Night Tide

1,347 views·4 replies·by Flukemaster19
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Unfortunately I wasn't able to take advantage of the incredible weather the past couple of days, but I did sneak out with a couple of friends to fish some structure on a windless night. Headed to the spot at slack tide with 2 dozen eels ready to go.

For the first hour of fishing we hardly had any water movement as the tide was still changing, We had a couple bites and dropped a few fish. Once the tide transitioned the bite turned on and for the first hour or so of the incoming tide we boated a dozen bass or so with 1 slot sized keeper. As the tide progressed, the current proved too quick, the bite died and we called it a night. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out and I'm looking forward to the next few weeks as the season winds down. Hope to give a blackfish report soon.

Tight Lines
Deckhand42 postsSince 2020
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DocNYFREE2020#2
Sounds about right. Been getting plenty of short tog and bass, but the action has been good. Hopefully it continues for a few more weeks.
Deckhand6 postsSince 2020
Roccus7
Roccus7MOD2020#3
Remember 30 or so years ago when live lining small blackfish was the best daytime striper bait? But those bass were no fools, if you tried fishing a black after dark there was no action, but then we'd switch to eels...
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,694 postsSince 2018
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chunksterFREE2020#4
a bergal or cunner is a good bait. It's also good for stripping too.
Ready available around the rocks with porgy hooks and a touch
of clam.
Captain1,969 postsSince 2020
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Interestingly, the keeper bass had a red hake? Some kind of ling in its stomach. Didn't look digested so it must've been right before it was caught. Always interesting to see what these fish are eating.
Deckhand42 postsSince 2020

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