Post by ChathamAngler on Jun 3, 2019 9:26:15 GMT -5
Oldest son and I trekked down to the SSP Sunday morning. Lines in the water at 7:15am until 10:15am. Incoming tide, clear water, ton of bait.
Managed 8 different species, all caught on live shrimp near the pilings/under the bridge: pinfish, greenbacks, sand perch, lizard fish, bluerunners, crevalle jacks, mangrove snapper and the 1 orange filefish. Lot of action.
Tried to cast a few free-lined pinfish out to the rock piles against the current with no luck. Pins kept swimming back to me and tiring out. Gave in and free-lined them through the openings under the closed bridge. Got 2 solid strikes from what I presume were gags. First one the hook didnt set and the pin got ripped off the hook after a 4-5 second fight. Second time the gag swam left and cut my braid off on the pilings..... ugh.
Took a break to go to the Rays game, ate some mangrove snapper and the filefish for dinner (tasted good, I like the snapper better) and ended up heading back down to the SSP to double dip at 10:30pm-12:30am with the same son who's love of fishing was reignited after the morning action. Another incoming tide that was absolutely ripping by the time we left. Couldn't come close to keeping a 3oz lead on the bottom. Only managed 2 mangrove snapper (1 keeper) and a ladyfish.
9 species for the day. No gags, but we had a ton of fun.
Managed 8 different species, all caught on live shrimp near the pilings/under the bridge: pinfish, greenbacks, sand perch, lizard fish, bluerunners, crevalle jacks, mangrove snapper and the 1 orange filefish. Lot of action.
Tried to cast a few free-lined pinfish out to the rock piles against the current with no luck. Pins kept swimming back to me and tiring out. Gave in and free-lined them through the openings under the closed bridge. Got 2 solid strikes from what I presume were gags. First one the hook didnt set and the pin got ripped off the hook after a 4-5 second fight. Second time the gag swam left and cut my braid off on the pilings..... ugh.
Took a break to go to the Rays game, ate some mangrove snapper and the filefish for dinner (tasted good, I like the snapper better) and ended up heading back down to the SSP to double dip at 10:30pm-12:30am with the same son who's love of fishing was reignited after the morning action. Another incoming tide that was absolutely ripping by the time we left. Couldn't come close to keeping a 3oz lead on the bottom. Only managed 2 mangrove snapper (1 keeper) and a ladyfish.
9 species for the day. No gags, but we had a ton of fun.