swaddict

Heading out this Saturday on my brothers Competition, anyone else heading out? What's biting?

KGonzalez23

Heading out tomorrow. Hoping to hook something big. Taking my 15 year old out for his first trip.

J Lightning

How did you guys do?

jfleenor17

I fished friday, we went 2 for 2 on wahoo and had a handful of triggers and porgys on the bottom.

KGonzalez23

Steady caught 7 hours worth of large fat and hefty ARS.

Caught a nice size cobia but accidentally cut the line with the gaff.

Threw a large grunt free lining and had something completely spool my Penn spinning real with 80 lb power pro.

A few keeper sea bass.

All in all a good day

edgester

Made it out both Saturday 11/19 and 11/26.

Worked the party grounds and ended up with 4 smoker kings on the 19th and 3 on the 26th. All in 88-93 feet. Got a couple around 3.8 knots and a few around 2.5 Seemed like they wanted it a bit slower.

Pulling #3 planers with split tail mullet on the corners and ballyhoo with chugger heads of the riggers and shotgun. 5 of the fish were off the planers and the other 2 off the shotgun.

Had a few other knockdowns that were short strikes with the bait chewed off behind that last hook. Will probably add stingers next time.

This past Saturday we found a weed line about 2 miles long on the north side of the East Ridge. A few birds working it and a few bait fish. Worked it pretty hard but came up with nothing. Pretty disappointing.

I wanted to run out to the Steeples but it was a slow go with a head sea and the guys I was with wanted to get lines in the water. Compromises I guess...

Was happy to get the kings for the smoker though.
Smoked fish chunks and fish dip for Thanksgiving...nothing better.

edgester

J...where did ya find the wahoo?

jfleenor17

We were highspeeding between the Steeples and 28 most of the day basically straight off and worked a little north.

SlipperyWhenWet

Damn wind has picked up. Hopefully it lays down before the weekend. I'm itching to run offshore. Got some serious stud wahoo this time last year. I would like a repeat!

edgester

Thanks. Knew we should have run out there past Saturday. Like SWW and the rest of us...waiting again for the wind to lay down. Doesn't look like it's gonna get there this weekend.

BottomPicker

Pretty snotty out there now.

Sprockets

Here's a bump for this thread.

Didn't go offshore today, but fished the south side of the inlet with blue crabs looking for a red or black drum. Nothing even at the slack tide. Fished under the bridges in NSB and put my GF's son on a few nice sheepsheads. That's it for the day. Really quiet and the wind was howling. North Causeway ramp only had about 15 trailers.

BottomPicker

Thanks for keeping it going Jeff

jfleenor17

Decided to brave it yesterday, it was rough but ended up with 2 nice wahoo both around 60.

swaddict

took the family out for a boat ride yesterday and the guys fishing under the North Causeway said the Sheeps were biting. Glad you got a few

edgester

Well done. Stayed home this weekend. Saturday didn't look as bad as they were predicting but decided not to go.

Today is looking tempting...damn work. Maybe slide out after lunch for a few hours.

spraynet 1

Curious as to where you get your blue crabs and how do you fish them?
I.e.: remove both claws, legs, swim paddles, etc?

Sprockets

38 Bait behind Merk's. Cut off the claws, split in half, hook through bottom. They are quick and aggressive until those claws are gone! Fished on the bottom with 2oz lead above a swivel.

edgester

Have you ever used the hook laid across the shell held in place by a rubber band? Heard about it a while ago but have never fished with crabs before.

KGonzalez23

Was planing another Friday trip as yesterday said 2 to 3 ft seas.

Just checked again and now jumped 4 to 6 for Friday, the day I took off.

Wednesday calling for 1 to 2 though. Just my luck.

May have to travel to the West Coast