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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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 Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 7:51 pm Post subject: Topwater 5/9 |
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Low tide for Bridgeport was scheduled for 5:46pm Thursday. My dad and I hit the sandbar at Remington just after 5pm. There were still a few sprinkles around and the wind was light out of the south and southwest.
My dad brought his schoolie setup while my setup was an 8 foot Star Rods Aerial Surf Penn Sargus 5000.
My dad stuck with an older red head Heddon popper most of the time while he also threw a few 4" plugs including Rebel Minnow and Yo Zuri Crystal Minnow.
Lures I played with included pearl grey shiner Flat Rap FLR-16, chrome spotted minnow Max Rap MXR-17, chrome purple black Max Rap MXR-15, flake purple ghost Max Rap MXR-15, and mullet Saltwater Skitter Pop SSP-12.
Before my dad got out there I had a hit and swirl on the FLR-16 within the first few casts. After that there wasn't anymore action on the FLR-16 so I played with the Max Raps. Nothing hit the Max Raps.
Seeing my dad was sticking with his topwater, that's when I decided to switch over to the SSP-12. From that point til an hour or so after low tide we had a topwater bite going.
My dad landed a 16" schoolie and I landed a 20" fish. Both of us each lost 1 fish. My dad said his felt lighter than the 16"er he landed and mine looked to be of size while it was splashing on the surface after setting the hook. We each had a number of swirls and explosions too.
Bite died about an hour after low tide. I tried playing with those plugs again but couldn't get a bite.
We were back at the car by 7:15pm. |
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junkie
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice Mike but the big girls are in, lets get reports on anything over 28". |
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GLoomGreenwater
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Michael,
Super consistant reports..... good stuff buddy
Have you tried the lower pequonnic? The herring run is enourmious this year, there's gotta be some pigs hanging in those waters. I've never done it in the spring but have always wanted to. Let me know if you have experienced that, i'm interested. |
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junkie
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Its a hit or miss. The alwifes make a quick dash to safety past the harbor past the factories into Bunnels pond before the big girls get to them. The best fishing occurs when the bunker show up and the alewives make thier exit out of the pond then there's possibility of some bass over 35lbs showing up nit to mention all the baby sea herring that's in there |
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bassinthesalt
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Nice Mike but the big girls are in, lets get reports on anything over 28". |
agreed. ive been catching 25 lbrs on sluggos an inch under the surface while wading in the river |
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Michael
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| Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| junkie wrote: | | Nice Mike but the big girls are in, lets get reports on anything over 28". |
Other than the Housy, any reports of keepers in Bridgeport other than the one I recently caught? You and I need to get to the Housy together. |
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GLoomGreenwater
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| junkie wrote: | | Its a hit or miss. The alwifes make a quick dash to safety past the harbor past the factories into Bunnels pond before the big girls get to them. The best fishing occurs when the bunker show up and the alewives make thier exit out of the pond then there's possibility of some bass over 35lbs showing up nit to mention all the baby sea herring that's in there |
Thats where I'd be if I was a bass. I cow is definently going to be pulled form there |
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stripertime
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| i have been getting keepers up to 20lbs in bpt on live bunker and chunks best night so far was 14 keepers boated and a few shorts as more bait comes in the bass bite should get better |
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Jose and ST,
Now that water temps have gotten warmer, any word on stripers being caught down by Fayerweather and Black Rock Harbor? |
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stripertime
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:14 am Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | Jose and ST,
Now that water temps have gotten warmer, any word on stripers being caught down by Fayerweather and Black Rock Harbor? |
michael i have heard there are bass over there but the big bass will stay with the bunker in bpt harbor untill blackrock fills up with bunker and that should be soon theres lots of bait heading east from the far western sound the bite is going to be red hot in a week or two  |
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Michael
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the report ST |
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