I have been out to the shipping channel and have found spanish in the early morning which was a lot of fun. What’s the story with spanish mackerel at the north end of castle pickney? I always hear people saying “you will see so many spanish you will step on them” but I have not had any real luck with them yet there.
Any advice on the best spots in the harbor to locate spanish in the warm months? North point of castle pickney island near the markers?
How about other harbor locations?
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Originally posted by kiblerws… I always hear people saying “you will see so many spanish you will step on them”…
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Fishing is as exciting as golf… unless you exaggerate.During the warm months, keep a light spinning rod at the ready with a Gotcha plug on the end of your line, at the ready. The best way to catch spanish is with good eye sight. They blow up quickly and for short periods. They are a “run and gun” fish.
Hottest months in May to July? Is that pretty much the consensus?
Nah, they’ll be in until at least September, maybe October.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Last time I went out for them I used a 30 lb fluorocarbon leader because I was told they were leader shy. I used to use wire leaders in the gulf which is a lot clearer water. The spanish I saw last summer here in the shipping channel were eating anything in sight. I literally dropped a gotcha lure in the water to straighten out my line and a spanish ran under the boat and nailed it.
I can use 40lb fluoro if needed, or may go back to straight wire as to not lose as many gotchas!
It may sound crazy but what does a gotcha plug look like, I hear people talking about them all the time
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous
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Cliff
2006 pioneer 197 SF 150 4s
I am no expert on spanish fishing (hence my initial post!) but I do like the gotchas foa lot of reasons.
drawbacks- they have 2 treble hooks. sometimes you get in the thick of things with spanish, and if you net one, you are having to try to dig out several hooks out of their toothy little mouths and inevitably the other treble is all hooked into your landing net. you can remove the front treble hook which may not be a bad call.
Have seen a few busting at daybreak this year behind the castle on falling tide. Have seen far more blues than spanish there so far but have seen some nice 20 to 24" spanish as well mixed in. A falling tide early morning or late evening is typically best
Falling tide in the rip on the west end of castle - if their not busting on the top, troll your plug.
240 0utrage 250 verado
I usually fish with braid. What sort of leader do you all recommend? I was thinking 50lb mono tied to the braid with a uni knot. Last time I used swivels, they were hitting the swivel and cutting the entire leader (and plug) off.
Was out at shipping channel today. A little windy and about 3 ft rollers coming in. After not seeing any birtds we moved to the castle about 1030-am. High tide was around 515 am. Bluefish everywhere - no Spanish but the blues were almost every cast!
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Originally posted by kiblerwsWas out at shipping channel today. A little windy and about 3 ft rollers coming in. After not seeing any birtds we moved to the castle about 1030-am. High tide was around 515 am. Bluefish everywhere - no Spanish but the blues were almost every cast!
I think we saw y’all. I tried trolling clark spoons and got nada. I think we keep seeing you throw stuff back in the pond. I gonna get me some gotcha’s and see if they improve my luck, 'cause I’m zero-for-lost count on catching spanish.
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~my dad
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Look for the "spanish"birds.The old guys know what I mean.LOL
Stonoman
The blues were thick. And ribbonfish… Great times on light tackle. Too bad they weren’t spanish or we’d have loaded the cooler. Blues any good for king mackerel bait?
Them spanish birds were working out here in Port Royal sound on saturday off of Dolphin head park on a rip and we pulled up on the sand bar, dropped the power poles, and got on some spanish action saturday before we got blown out by that front. Too much wind for the z21 Intracoastal, had to head back inshore. Can’t wait to get back out there. They’ll eat a pop-r and bang o lure too. 
Chuck D - Hilton Head, SC
Ranger z21 Intracoastal
Merc 250 ProXS
Power Pole Pro’s x2
Lowrance Gen2