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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport
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 Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject: First one Since June! |
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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.
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. SO HAPPY to FINALLY catch another tailor and that it was topwater! |
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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wolf
Joined: 29 Sep 2013
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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congrats that's a good fish!
| Michael wrote: | 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. |
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avidangler
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Location: Forestville
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| Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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WAHOO! FINALLY!!!!!
Glad to hear you snagged a blue after all your hard work.
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fishfinder
Joined: 19 Jun 2011
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Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Really Michael. I've been getting at least 1 blue every time I go fishing and that's about 4 times a week at minimum! Bummer you've been missing them but I'm willing to bet if you threw something bigger they might be enticed to go for it a little more.
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Michael
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| Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Went back today for the dead low and incoming. Stayed til 7:30pm.
Threw topwaters and plugs but not even a hit.
Local surfcasting buddy met me there with his 8 footer and bigger topwaters, including a bunker pattern popper and a Cotton Cordell pencil popper. Even by throwing an SP Minnow he had no luck. |
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fishfinder
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Location: Naugatuck, Ct.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 6:13 am Post subject: |
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LOL, jinxed myself with that post! Went to 2 places for a total of about 5 hours without a hit!
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sonamcobain
Joined: 09 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject: congrats! |
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Finally after all the drought, Here in ny people have started catching jumbo blues, but you have to stick around late, at the location i know and its very isolated.
good luck with more fishes, ! will be trying the penfield reef soon
20130929_152223 by sonamcobain, on Flickr
striper by sonamcobain, on Flickr |
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Crest Daddy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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michael didn't go in the water at all. That's sweat dripping down his neoprene waders!
nice blue !
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Crest Daddy wrote: | michael didn't go in the water at all. That's sweat dripping down his neoprene waders!
nice blue ! |
That's not sweat. I pissed in my pants for others to see and smell  |
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avidangler
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| Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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That's one way to keep people from crowding you! 
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