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Chunkin4Blues
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:02 am Post subject: Ahoy!!!! New fishermen to the forum from Fairfield County |
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Hey everybody!
Just wanted to quickly introduce myself, and say hello to all you salty dogs out there!! Haha it's been almost 4 years since I have been out of the NAVY but I still find myself using NAVY terminology!! I'm just getting back into saltwater fishing as a hobby because it's the only the greatest outdoor sport going right now. I really wanna learn some good spots to go to from either of a pier, jetty, and shore!! Looking forward to meeting all you fine people on the forum. Happy fishing!  |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome aboard and thank you for serving!
First off, do you plan on chumming or casting? |
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Chunkin4Blues
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hey thanks Michael.
I plan on using mostly chunks of mackerel or bunker for right now, but would eventually like to get into throwing plugs as well. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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From what I've been seeing at Seaside Park, don't bother with mackerel. Bunker will get you blues and stripers. Mackerel has been catching mostly sea robins.
If you were to catch a sea robin, chunks of the tail can get you into blues and stripers while the head has been proven to catch some bigger stripers.
Mackerel is best to throw before the bunker arrive and before bait starts getting thicker. |
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Chunkin4Blues
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I tried bunker last week and had no luck for the first few hours and then I threw some mackerel on my line as the tide was going out at bonds dock in Stratford (do not like the spot but was convenient at the time) like I said I don't know to many spots an need to catch up on the better shore spots. But anyways I threw the mackerel on an with in a half hour a caught a 22 inch striper and then 5 mins later another guy caught another small striper and the next night down there the only people catching anything were using the mackerel. I definitely agree that bunker is probably the best bait to use for blues right now because I believe that's what they are chasing as of right now but I find that as it gets hotter mackerel will last longer on the hook rather then the bunker which seems to get real mushy quickly. An to be honest with you, if we are lucky enough to run into a school of Hungry Blues those beasts would attack a damn tin can LOL  |
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Michael
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I have seen vids on YouTube of fishermen from a boat skipping a tin can and glass jar across the surface getting bluefish to explode on it LOL
Bluefish will eat or destroy anything their size or smaller in their path  |
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