headed out of charleston harbor before sunrise. After fighting the container ships we made out way to the charleston 60 reef. fished around there for about an hour with not much luck. then I decided to head about 6 miles southeast and found some live bottom. after drifting around for about half an hour i found a spot that seemed very hot. after finally getting anchored in the right spot it was ON. for about three hours we were pulling in 2 and 3 BSB in at a time per rod the second that we got the lines down. most were small but it didnt take too long to fill the cooler with a limit of legal sized BSB. we started to lose count after a while but we estimated that we easily caught in the triple digits of BSB.
In your second picture, the snap holding the bottom fish is unsnapped. Just an observation…that happens a lot with those rigs you are using.
Learn to tie a drooper loop rig and you’ll catch bigger BSB without all the hassles of the snaps.
It’s really easy to tie, once you learn to tie the drooper loop, you can tie one in less time than it takes to untangle one of those store bought rigs.
Thanks RDW, that rig was giving me problems all day. normally i do tie my own rigs, but i got lazy this time…and i got what i deserved, i lost a good one because of that snap. it then immediately got taken off and thrown in the trash can.
Nothing like an easy day of seabass fishing! Glad you were able to get out there and enjoy it. Also, good job on looking around and scouting a new area. It’s always nice when you find a good, new spot.
I’m pretty sure those count as circle hooks for the Scdnr. The picture angle just makes them look different, but when I saw them my first thought was they were octopus hooks. However, it is my understanding that they are not “tournament” circle hooks because they are offset. I’m pretty sure the Scdnr does not require circle hooks to be non-offset because it doesn’t say it on their rules/regs pdf
as evidenced by the fish y’all are holding, those circle hooks are doing a good job of not gut hooking the fish.
thanks G2G. i dont have the newest equipment so it can be difficult finding new spots. im looking forward to trying that spot out again in the future and seeing if they stick around there or if i just got lucky.
I’m pretty sure those count as circle hooks for the Scdnr. The picture angle just makes them look different, but when I saw them my first thought was they were octopus hooks. However, it is my understanding that they are not “tournament” circle hooks because they are offset. I’m pretty sure the Scdnr does not require circle hooks to be non-offset because it doesn’t say it on their rules/regs pdf
as evidenced by the fish y’all are holding, those circle hooks are doing a good job of not gut hooking the fish.
1) It's not an SCDNR law. It's federal. So, it might not be in the SCDNR rules\regs.
2) You are correct. Doesn't matter if it's offset or non-offset. Both are legal...
3) FYI - Has to be "non-stainless" though...
I’m pretty sure those count as circle hooks for the Scdnr. The picture angle just makes them look different, but when I saw them my first thought was they were octopus hooks. However, it is my understanding that they are not “tournament” circle hooks because they are offset. I’m pretty sure the Scdnr does not require circle hooks to be non-offset because it doesn’t say it on their rules/regs pdf
as evidenced by the fish y’all are holding, those circle hooks are doing a good job of not gut hooking the fish.
1) It's not an SCDNR law. It's federal. So, it might not be in the SCDNR rules\regs.
2) You are correct. Doesn't matter if it's offset or non-offset. Both are legal...
3) FYI - Has to be "non-stainless" though...
I dont think they make the octopus hook in stainless do they?
I’m pretty sure those count as circle hooks for the Scdnr. The picture angle just makes them look different, but when I saw them my first thought was they were octopus hooks. However, it is my understanding that they are not “tournament” circle hooks because they are offset. I’m pretty sure the Scdnr does not require circle hooks to be non-offset because it doesn’t say it on their rules/regs pdf
as evidenced by the fish y’all are holding, those circle hooks are doing a good job of not gut hooking the fish.
1) It's not an SCDNR law. It's federal. So, it might not be in the SCDNR rules\regs.
2) You are correct. Doesn't matter if it's offset or non-offset. Both are legal...
3) FYI - Has to be "non-stainless" though...
I dont think they make the octopus hook in stainless do they?
I have no idea. Just stating the rules for people so they know. I think stainless hooks are junk anyway and would never buy them intentionally.
That area is loaded with small fish. Find just the right spot and you will get on some bigger ones.
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yeah I was thinking of moving around a bit to try and find the bigger ones, but the guy i brought on board was his first time bottom bumping offshore so we were just having fun on the hot bite. that was the probably one of the only times ive been out and caught nothing but BSB one after another like that.
