SSP 10/31/10

[juck]

Hit the SSP at pylon 124 at 8am for the outgoing.

Plenty of Greenbacks & Pinfish to be had on the sabiki

Landed a nice 22" Gag about 10am on a small pinfish,,, Wife caught her first Ray using squid ,, kids caught junk fish all day and still loved it. Saw a few macks coming over the rail but I couldn't land one,,, lost 2 gotcha's as well.

Flipper was taking the cake after noon-ish,,,, as fast as I was casting pinfish,, they were taking them,,,I gave up at 2pm,, still a great day out though,, except for the bathrooms. Yarg.

[dadflyer]

juck

You're right about the baitfish. I prefer the sabiki over a castnet due to limited ability to throw a good net. Consider either using a higher pound test for the spanish macks, or go to a wire leader / longer hook shank .

In regard to "flipper" , I'd just move a dozen or more pylons down the pier.

My kids , now about 25 , still rmemeber fishing the SkyWay, and the fun they had. Just keep comming back !!

Dadflyer

[dadflyer]

Spanish macks , kingfish , and albies are at the SkyWay

Snappers have moved to knightime.

Dadflyer

[juck]

Dadflyer,,,, was losing gotchas to snags,, not macks,,, I always let them sink too much.

[goindeep]

I fished the SSP Sunday as well...met Rich (fishonfishoff) near the end of the pier about 9am...fished til about 2pm, all we got was some short gags, Rich and I both caught a keeper Mango, and other than a couple of rock-ups, nothin else.

[addicted2fishin]

debating on visiting the ssp this month... any signs of bonitos biting yet?

[dadflyer]

Juck

Are you using a 'countdown method' ?

If you countdown at 9 count and are hitting bottom , countdown to 7 and begin your retrieve, that way you are cruising just above the bottom . There is a lot of junk down there , which includes old lost lures, rods , lines and sinkers which will snag you; that not to mention coral and rocks , as well .

At the rate that equipment is lost down there , I am sure that the number of snags increases each month .

Dadflyer

[dadflyer]

Addictedtofishin:

On 10/26/10 on the North Pier , Capt Mike reported:
Spanish mackerel and bonito have been landed in pretty good numbers just before sundown. Cut greenbacks under a cork fished about 10' below the surface has been working very well you can also cast out a spoon or gotcha jig with good results.

No further/subsequent reports showing. Hitting them may be "hit and miss" , as the wind was fairly strong from the South on that day , as I recall.

Dadflyer

[addicted2fishin]

thanks Dadflyer