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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

GKolyak (Genna) and I hit the Reef on the high and outdoing tide starting around 12:30am. We were hoping for keeper stripers and gator blues.

Genna tried throwing a number of pencil poppers and a 9" black Sluggo. Lures I played around with included a pearl grey shiner Flat Rap FLR-16, flake purple ghost Max Rap MXR-15, chrome black purple Max Rap MXR-15, Bomber Jointed Shallow Magnum, bunker X-Rap Jointed Shad XJS-13, mullet Saltwater Skitter Pop SSP-12, and croaker Saltwater Skitter Pop SSP-12.

We spent about 3 or 4 hours out there and also took a 20 minute break at the car for something to eat and drink before heading back out to the reef.

Genna didn't get a single hit and I caught a 16" schoolie on the flake purple ghost MXR-15.

Another guy came out there about 20 minutes after we got there. He lost a nice fish that was taking out line and going into the current alongside the Reef.

Genna and I called it a night at 4:30am.

OnTheBass · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

Keeper bass at 12:30 is one hell of a chalenge
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GKolyagin · Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Posts: 67

We were there until 4:30am, I have a thing called a job I had to get to after, an hour and a half from the reef. is 4am bad time for striped bass too? Rolling Eyes

OnTheBass · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject:

Ohhhh rght am....
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GKolyagin · Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Posts: 67

it was new moon too. did you really think we went out during middle of the day?

OnTheBass · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject:

Idk I see that Micheal sometimes does... And just curious how were u fishing those pencils... I never thought off them to be much off a bait to use at night, did u just use a slow constant retrive??
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GKolyagin · Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Posts: 67

i tried the slow retrieve, painfully slow retrieve, popping it like a popper, 100mph retrieve, and the pencil popper shaking of the rod while slowly reeling(and fingers on the line due to slack.) Also tried atom atomizer as a popper, and as a slow retrieve(yellow/red.) The pencil popper is dark purple/black on top and white on bottom. Also tried 9" sluggo, and storm shad(bunker) in 6 inches, and a white 3oz bunker jig. tried different ways to fish all of them(i hate sticking to the same tactic if its obviously not working.) Forgot to rig dead eels, and lost the sluggo within 30 minutes on a buoy rope which i got back at low tide!

I tried the top of the water column, bottom(practically dredged the bottom and also bounced off the bottom) and middle of the column with a ghost xrap(4+in.)

OnTheBass · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:40 pm Post subject:

shit...taking give it your all to a new level...those rigged eels would have been nice tho
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fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

At the reef using a popper is common after dark as long as its similar or is a pencil popper as they do simulate a swimmer also and even shallow divers dive too much a lot of times there. I went there tonight and got skunked as did 3 other guys. Walked all the way out and threw everything for hours and I got nothing, 1 of the other guys had a decent size 1 on but it got off and that was it for the night. I got there at 5:50 and stayed until 11:30 and am ready for bed now as I have to work tomorrow morn.
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OnTheBass · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:39 am Post subject:

Well faster more unpredictable topwaters arnt ussually ussed at night as it make it harder to the fish to follow
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fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

Your absolutely correct there! I used a nice slow retrieve with it with a little jerk here and there to make the fish aware it was there.
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Crest Daddy · Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 994

Crest Daddy · Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 994