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

Sunday afternoon I arrived at Seaside around 1:30. Wind was 5 to 10 ranging from northwest to northeast. Skies were partly cloudy and air was comfy. Rod I was using this time was my 7'6" MH Field & Stream Inferno, seeing I've been casting most lures around 1/2 and 3/4 ounce.

Once I arrived, gulls were already active along the shore. I tried casting but it was just the peanut bunker that had the gulls going.

Later I headed out to the rocks at Fayerweather. The only thing that happened out there was an explosion by a schoolie after seeing it jump out of the water.

Once I get back to shore and it was right near dead low, I waded out from the beach as far out as I could go. There were lots of peanut bunker. As I'm throwing a popper, I get an explosion right in front of me and set the hook. It was a blue that came off. I switched over to pencil popping with the gold XRW-11. That gave me another 2 explosions right in front of me, 3 explosions by a blue following, and 1 explosion by another blue that set the hook. Landed a cocktail blue around 8 or 9 pounds.

Hit the road around 5:15

Sunday marked the first time I have ever caught more than 1 bluefish in November.

This year by far is the best fall run I have seen in YEARS!