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First trip - Covid Therapy

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Capt13
Capt13FREE2020#1
I made my first trip of the year today. Launched at the second ramp in Stony Brook Harbor. High tide, went all the way up in the back and spent some time in a couple of favorite areas. No Bass for me. I did hook a ~16" fluke on a 6" broken back Chicken Scratch Gags Grabber. Barbs all crushed, one head shake at the boat is all it took to free itself. Bright blue skys, light breeze wasn't the best set up. On the way back to the ramp, the wind came up and sky clouded over. Had to try one last thing. Set up a drift on the main channel with the outgoing tide. I landed a fish or had a blowup on each drift on a new to me top water bait. Landed a half dozen 14" to 24". Boat ran great and it was awesome to catch them on topwater !



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CaptainOriginal Crew2,530 postsSince 2018
Roccus7
Roccus7MOD2020#2
Lots of folks poo-poo topwaters early in the season. They're my go-to in estuaries, just about all season!!
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,694 postsSince 2018
cany
canyMOD2020#3
Nice Capt was a nice day to be out there
AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018
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TonyTFREE2020#4
Tues evening trolled mojo between 32a and weather buoy 50-60ft - marked plenty of bait and some fish but no takers

Yesterday evening trolled mojo off of Greenwich Pt. 30-40 ft - again bait some fish marked but no takers

all bait was around 20-25ft nothing on the surface and no birds

Water temp 48-50 degrees
Deckhand5 postsSince 2020

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