Hunter 2- Mon July 6th report

[Hunter 2]

Not so good,  I head out alone around 4:30pm to try some Fluking. Keyport bouy one had shorts so I head across to the Staten Island side for more shorts.   I made the run up the triangle and the drift was nada .. I read around .2 or .3 mph on the gps.I picked up more shorts bucktailing.I saw small baitfish breaking water and tossed everything over them with no results.    The no drift thing was killing me so I went back to keyport with a nice 1 m.p.h drift with no fish. I head for the the slip and had a refreshment.

[kezsr]

good try Eddie a refreshment will always make the day

[IrishAyes]

Great effort Eddie. Tuff conditions make for a long day. 

[Pfishingruven]

Great try!

 

[PeggyLee]

Nice shot Eddie, I made the late afternoon run and saw some fish on top: Tossed  everything I had but no takers,back in the barn with some fish and too many shorts South Wind on outgoing was tuff.I had a refreshment too when I got home JW RED and water.

[wb]

Nice try Eddie. Still fun, I'm sure.

3 things I like to do w/ no drift when targeting fluke:

Cast out the bucky and retrieve it back. You can actually cover some considerable ground with this technique. Bonus it keeps you occupied with thinking like a fish, trying to make your offering move realistically. I think this has helped my flukin hookups a lot and I realize how much easier it is to bucktail w/ a nice drift. 

Powerdrifting which can be tricky while solo. I like option 1 better.

Head back for refreshment. That ALWAYS works 100% 

[IrishAyes]

Good way to increase your catch on a no drift day Warren.

I try to find a spot where I have caught sea bass on previous trips and float around that spot hoping for either a sea bass or fluke to jump onboard.