BB - 8/12/12 :: Small chatterbait rock and a bunker fish

[chex]

I launched from SPSP at 4pm on Sunday. The weather was great and the bay relatively smooth. I thought for sure I was going to catch a big rockfish.

I jigged the western side pilings with a 6" chartreuse BKD... I jigged, jigged, jigged, jigged... nada.

I trolled some xraps all the way to the eastern side... nada.

I jigged some more... jigged, jigged, jigged... nada!



The sun was setting, so I started heading back west. I trolled 2 xraps and a chatterbait tipped with a bkd. BAM! Fish on the chatterbait... eh, only a 12" striper. A few minutes later, again, on the chatterbait. 12"er. And again... and finally a 16"er. I ended up catching 4 small stripers.








And then something bigger hit the chatterbait. I thought I had my keeper... It was the best fight of the day and turned out to be... a freaking 12" snagged menhaden!! My first bunker.




I was having more luck at the BB in the spring... not so much this summer... only dinks so far. Ugh.

[surfdog]

thanks for the report. i never did have much luck on the west side except for the rock piles and around the lighthouse. a lot of work for little return

[DanMarino]

I'll try trolling a chatterbait the next time out out at the local reservoir. I've got some perfect flukes to attach as trailers.

[ictalurus]

Looks like the bunker was bigger than the stripers you caught. At least you got some cool pics of the bridge even if the fishing was slow.

[Shield]

At least you were able to get out and didn't get skunked.