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Post by calcolater on Jun 9, 2023 13:04:41 GMT -5
Last couple times I’ve gone out to the skyway I have caught absolutely nothing lol. Hoping to get out early morning well before sunrise to get a trolley set up, and get some macs. Fingers crossed there will be some action. Do you guys think the water is getting too warm now for kings and macs? Some sites are showing 80-82 for water temp.
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 9, 2023 14:56:58 GMT -5
Might be time to fish for mangos, my experience macks aren't very agressive in this blazing heat, at least not around those piers. I believe they move further up the bay as I have slayed them around the Gandy area in the middle of August
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Post by carlf on Jun 9, 2023 17:14:21 GMT -5
Might be time to fish for mangos, my experience macks aren't very agressive in this blazing heat, at least not around those piers. I believe they move further up the bay as I have slayed them around the Gandy area in the middle of August Yep, this is about the time of year I started catching lots of macs around the Gandy. And snapper too. |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 9, 2023 19:15:45 GMT -5
Always has been good fishing up there, it was a sad day when they closed/demolished the old bridge, those old catwalks are legendary. Picnic Island park is great for snook for shore fishermen
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Post by saltybass on Jun 9, 2023 19:33:12 GMT -5
Spanish are around from March through October. Try the entire length of the pier. Moving baits and a reaction bite tend to work well when it's warmer.
Trout and pompano might be in the shallower areas.
No reason to drive to the end as soon as you get there unless you're going for snapper or determined to set a trolley.
Looks like a decent incoming tide at sunrise. Definitely potential to catch something.
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Post by stuckintherocks on Jun 9, 2023 21:21:40 GMT -5
I tried pickin ssp apart the other night into the morning.. moon was huge but tide movin slow, and wind blowin against tide all night.. dam wind even switch directions with the tide.. lol it was real slow, no bait on the surface to cast net, sabikid some big greenies off bottom and I had a dozen live shrimp.. only managed a few grunts.. no snapper at all for me. Last week I made it outta work early enough to cast net baits off the flats on nsp and had a few tiny 3 inch mullet and tiger chubs… maan when I tell you I never had baits get ate so fast.. as soon as those little fish would hit the bottom they would get smashed.. managed a limit on snapper ranging 12-15in and got a small red and a small gag grouper within a hour n a half… beginning of incomin tide. They are there just bein picky, bait is important.
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Post by calcolater on Jun 9, 2023 22:30:42 GMT -5
I’ll head out early to set up at the end for a trolley. But maybe I’ll get a pre dawn Mac or blue runner.
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Post by stuckintherocks on Jun 9, 2023 23:30:30 GMT -5
I’ll head out early to set up at the end for a trolley. But maybe I’ll get a pre dawn Mac or blue runner. Let me know how that goes, I’ll do the same thing Tuesday morning. Although I do feel like the water is too warm for the kings, they were catching Bonita in may and everything does feel like it’s a little bit behind this year.. atleast that’s what I’ve been telling myself lol. But anything is worth a shot and at the very least there’s always a chance of a Lone Ranger kingfish or cobia that wandered just a little too close to the ole pier and can’t resist that blue runner .. |
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Post by calcolater on Jun 14, 2023 11:22:46 GMT -5
I’ll head out early to set up at the end for a trolley. But maybe I’ll get a pre dawn Mac or blue runner. Let me know how that goes, I’ll do the same thing Tuesday morning. Although I do feel like the water is too warm for the kings, they were catching Bonita in may and everything does feel like it’s a little bit behind this year.. atleast that’s what I’ve been telling myself lol. But anything is worth a shot and at the very least there’s always a chance of a Lone Ranger kingfish or cobia that wandered just a little too close to the ole pier and can’t resist that blue runner .. Sorry for the late follow up. Saturday was a bust for me. 1 legal mac (threw it back) caught by me, but they were getting in the early afternoon on cut bait. And some old jerk wad broke my castnet. I had set up on the corner on ssp, and I had my net out to catch bait, and these 3 Asian older folks just walked up and were fishing around all my gear, stepping on my net, (they broke the ring at the top of the net and ripped the netting) and tangling my gear up all day. As a PSA, if you see someone walking around on someone else’s stuff, tell them to F off. Cost me a $200 net because they had no sense of giving people space, and wanted to fish on my corner. |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 14, 2023 11:52:35 GMT -5
lol, seems like everyone wants that corner
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Post by stuckintherocks on Jun 14, 2023 18:09:27 GMT -5
That morning/early afternoon mack bite on cut bait seems oddly consistent, which I find a little strange due to the heat, and lack of Mack’s this year, seen some others say something similar and had some luck myself Tuesday morning.. no hits on jigs or spoons they want cut bait. The action is spotty as it seems they are traveling in pairs.. drift cut baits, wait a little while, hook a Mack which always has one single follower, get another bait out, hook another one, then wait a while again… that was my experience atleast. There was about a 30 minute window where the bites were consistent and every cast. This was all on ssp past the bait shop on incoming tide, saw a couple more once the water started moving on outgoing then action died completely around 2pm
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 14, 2023 20:14:12 GMT -5
Tough man if you can stand that heat at 2pm. Sunrise til 9am is my window, on a good day if I hit them early I'm done by 8. We've used the cut bait method many times, me, I like a bobber rig with a split shot to get deep fast, bigger macks. It's best if you have a couple buddies along, you got good coverage with that
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Post by calcolater on Jun 15, 2023 8:03:52 GMT -5
That morning/early afternoon mack bite on cut bait seems oddly consistent, which I find a little strange due to the heat, and lack of Mack’s this year, seen some others say something similar and had some luck myself Tuesday morning.. no hits on jigs or spoons they want cut bait. The action is spotty as it seems they are traveling in pairs.. drift cut baits, wait a little while, hook a Mack which always has one single follower, get another bait out, hook another one, then wait a while again… that was my experience atleast. There was about a 30 minute window where the bites were consistent and every cast. This was all on ssp past the bait shop on incoming tide, saw a couple more once the water started moving on outgoing then action died completely around 2pm I think that with the lack of rain we have had, the Mackerel can only come in when the cooler incoming tide is on. I’ve noticed that with rain cooling down the bay, more mackerel tend to be on the bite. |
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Post by calcolater on Jun 15, 2023 8:05:01 GMT -5
lol, seems like everyone wants that corner It’s a nice corner lol. Plus I set up trolley rigs, so I like the space. But I hate people that don’t understand FCFS. I don’t mind sharing, just ask lol. And stay off my crap lol |
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