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.
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.
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