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HRBT-South, Sat
Was on the water at 0830 hrs at Willoughby Spit. Cloudy, overcast, 80's, and light/medium breeze. Current got fairly strong in the PM.
Was ready to quit after 3 pm, but a storm came by. It blew, it poured, it sprayed and it splashed. Kept me fishing under the bridge until it cleared, which was over an hour later, and it still sprinkled when I went in.
Anyway, caught black sea bass, a short flounder, and of course, lots of croakers and toads.
CBBT, Sun
Was on the water at 0630 hrs and caught the outgoing tide. Mostly sunny with some gray clouds (with some sprinkle). Much better day, but the winds, current and chops picked up in the PM. There were no other yakers out there, only a few boats.
Headed out toward the 1st island with clams and two dozen fiddlers. I fished at 15' to 35' depths, and after hours of fishing for sheeps, I caught croakers and toads. I was out of fiddlers and disappointed, so I tried for flounder a little while and caught only black sea bass and more croakers and toads. I did try for spades, but in the PM the wind picked up, current came up and the chops/swells were up 3+ feet. It was hard to fish the pilings so I didn't do much spade fishing.
Hey, Matt. No rule against ugly fish on the Leaderboard, right? So here's the largest toad (14") I ever caught.
Tried this rig (pic: 1 oz bell sinker with #4 hook for spades; #2/0 for sheeps; smaller sinker next to hook is 1/4 oz) for the first time. Worked well. Seemed more sensitive than the tandem rig I used last time.
See pic: That's how the fellow at Oceans East told me to hook the crabs
HRBT: 1st and 2nd pics
CBBT: 3rd and 4th pics
Was on the water at 0830 hrs at Willoughby Spit. Cloudy, overcast, 80's, and light/medium breeze. Current got fairly strong in the PM.
Was ready to quit after 3 pm, but a storm came by. It blew, it poured, it sprayed and it splashed. Kept me fishing under the bridge until it cleared, which was over an hour later, and it still sprinkled when I went in.
Anyway, caught black sea bass, a short flounder, and of course, lots of croakers and toads.
CBBT, Sun
Was on the water at 0630 hrs and caught the outgoing tide. Mostly sunny with some gray clouds (with some sprinkle). Much better day, but the winds, current and chops picked up in the PM. There were no other yakers out there, only a few boats.
Headed out toward the 1st island with clams and two dozen fiddlers. I fished at 15' to 35' depths, and after hours of fishing for sheeps, I caught croakers and toads. I was out of fiddlers and disappointed, so I tried for flounder a little while and caught only black sea bass and more croakers and toads. I did try for spades, but in the PM the wind picked up, current came up and the chops/swells were up 3+ feet. It was hard to fish the pilings so I didn't do much spade fishing.
Hey, Matt. No rule against ugly fish on the Leaderboard, right? So here's the largest toad (14") I ever caught.
Tried this rig (pic: 1 oz bell sinker with #4 hook for spades; #2/0 for sheeps; smaller sinker next to hook is 1/4 oz) for the first time. Worked well. Seemed more sensitive than the tandem rig I used last time.
See pic: That's how the fellow at Oceans East told me to hook the crabs
HRBT: 1st and 2nd pics
CBBT: 3rd and 4th pics
How big were the sea bass?
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