Headed out to try some new locations. Wish we would’ve stayed with the “sure” thing. I am always torn between scouting for new locations or sticking with the proven ones. Anyway, ended up with alot of short seabass, ars, reds, trigger, & alot of the nasty sharpies. Kept 4 reds, 3 nice bass, 1 margate, 1 white grunt. Wasn’t the most productive day fishing but a great day on the water and spending quality time with the kids.
Sounds like a pretty good day to me!
Sounds like a great day to me too!!!
nothing is better than quality time with the kids!
it’s tough being a gamecock fan!
what are “reds”?
Probably should have clarified with the many Reds out there, but these were porgy.
Also, my son tried the bean bag for the first time, said it was awesome and he did look cozy.
Red Porgy, gotcha. For your decision on scouting vs “sure thing”, most experienced captains do a little of both on every trip out. Scouting is a lot of fun and the only way to really build up your book of numbers. Also, when you hit big on a new scout spot it is very rewarding. I can tell you that as a diver, when we find something new and it pans out, it’s much more fun than seeing something that you have already dove before. But every once in a while we put on our fins and dive on a school of bait. As a fisherman though, finding bait offshore like that when you have a few sabikis on board can be pretty nice too. The same goes for fishing. I would rather fish a new spot and catch half the fish then fish on a “sure thing” knowing that I can add a new spot to my book and eventually it might hold a ton of nice fish.
Most of the time, when we bottom fish or dive, we hit anywhere from 3-4 spots in one day to 12+ spots in one day. If we see something interesting on the way to one of the “sure thing” spots which are never really a sure thing anyway, we’ll try it out. You should always scout out at least 2-3 new spots each day. The ocean is full of good bottom out there and when you start scouting, you get to the point that you get new marks faster than you can scout them out.
Great advise, thanks for the input!