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The Surf Fisherman Forum => From The Surf => Topic started by: ChrisL on May 03, 2012, 11:13:28 AM
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I've made a limited number of attempts this season so far, all with no luck.
The last two weeks of April I was finally able to convince some fish to play.
Found a local spot on the bay with a TON of bait. You could walk across the bunker they were so think. And the small bait looked like swarms of flies under the lights. Crabs from very small to keeper swimming past constantly.
After several attempts at this spot with plugs, I tried bait one evening. Had several blues in the 5-6 range landed and others that bit me off.
Returned a few nights later to get the wife her first of the season. Had several missed hits, run offs and lost fish. As we were losing the tide and getting tired, BAM....rod doubles over and Becky's on with a solid fish. The fish gave a great fight and did numerous acrobatic shows before she got it to the dock. 12.5lb bluefish cfzd. When it got under the lights it was so long I was amazed it didn't have striped sides.
Something interesting from the big blue - It puked in the water right before I grabbed the leader. In the puke, was something that was "glowing", like a light stick. Something organic or did he eat some trash?
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Something interesting from the big blue - It puked in the water right before I grabbed the leader. In the puke, was something that was "glowing", like a light stick. Something organic or did he eat some trash?
Hmmm... Were you fishing at Oyster Creek? :headscra:
Sounds like a fun night Chris! t^
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Good going guys. I know from walking in the flats behind IBSP that there are tons of jellies and other glowing clear things. If you hit them they glow blueish(jellies) the others glow a greenish. Interesting...
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Nice Chris and Congrats to the wife t^
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clp NICE JOB clp
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Probably those glowing jelly fish, Nice report
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t^
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jellyfish???
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Yep, Barnagate Bay is loaded with them.
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Here is my fact input of the day lol. The little glowing globs are called ctenophores (silent c). They feed on phytoplankton and planktonic bacteria. Their populations have boomed because of the increased algae because of the nutrients entering the BB watershed. The sea nettles that have shown up in the past 10 or so years are feeding on the masses ctenophores among other organisms.
Nice job chris and mrs chris. Big blues in the bay are a blast. They can't go deep and dog it out so they run hard and go airborne.
Btw, I was out on the boat last week and brought one of your poppers out with me. First cast over some marks brought up an 18 lb blue. It was stupid fishing with blues up top and bass under them. Anyway your pencils glide real nice and hold up real well. Thanks again!
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Glad to hear it Austin TT^