Rick Shaw

Hope you guys got to fish today... it was happening at the beach this afternoon...

I had no time to put the fish in the cooler... only working two rods.. caught 8 of them from 2:30 to 3:30... the other two were slow to add..

the most fun was fly-lining with an ultralight rig.. 1/2oz weight, single hook carolina-rigged.. with 10# braid.... just throw it into the trough and wait for the rod to bow.. tho two got off on the way in.. a penalty of light tackle.

four of the fish were about 12-13"... I believe males.. no trace of eggs.. I have heard the waves of migration change in mix of sexes... here is an example..

get out there and get yours.. Chris

Sharkbait410

:clap A very nice catch fishpeddlar.Man you are slayin em.Not sure I understandwhat your saying about their migraton and sex.I like the idea of flylining them and will hafta try it. Where bouts were you at on the beach? If you dont mind sharing and were you working two rods by your self or with help? Just curious. Thanks for the report and the pics.

Rick Shaw

Sandy came with me this afternoon tho she went for an hour run down the beach.. when she returned I was awash in fish andshesnappedthe picture of me next to the cart.. a few minutes later she caught the largest fish of the day when the ultralight rig went off... I should have gotten a picture of that... it is not really that light... very limber 8' rod with a Shimano 4000... also caught a 30" redfish... I was so happy to see no blues today... saves a good bit of re-rigging

I use 25# flourocarbon.. most times I can catch a blue or 3 without a rig replacement.. I keep plenty of rigs pre-made for such occasions..


fishingthe same place as yesterday... E of the Navarre pier...

joe bag o donuts

Awsome report! Mind telling what you were using. Thanks

Bubba

Just curious, what's the bag limit on Pompano?

Rick Shaw

let's see.. the regs say six per licensed person fishing.... Sandy is a person and I am a person.. and we couldn't get the last two to jump in the cooler...

would anybody else like to have a copy of the bag limit for Pompano...

snakeawave

Good job man! I am going to try to get out there tomorrow, catching any fleas down that way? I hear you on the blues they can make a mess out of ur rigs

Rick Shaw

I always use dead shrimp until I can catch my own bait... the pompano don't seem to mind.. I guess they are hungry and aren't finding fleas anyway... they probably find 'blind shrimp' as much as any food right now..

early April the fleas will wake up and I will catch all my bait.. refuse to buy it at such prices...

I buy shrimp from a local market that claims they are local caught and never frozen..

I do peel the shrimp and break off the last tail section... it is brittle and won't stay on the hook anyway.. then I half the shrimp and hook thru the piece twice.. not threading the piece on the hook..

the worst thing about using shrimp bait is the by-catch.. but the catfish have not shown up yet and the blues were not there on Saturday afternoon.. bull reds and stingrays are my biggest aggrevation now.. tho they will eat fleas as well

File_13

I think it's six, but I won't tell if you won't. I'm sure there are plenty of fish for everyone to catch. I was at Navarre beach, and I didn't catch anything. I didn't even get a nibble, and I was there from 6 to 9 and then from 12 to 5.

LOL,I know how that only using two rods thing is. The first time I went surf fishing I caught 4 Pomps, and I wasonly using two rods. I had a wave of Pomps come through at one point, and the first pole went apeshit and as I was reeling that one in, the second pole went apeshit. I didn't know what to do, so I turned around and with pole in hand, ran away from the water, dragging the pomp onto the beach. After that I dropped the pole and ran back to take care of the other one.

Rick Shaw

perfect description of the antics that make this fishing so addictive...

Sandy says I am afflicted.. and I believe it.. I want to harvest Pompano... and I know where they are... there are lots of holes from the pier to Portofino.. all someone has to do is get some exercise and enjoy the scenery.. I love to find THE SPOT and the best thing is finding the NEXT SPOT...