5/30 After Work

Don’t be afraid to change it up…

BOSN and I went out after work. At our first spot, a tide swept bank, we found a nice eddy where the current broke away from a point. BOSN was throwing a suspending lure and I chose a trout trick to see if one was preferred over the other.

Our first pass we each caught a trout. But on our second pass I cast into the rip and landed a hard fighting 25" red. We made a second pass after tagging it, and I yanked another out. BOSN casting in the same spots was empty handed at that point. He changed up to the TT and we pulled 10 reds out of that spot on them! What a blast.

Next example

Sundown, time for topwater. I threw my trusty skitterwalk and BOSN threw a bone spook jr. In the month of May that bone spook has been out fishing the skitter for some reason. I had a few half hearted swipes and a bluefish while BOSN tried the suspending lure. Then he brought out the spook and had 2 fish in 3 casts and the third cast had a blowup. My turn to change it up. Tied on the same lure and we bailed topwater fish for the next hour.

Moral: Don’t be afraid to experiment; it can turn a so-so day into a great day

Totals: 10 reds (tagged and released), 10 trout (most released, kept a few for dinner), 5 bluefish

19" Topwater Trout, full of roe, released


2000 SeaPr

Nice report. Good looking fish!

17.5 Searay

Optiker, your efforts inspire me to keep trying. Excellent report.

I’m quite sure you’re hiding a horseshoe on that boat somewhere.

Nice job!

Semper Fi
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Op,

I’m pretty sure you could catch fish with a piece of hotdog on your hook. Better yet, with a bare hook! Keep up the good work, man!


“I’m not a hundred percent in love with your tone right now…”

What an awesome trip. It’s satisfying when you have a plan in your head based on the conditions and it works. The Spook Jr. has definately been “money” this month.

Seafox 187CC

man what a night!! you were fishing the wando?

“Fish On”

Way to go Dave. Question, why are reds tagged and not trout? Just curious.

Is it luck or what?! Ha.

Doug, according to Robert Wiggers the trout do not have a high tag retention. Also their release mortality is higher than reds.


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I caught 75 Black Sea bass on bare hooks the last time I was out… :smiley:

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