Had Capt. Mike and the Chef aboard today for a really good bite at my usual deep environs, doing my best to keep away from the armada. My "strategery" paid off well, with 11 quality keepers to a 28", 8lbs5oz bruiser for Capt. Mike. The fish hit in bunches, with up to an hour between mini-blitzes. Mike was real happy with his biggie. I was real happy for him, plus the fact that despite being over the "evil sh!t" all day, I didn't lose a single rig. That almost never happens. Win - Win!
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
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could not pass up the perfect ocean,,did a quick trip to deep fluke grounds... fishing solo today I had two quick keepers & one more for the day ..I dropped some monster fish ...they are down there go get em...I had rubber hooks today,,Man they were heavy big head shakes pulling drag & gone ,,, reel up cleaned out gulp strip bait gone clean jigs ...
good news parts are in for the big boat..cant wait had enough of the 22ft,,to old for it...it rides beautiful for a 22 but I need heavy 10 tons vs 2.5 tons ,,
good news parts are in for the big boat..cant wait had enough of the 22ft,,to old for it...it rides beautiful for a 22 but I need heavy 10 tons vs 2.5 tons ,,
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CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
Couldn't agree more! I've been seeing more reports over the past two weeks about high quality fluke coming over the rails. I'm toying with either going back out of Jones Inlet or going to the Sound. I'll have my two young sons and I think a friend and his sons will come too, so it may be a bit of a trek to venture out into the open ocean for a leisurely family trip. Any thoughts?
You'll catch that REALLY big girl next time!
You'll catch that REALLY big girl next time!
Deckhand8 postsSince 2021
Had Capt. Mike aboard today on the JI deep grounds. We saw a TON of 18-18.75” shorties with Four keeps for the box. Also a limit of big biscuits. Zero drift all morning had us using the spinning gear to get a little “motion in our ocean.” I also dropped two real quality fish late today, when the breeze FINALLY materialized - just part of the jigging game. Had a good friend take a 2-man limit on a local “inshore” reef - so the bite there was much better than we saw, for keepers, at least.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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I had one yesterday I couldn't get off the bottom..felt the head shakes pull down's and just for a second lifted it ..and GONE !!!!
fish 1 me 0
fish 1 me 0
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CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
Sux when that happens. But it does happen so often that it has become a philosophical thing for me. If its meant to be, its meant to be. The problem is that there's no way of knowing exactly how well hooked a jigged fish actually is. Or if its even hooked fair, in the mouth. Meh, that's what keeps us coming back, I guess. In any case, I'm nearly as happy when one of my crew gets a big one as I am when I box it. Never though that would be the case, but it is. . .
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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I went through three packs of grubs in less than four hours,,not to many with the tails bitten off but gone...you know the fish are big when they bite the fluke belly in half ,.most of the time they just chew it up,,,
till next time..I also had a friend fish inshore reef ..two man limit but nothing BIG!!!!
till next time..I also had a friend fish inshore reef ..two man limit but nothing BIG!!!!
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CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
I had one yesterday I couldn't get off the bottom..felt the head shakes pull down's and just for a second lifted it ..and GONE !!!!
fish 1 me 0
George R. Scocca
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
When you are jigging, how light / heavy is your jighead? In a 1mph drift in 60 feet of water, i've gone as light as 2 oz. It helps with the sensitivity of feeling the bottom vs a real thud. I scope out a bit, but if I control how fast I'm lowering the the jighead down it helps keep it under the boat, to an extent. This is my way of fishing at least... which means its probably the wrong way 🙂
Deckhand8 postsSince 2021
I like to use no more lead than it takes to keep the rig as close to vertical as possible. Its great when we can use 2oz in 60-80', but "those" days are not really all that common. Try throwing your rig up ahead of your drift, which along with a properly-sized drift sock will really help on less than ideal days.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
I agree with Lep here. As light as possible to hold and feel bottom. The drift sock is a must have, but we have seen many boaters using a sock when it's not needed. The rule of thumb is 1-1.5 knots on the drift. But there are times they will bite a faster moving bait.
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,174 postsSince 2018
I greatly prefer 0.7-1knot. Faster than that in deeper water and the weight requirement climbs. Regarding the use of a drift sock - useless if the fast drift is tidal - its only for those times the breeze is pushing.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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At the risk of upsetting folks here, this where a trolling motor really shines. Yes, it makes tog fishing so much easier but I can deploy mine in almost any drift condition and change an 8 or 10 ounce chicken rig set up into a 2 ounce bucktail set up.
The opening comment about upsetting folks is slightly in jest. A ton of commercial guys (typically the larger charters and party boats) look at TMs with disgust. It’s saved many a trip for me….
The opening comment about upsetting folks is slightly in jest. A ton of commercial guys (typically the larger charters and party boats) look at TMs with disgust. It’s saved many a trip for me….
MateOriginal Crew137 postsSince 2019
If I could figure out how to mount one on my boat, I’d strongly consider one.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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If I could figure out how to mount one on my boat, I’d strongly consider one.
MateOriginal Crew137 postsSince 2019
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I would need a diesel powered one ..
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CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
There’s a new-ish Steiger 28 running around my area that seems to never pull up his big, long trolling motor, while on the grounds. I would have thought this would eventually bend the body tube. But what do I know, never having been on a boat that utilizes one.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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I talked to a guy in MTK had one on a 31 steiger new boat said it works well..But again about half the weight & not as deep as my boat..so Im SOL ..
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CaptainOriginal Crew1,185 postsSince 2019
At the risk of upsetting folks here, this where a trolling motor really shines. Yes, it makes tog fishing so much easier but I can deploy mine in almost any drift condition and change an 8 or 10 ounce chicken rig set up into a 2 ounce bucktail set up.
The opening comment about upsetting folks is slightly in jest. A ton of commercial guys (typically the larger charters and party boats) look at TMs with disgust. It’s saved many a trip for me….
Obviously your results speak for themselves, John. Way to go using the latest technology to your advantage!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
Prior to the late-morning elevated breeze against tide situation effectively ending what was a very successful early morning bite, Chef Ken, George and I had real nice fishing on the deep bottom. First drift at least 8 shorties and two for the box, including my season-best 7lb specimen. And so it went thru the morning, with us putting a total of 7 fish in the Coleman - only one of which needed measuring. A 5+, a couple of 4's and the rest in the 20-22" range. As always we all dropped some nice fish, especially later on, when the conditions went to hell. There certainly are some nice ones swimming around our waters right now.
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
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