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Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« on: July 22, 2008, 09:33:34 PM »
Met BobG and Steve at the dock this morning. Original plan was a fluke trip. With no wind we decided to look for some bunker.

When we broke the inlet we were immediately greeted with bunker. Pods all over. Snagged some and sent them down. Negative results.

Headed toward the Sea Girt reef searching for more bunker on the way. Figured on fluking once we got to the reef as the wind started to blow a little. On our way out the fog rolled in. Had less than 1/8 mile visibility.

We found numerous bunker pods on the way. Some were being corraled by dolphin. Several dolphins would cruise the out skirts of the pods gathering the bunker up in the middle, then others would have a feast on them. Amazing how nature works.  t^

With no hits on the bunker we eventually made it to the reef and put some fluke lines in the water (along with bunker lines). Caught some short fluke but negative results on the keepers.

Called off the search for fluke and started heading back in. On the way in we found more bunker and tried again to see if there was life on the pods. Bob had one bunker bit in half by a shark, going by the bite mark.

It was a nice day of fishing but a poor day of catching.
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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008, 09:54:38 PM »
Good try...thanks for the report!  Must have been something seeing the dolphins!!

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 09:57:19 PM »
Nice try Joe



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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2008, 09:59:30 PM »
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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2008, 10:15:34 PM »
Joe,

On the water with great company.......sounds like aces to me chrz

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2008, 11:29:47 PM »
Yeah I spent the day chatting with a few owners of boat ramps and B&T's very interesting day to say the least, yet strange as well.  Their thoughts are for the most part writing off the summer already and looking to the expected Fall run.

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2008, 07:29:37 AM »
Nice try Joe
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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2008, 08:49:07 AM »
Valiant effort Joe.. sound like a bit of  a "dues paying" day..  But you had fun at any rate, which is all that counts even if it don't show in the box scores.  chrz

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008, 09:43:29 AM »
 t^
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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008, 10:27:10 AM »
Good day anyways, we'll catch them shorties again later on this year when they are longies

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2008, 12:25:08 PM »
Good report joe, sounds like a nice day out. Reading your report reminds me of when my kids were younger, and liked snagging bunker, they liked it so much, thats all they wanted to do all day, couldn't get them to liveline the bunker for stripers.

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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 02:04:45 PM »
I hear ya Garry. I enjoy catching the bunker almost as well as what I catch with the bunker.
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Re: Irish Ayes chased bunker today
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 07:28:21 PM »
Hey Joe , Even Babe Ruth stuck out some times.
Nice report.          Good luck next time,AJ
         

 

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