I have been fishing an area that has two humps, don’t know the offical terms, but I can read, which is good for a Florence County boy. In front of these humps, there is a steep drop off, that is like a ditch. Where do you guys like to place your bait, in the ditch, on the bump, or behind it? Thank you.
Generally the “ditch” is going to be a highway for bait fish, and the fish that feed on them. The waves should be breaking on top of the “humps”, so you might find whiting, spot, pompano feeding in the breakers/suds. If there is a break in the humps where the water is washing out of the ditch into the ocean you may find fish feeding where the bait fish get washed out from the ditch. So, the answer is…try all three places and see what works. Different species will be feeding different spots, and depending on the tides and how the water is moving you may find fish in any of the three spots.
All of the above is right on. Just to add something from my experience…on the hump will be the smaller fish (pomp, spot, whiting). Between the humps you get some with a litle more size, and beyond the last hump right in the mouth of the ditch washout is where the bigger reds and sharks tend to be. All areas will produce fish depending on tide movement. If you fish the hump closest to the beach try to find the area with the most sand fleas and cast right into the suds straight from there. Spots and pompano will be feeding in that area. Both are schooling fish so if you get on them you can usually catch a few in a short time.
Thanks guys, I have done pretty well lately, but I still have a lot to learn. Never hurts to ask for help/advice. I need to find where the water is washing back into the ocean, is there something to look for on the water that will show where this is?
Here in myrtle iusually look for the “dirty” water where the waves kinda converge and stir up the sand on the outwash. Usually its a pretty noticable riptide. Also waves break when the depth of the water is less than the height of the wave, so the slough should be where the waves are breaking on each side from the shallower sand bar but not over the deeper area. Once you see it once it is fairly easy to spot from there on out. Towards the end of the falling tide the sand bar can be exposed on each side of the slough which makes it very easy to spot.
Look for the “ditch” at low tide when the sandbars are visible. Find where it flows into deeper water and bullseye. Thats where to fish.