I have little experience fishing salt water and have a new 20 ft. boat to fish the jetties since I have heard so much about all the fish there. I want to catch fish to eat and am not interested in catching fish too large to keep. I want some info on what kinds of bait and for which fish to try for. Any kinds of fish that taste good. I figure cut mullet,shrimp, and grubs. I know almost nothing about trolling. If anyone wants a free fishing trip and can show me what I’m doing send me a pm.
This place has a ton of good info about the jetties in the forum archives. I’d also recommend that you check out several of the fishing clubs were you can meet with people and get advice.
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1 - 1 year old (fishing maniac)
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ECFC
Thanks. I’ll do that.
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Originally posted by CraigThanks. I’ll do that.
There’s a good number of fishing clubs around, I know a few guys that are members to more than one club. All offer a lot of good advice. Years ago when I discovered this website I asked a very similar question and was invited to attend an East Cooper Fishing Club meeting and I’ve been a member ever since and made a lot of good friends.
Find some clubs in this part of CF.com
http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=4
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
190cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 19 year old (boy of leisure)
1 - 1 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)
ECFC
It took a while, but I found my post from ECFC…I think I posted it here back in 2013…You can buy me a beer someday. 
Last night while looking for information on the jetties and looking for a map or any images of the north jetties near the green can at the Dynamite Hole channel, I came across this article someone had reposted on CF.com. There’s some really good info in this one.
This is a copied and pasted story from the Charleston Angler, 2008, the pictures and maps did not copy. The info is great.
Enjoy.
Cover story
Why Fishing The Jetties Rocks
by Daniel Nussbaum
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Photo by Alan Hawes
The Post and Courier
Early fall is a fine time at the rocks
The rod bowed sharply in the rod holder and the reels drag began scream. My wife Allison grabbed the 20-pound class boat rod and braced herself for the powerful run as the redfish muscled toward the rocks just 30 feet astern.
After an intense few minutes of pumping and winding, Allison led the fish boatside, where I latched onto its lower jaw with a Boga Grip and lifted it aboard. After a quick measurement and photograph, she eased the red drum back into the water for a clean release. At 29 inches and nearly 10 pounds, this was Allison?s largest red drum to date. Mission accomplished.
Only we weren?t done yet. Over the next hour, Allison caught her biggest redfish ever five more times, finishing off the day with a beautiful 42 inch fish that she battled for nearly 15 minutes. As quickly as we could lob our live menhaden baits toward the edge of the jetties, we found ourselves tight to big bull redfish. In the midst of constant double-headers, we lost count of the number of fish we caught and released that afternoon. The wide open redfish blitz that mid-September afternoon was interrupted only by a five pound flounder that accompanied us home for dinner that evening.
Two weeks later found us back at the same spot on the south jetty at daybreak, this time ar
Thanks a bunch for all this good info. I’m not sure I’m ready to handle the jetties yet.
It may be marked at bull reds, but the ideas translate across to keepers.
Excellent thread and excellent article. I wish I had seen it before I was out there last Friday! Flat calm with a strong current, I anchored my 17’ Whaler at the inside bend close to Dynamite Hole in about 15-20 ft depth. Fished a TroutEye and ZMan and got a slot Red and a decent Trout, both released. Was fun! Lots of casting… casted up-current as close to the rocks as I could, swam it along with the current and repeated (often!). Had I read this thread before my trip I would have set up differently!
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Originally posted by 23SailfishSo that’s where the grillage is!!!
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I thought that was just the name of goldielocks’ pathfinder.
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