

same with hero shots with those same sand battered shorts… your in a blitz, get the fish back in the water and get back to catching. 

good on the guy to get a quick release on a 44”er, vast majority of “elitists” would still be there to get the perfect pic.. 

[Local24 SSP]

22 mins ago, Goldy said:

Nice job on whoever released 44” safely. 
 

yah the picture crew was interesting.  My buddy said one guy was walking each fish way up and play with each one. 
 

also tip 

 

single hook on swimmer equal weight on back with solder

 

as opposed to double belly

 

Those little Dannie’s are trash, I’ll throw them in the wood chipper for you…