Gigging 7/23

The water clairty wasnt that great and the wind fairly strong coming out of the worst possible direction. it was pretty slow going we picked at the fish untill 12:30 and wound up 2 spotails and 9 flounder.

We’re heading down this weekend and are thinking about going Friday night. Any suggestions on where we should try? We went last year and tried the yacht basin, but the water clarity was terrible that particular night.

Upstate just try to find an area with a good many oysters and bait. The water around oyster beds is usually pretty clear and the flunder are much eaiser to see when there laying on oysters.

Hey Edisto82 where were ya’ll?

Palmetto Bug
Advanced Member

539 Posts
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 11:30:55 AM

To me, the biggest sign of a rookie is one who gives the locations ON THE INTERNET of where fish were caught. I know we’re all here to help each other but giving locations on the internet, even general locations, puts undue pressure on the spot. We have many examples, Grillage, Marker 55, Morgan Creek, Behind IOP, Dynamite Hole, etc. Even posting supposedly well known spots keeps the pressure on them. It doesn’t hurt a newbie to have to learn to find their own spots and it certainly does no good to the resource to post it on a billboard.

Cyber scouters are lazy, just like guide followers. They do not appreciate what it takes to locate fish and they have similar lack of respect for the resource that the rest of us work so hard to protect. If you want to give out your best spots, do it via email or invite them to fish with you but don’t advertise it to the world. You have no control over who uses the information if you post it so publically. The more crowded our local waters get, the more important it is to keep your spots secret.

End of rant.


Edited by - Palmetto Bug on 07/20/2007 11:33:54 AM

SportinLife
Intermediate Member

75 Posts
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 11:40:08 AM

i second that palmetto bug

Sportin Life if you agree with palmetto bug why are you asking me where i gig? Just get out there on night and start looking youll find some eventually

Hack
I have been gigging with you before

Wasn’t looking for an exact spot just a general area

I am on my way down there tonight to do some gigging myself and i was
just trying to get an idea for which areas were out of the wind

Not trying to find your honey hole buddy

You will never find me giving away any fishing holes i only point people in the right direction when they have a valid question.

I guess i should have worded my question a little differently.

Sorry about that. i dont you screen name on this site call my cell and ill let you know 843 209 6693

I agree with Edisto/Palmetto. I am sick of people giving exact coordinates on where to go…

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.”
Will Rogers

yeah yeah edisto82 is a friend of mine and i was tryin to pick his brain on which way to go. nobody was going to broadcast anything trust me

speaking of the dynamite hole, does anyone have the coordinates, i went up from charleston a few weeks ago, drove around for a while in bulls bay, but i could not find that deep water

Harry Sea. Thats how I roll.

hilarious

Will did yaull stick any last night

I know it seems like a smartass question, but im serious?

Harry Sea. Thats how I roll.

quote:
Originally posted by Harris Eckstrom

I know it seems like a smartass question, but im serious?

Harry Sea. Thats how I roll.


The only dynamite hole that I know of is before the jetties in the charleston harbor.

Yeah we ended up going at folly though. I think we had about 5 or 6. I know one was well over 4 lbs though.

glad yaull got some i think were going to try them again tonight. Ill let you know how we do.

Hack, you know you aint no real redneck til you gigged a deer

Jimbo

18’ Grady White
“Rebel Ryder”

speaking of which, one of my buddies wanted me to gig a cow while we were gigging catfish on the lake near a pasture haha. i didnt

Harry Sea. Thats how I roll.

Cows? Heck, gig a BULL…now THAT would be a challenge!!:smiley:


Just trying to learn every bit I can about saltwater fishing…

quote:
Originally posted by edistojimbo

Hack, you know you aint no real redneck til you gigged a deer

Jimbo

18’ Grady White
“Rebel Ryder”


Haha Jimbo thats too funny

I remember that night well