On Tuesday Morning I set up on the line in the first 40` of water and trolled East all the way to 80` before I had the first hit. We took a King on a Glow Draggin` flie behind a white dodger, then the lighted "J Plug" brought another to the boat. By now the darkness was gone and I started switching over to the morning program. I put dodgers and flies on my boom `riggers and spoons on my corners. A white flie behind a white hotspot down 45` took at least a half dozen hits and as many fish before a King mangled the flie, I set up another leader to the exact same length and as I`ve learned in the past after altering a bait, it didn`t take another hit. I found a spot and stayed on it. The `riggers were working best and when the dipseys did get hit we had both of them go at once. The `riggers were down 45`-60` and the fireline dipseys back 150` on a #3 setting. I was changing baits throughout the morning and the dodger flie combo performed better for me. We came in with our 4 man limit, all Kings, and only had a couple of dinks.
For the afternoon trip I set up a few miles south in 80` and ventured out to 110`. It was a little choppy and the fish weren`t to eager to strike. the best rod was a fireline Chrome dodger/ clown flie back 150` on a # 3 setting. I put a green "Dee`s flasher" ahead of a stinger green dolphin and within 5 minutes it landed a 14 # King. I then put a purple one ahead of a purple "Dr. Death" J-Plug, and a white one ahead of a "Dog Bone" spoon. Out of the 7 fish we landed 3 came on the Dee`s. I was setting them up with the same color on the flasher and on the bait.![]()
On Wednesday morning the winds were blowing pretty strong out of the Southeast, unfortunately you can`t tell the conditions when you leave in the dark. I had my wipers on and it was a little bumpy with good 3`-5` waves with an occasional 6` roller to keep you on your toes. I found a pocket of fish in 90` and stayed on them landing 10 Kings (one dink) and a brown before they figured they had enough fish and we were back at the dock by 8:30. I ran the same baits as I did the day before, only this was the first trip the Lighted J-Plug didn`t take a hit. I looked at the "Buoy" reading and Guess what? The worst conditions for wind and waves occurred when we were out.
"Wet Nets"
Captain Jim
"Fishing`s like a box of chocolates, you never know what you`re gonna` get!"
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