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Post by shot33gun9 on Jul 24, 2023 18:09:14 GMT -5
I know not everyone will agree, but the wind is your best friend when fishing for macks. When the bay is like glass I will never mack fish, I'm just not good enough to catch them on those picture perfect days, however I know a few guys that can slam them when there is no wind. I'm talking spoon slinging just to narrow it down. I love a good NW or NE wind that disturbs the surface and creates some short chop.....perfect!
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Post by carlf on Jul 24, 2023 18:47:55 GMT -5
I've seen it both ways. I've seen clear calm days with a good current and the macs were on fire at Desoto.
And I've fished in rain squalls with lots of wind and waves and it was cast and catch.
Just depends on if the fish are there.
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jul 24, 2023 19:12:47 GMT -5
On fire huh? Very well then, if it is that hot out there I would know about it.
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Post by carlf on Jul 24, 2023 19:45:30 GMT -5
"Biting like crazy" might be a better description.
Hard to light a fish on fire when it's wet
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jul 24, 2023 20:12:14 GMT -5
Gotcha... I've always considered those piers beginners piers, where folks go to develop their skills and eventually gain the courage to start fishing the Skyway piers where they will be in awe of what they see. It's the big league of pier fishing IMO.
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Post by carlf on Jul 24, 2023 20:30:44 GMT -5
I consider Gulf State Park, Pensacola and Navarro the big league.
Those are the piers where on the right days in late spring to early summer, 20-50 kings will be landed.
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jul 24, 2023 21:04:51 GMT -5
Yeah, they are so thick there even I could catch one. King Mackerel suicide does not excite me, skyway piers are way more challenging
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Post by fishsci on Jul 24, 2023 21:07:00 GMT -5
It is not the wind alone that can make mackerel fishing more productive. On a windy day the wind stirs up the water and makes it less clear (more turbid). Mackerel have very keen eyesight, and when it is very calm and the water is very clear, they can more easily see your leader and probably detect that your spoon is not really a real baitfish. On the other hand, there are times when the water is very clear, but there are so many mackerel moving through, they are easy to catch -- just because there are so many of them around. On the upper Gulf coast, the water is very clear most of the time during the summer mackerel season, so the latter case exists.
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