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Author:
Michael
Date:
Sep 30, 2013
Subject:
First one Since June!
Message:
Low tide for Bridgeport was scheduled for 2:38pm Monday and decided to hit the last of the outgoing and then the incoming and stay til after dark. Arrived at the sandbar around 2:15pm. Setup was a 7' medium power Okuma Tarvos/Penn Pursuit 3000/10 pound Sufix Tritanium Plus. Lures I threw included flake blue Max Rap MXR-13, olive green Clackin Minnow CNM-9, original pearl shad Flat Rap FLR-10, shad Shallow Shad Rap SSR-9, glass ghost Clackin Minnow CNM-11, blue sardine Saltwater X-Rap SXR-10, bleeding pearl Jointed J-11, shad Long Cast Minnow LC-10, and chrome Skitter Pop SP-9. I had already casted with most lures before switching over to the SP-9. On the second cast with the SP-9 I see a swirl behind it and pretty soon a loud splash and huge explosion. The fish took 3 short runs. Thought I had a striper right around keeper size. Landed a tailor blue. First topwater bluefish of the year and first tailor since early June. [img:8bcec593e3]http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r614/mvsimko/23inch4poundBluefishatRemimngton9-30-13_zps7e4c4e7a.jpg[/img:8bcec593e3] Tide was still coming in and as it got higher I made my way to the sandy flats. Threw the MXR-13, FLR-10, SP-9, and J-11 with no luck. Next I went over to the discharge. No action there until it was after dark. Landed 2 schoolies up to a chunky 16"er both with the SXR-10. Both fish seemed to be part of a school that came by for a short period. Once I got no more bites after catching the second schoolie, I hit the road around 7:45pm cause I was also hungry. The explosion by the blue, fighting it on a schoolie setup, and landing it had me pumped and hoping for an evening bite. [b:8bcec593e3]SO HAPPY[/b:8bcec593e3] to [b:8bcec593e3]FINALLY[/b:8bcec593e3] catch another tailor and that it was topwater!
Author:
Michael
Date:
Sep 30, 2013
Message:
Found what was either a mid sized bunker or small porgy in the blue's stomach. Measured 23" and weighed a perfect 4 pounds after being dead for 4 to 5 hours.
Author:
wolf
Date:
Sep 30, 2013
Message:
congrats that's a good fish! [quote:19df4e9692="Michael"]Found what was either a mid sized bunker or small porgy in the blue's stomach. Measured 23" and weighed a perfect 4 pounds after being dead for 4 to 5 hours.[/quote:19df4e9692]
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