Entries from December 2007 ↓

After the stormy Saturday the meteorologist predicts another raining and wavy day-but I had a feeling that they going to missed it again.

Small seabass
Well-it was windy,but the wave was small enough to work from inshore with overall so I thought it will be worth to try the new strike pro top water lure upon the sea bass; another reason to work with top water (strike pro walking stick) was the low water visibility - remains from the stormy Saturday.

1 mile ‘casting walk’ along the shore produced a ‘curiosity following’ of small sea bass shoal (about 10 items) and five minutes later, a strike of 5/8 pound small sea bass.

All the action occurred in one 5 ft depth-50 yards long sandy spot, between two shallow wave breaks.

The small seabass released gently and I was hoping he will send Mom and Dad to check the unsespected mullet that suddenly pull him out of water- but unfortunately the parents didn’t appear today.

and the dry report details…
Fish- 3/8 pound Seabass - one item
Reel - Shimano stradic 4000FH
Line - Berkley Fireline 0.15 ~ 15 pound test
Lure -Strike pro Walking stick 130
Lure activation- short cast, slow WTD retrieves
Rod - Shakspear Trour legend 10-40 gram
Waves - 2 feet
Water visibility - low
Time of the catch - 11:00
Light condition - cloudy
Water depth estimation of the catch spot- about 2 feet
Hookset - by the fish

Woohoo
Last Monday, I noticed Tuna circles about 300 yards from the beach at 9 AM. After a very frustrating period of 6 weeks the delay (comparing last season schedule) is over- the Tuna is back to boil the water in their big feasting circles.

The strikes stretched over a 500 yards above a deep reef in repetitively every 5-15 minutes in fade manner; when it starts- each new boiling and prey fish jumping last more then two minutes while around 10:30 it last only for 20-30 seconds.

The most close to shore strikes where above 120 yards from my standing point and although working with my heavier fishing rod (CW: 20-60 gm) with 40 gm metal jigs I couldn’t reach more then 90 yards.

Because of the distance I couldn’t notice the exact prey fish species, but I didn’t have much time , I had to react…-meaning running around the sandy shore after the circles signs hoping to get a closer chance but at 11:00 it stopped. (and I could breath again)

Then in the far, I saw a few small Dorado’s (4-5 pounds) jumping around and it made me so glad that I had to phone my fishing body and announce “the fishing season is on” -so maybe tomorrow I’ll have a good reason for a new post.