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This is the first time I have been out since February. I got busy in the early Spring then my back went out on me just before a PINS trip. I stayed crooked for 2 months. After some physical therapy and a little exercise my back is doing a lot better. However, it is still not 100%.
Anyway, I took off to the Surfside Jetty this morning alone. Its hard to find someone who will fish with me during the week. I took a rod for Spanish Macs and I took one for Kings.
I started out throwing my kingfish rig and caught a fair sized Mac on the first cast. The second cast got me a jack fish. After that I had another jackfish on my 4th cast. Those jackfish really put a strain on my back and really wore me out. I actually stopped fishing for awhile hoping the jacks would leave. After a rest break, I cast and hooked up to another jack. This one cut me off on a rock.....I didn't care either. I like catching jacks, but I didn't want to start my day off exhausted since I had a few more hours ahead of me. Plus, I could already feel a strain on my back.
The smallest of two jacks.
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After about an hour, I saw a king go airborn at my lure. I missed this one, but, I quickly caught my 2 fish limit.
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Since I had my two kings, I went back to throwing a 1/2 oz. spoon for Spanish Macs. I hooked into a small king or a large Spanish. Nedless to say, the 10 lb. mono was leaving the spool from my Curado rather quickly. I finally got it stopped but it cut me off on a rock. I eventually caught one more Spanish. I could have caught more, but my back was tightening up bad, so I packed up and came home. Everyone who fished live bait caught a good mess of Spanish though.
I tried something I never tried before. It is called skip jigging. You can do it with a spoon, but they make a metal spoon-like lure just for that purpose. You start reeling as soon as the metal hits the water, and you crank it fast enough to skip across the top. I caught the jacks and the kings using this technique. It was exciting to watch them grab it. I got some really good airiels from the kings. I fished it down for awhile, but this was the prefered method to entice them.
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Until next time! Whenever that will be.LOL!
Anyway, I took off to the Surfside Jetty this morning alone. Its hard to find someone who will fish with me during the week. I took a rod for Spanish Macs and I took one for Kings.
I started out throwing my kingfish rig and caught a fair sized Mac on the first cast. The second cast got me a jack fish. After that I had another jackfish on my 4th cast. Those jackfish really put a strain on my back and really wore me out. I actually stopped fishing for awhile hoping the jacks would leave. After a rest break, I cast and hooked up to another jack. This one cut me off on a rock.....I didn't care either. I like catching jacks, but I didn't want to start my day off exhausted since I had a few more hours ahead of me. Plus, I could already feel a strain on my back.
The smallest of two jacks.
After about an hour, I saw a king go airborn at my lure. I missed this one, but, I quickly caught my 2 fish limit.
Since I had my two kings, I went back to throwing a 1/2 oz. spoon for Spanish Macs. I hooked into a small king or a large Spanish. Nedless to say, the 10 lb. mono was leaving the spool from my Curado rather quickly. I finally got it stopped but it cut me off on a rock. I eventually caught one more Spanish. I could have caught more, but my back was tightening up bad, so I packed up and came home. Everyone who fished live bait caught a good mess of Spanish though.
I tried something I never tried before. It is called skip jigging. You can do it with a spoon, but they make a metal spoon-like lure just for that purpose. You start reeling as soon as the metal hits the water, and you crank it fast enough to skip across the top. I caught the jacks and the kings using this technique. It was exciting to watch them grab it. I got some really good airiels from the kings. I fished it down for awhile, but this was the prefered method to entice them.
Until next time! Whenever that will be.LOL!
