Went to the north side of folly yesterday (11/2) and fished cut shrimp, mullet and whiting. Lots of small fish chewed up the mullet. I guess small blues. More small hits on the shrimp but picked up 2 whiting. Cut up the whiting for nothing.
I only use one rod and always hold on since I don’t want to miss a strike. I find you have to pick through a lot of small fish when using the shrimp. One of these days i will connect.
Sounds like the black drum get going in November and the bull reds start to move offshore with the dropping water temps. It still feels warm so I am sure they are around. Cacth em up!
Black drum are here. Check out DParker’s most recent post.
Should be getting time for the big whiting this month too. 
Jack Taylor
Still plenty of Bull reds around, first couple of weeks of November my history shows is good fishing go get um:smiley: Big chunks of mullet, whiting ,crabs or blues will all produce. Hit beach at low tide, find bars, troughs fish the incoming tide and action is usually best for first couple of hours then dies down a bit, but can still produce so stick it out and bus um up, For black drum see Mr Parkers post like Jack said, welcome to the sight.
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Originally posted by surfonensb
I only use one rod and always hold on since I don’t want to miss a strike…
I’ll have at least 3 rods, 2 if it’s a a brand new spot, alows for quicker movement. Normally 4. (On ocassion 6 [:0] ) 2 small rigs, 2 bigger. In the summer months 3 small rigs, all the same. Rods stay in the spikes 100% of the time, lines tight. When I say “small” would be hook size. I really only use 3 or 4 different hooks. 2 sizes of j-hooks #4 & #2, 2 circles 3/0 & 6/0, on two different rigs.
Small J-hooks for me 95% of the time, if a fish can get in its mouth, it gets hooked.
Don’t underestimate to power of the skrimps. The last two Reds I hooked, both 30"+, were on half a shrimp. Remember too, if your gettin’ bites, you are in the right spot.