Wrecks

[Togfather2530]

I’m just curious why you guys call it Wreck fishing when you fish the same spots and dumping grounds that everyone fishes. Reefs inland dumping grounds. I’ve been out there on the grounds and I’ve seen you guys and I knew where are fishing. With today’s modern GPS there are no special spots all the wrecks that are out they are blown to pieces because they are in too shallow of water.

[bulletbob]

In all fairness, "wreck fishing" has become a generic term used to describe any type of rough bottom fishing.

the true "wrecks" out there that are inshore and accessible get picked over quickly these days. Not many secrets left.

The dumping grounds/artificial reefs are really pretty similar to a wreck.. Lots of marine life attached to rubble, hiding places,baitfish etc.

I don't have a problem with that term being used.
However, I understand what you are saying. Its been a while since a bottom fishing boat I was on was fishing on an actual "wreck".

The grounds being fished these days, have room and available life to accommodate a lot more pressure than a wreck does..
A wreck can get cleaned out pretty quick by a few visits from a party boat.

A series of reefs that are 3000-4000 acres across has better chance of standing up to the extreme fishing pressure thats being brought to bear in the modern age... bob

[Capt. Debbie]

Wreck fishing is a time honored term. Used to mean ship wrecks. It's simply fishing on "structure" Shrewsbury Rocks, Texas Tower, Baccardi, Cholera Banks, Elephant Trunk, Little Italy, etc..

The complication is some structure are quite small to set up on top of and fish it. And being 100 feet off the structure is a formula for a very boring day.

That's all.

[1captainron]

[QUOTE=bulletbob;559710]In all fairness, "wreck fishing" has become a generic term used to describe any type of rough bottom fishing.

Sorry to disagree Bob.....Ask any of the Bogans, Willie Dauntless, the guys who actually fish "Wrecks" what they think about the generic thought.
Ruble is Ruble, not a Wreck, Sorry.

[bulletbob]

[QUOTE=1captainron;559747]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

In all fairness, "wreck fishing" has become a generic term used to describe any type of rough bottom fishing.

Sorry to disagree Bob.....Ask any of the Bogans, Willie Dauntless, the guys who actually fish "Wrecks" what they think about the generic thought.
Ruble is Ruble, not a Wreck, Sorry.

I understand that,, A wreck is a wreck, rubble bottom is typically man made structure, or artificial reef, and rock bottom is just that... Not saying that a boat IS "wreck fishing" when they are on say the Rattlesnake, or somewhere similar,, Just saying that thats what some captains and customers say when they are fishing any kind snaggy bottom, be it natural rock formations, man made reef, or a shipwreck... A million times over the decades of fishing those places I have heard customers and boat employees say, "we're over the wreck", or "I'm hung up on the wreck" when in reality we were fishing on rock or rubble bottom and not an actual wreck..
I agree, its NOT correct, but its what I hear ,, a lot... bob

[Prowler 5]

I like to advertise the words WRECK FISHING because it separates me from the few of the boats that advertise bottom fishing and only put one anchor out. The term wreck fishing means structure, rocks, rubble, sometimes ships, etc. I talked about this last week. For instance, the kind of fishing that we have been doing for the last month, you can get away with and catch fish with one anchor, but when conditions change like it did this past Tuesday May 25th when we had a 30 mph SW wind with a strong outgoing tide that's when 95% of your party boats that are wreck fisherman as to say, will put out two anchors for you. That's what we did on that Tuesday. There are party boats, I won't mention any names, that only had one anchor out that day and it's not because they don't want to put out two anchors, it's because they never learned the conception of how to do it. That's why you will never see these few party boats advertise Blackfishing when it starts in mid November. GPS, an example. You can anchor up on wrecks or structure and be right on the drop within 20 feet with one anchor out, but within minutes you might be 350 feet away. This happens all the time with all the little boats out there and a few of the party boats. That's why I like to separate myself by using the words WRECK FISHING.

[Capt. Debbie]

Great explanation Capt!

Originally Posted by Prowler 5

I like to advertise the words WRECK FISHING because it separates me from the few of the boats that advertise bottom fishing and only put one anchor out. The term wreck fishing means structure, rocks, rubble, sometimes ships, etc. I talked about this last week. For instance, the kind of fishing that we have been doing for the last month, you can get away with and catch fish with one anchor, but when conditions change like it did this past Tuesday when we had a 30 mph SW wind with a strong outgoing tide that's when 95% of your party boats that are wreck fisherman as to say, will put out two anchors for you. That's what we did on that Tuesday. There are party boats, I won't mention any names, that only had one anchor out and it's not because they don't want to put out two anchors, it's because they never learned the conception of how to do it. That's why you will never see these few party boats advertise blackfishing when it starts. GPS, an example. You can anchor up on wrecks or structure and be right on the drop within 20 feet, but within minutes you might be 350 feet away. This happens all the time with all the little boats out there and a few of the party boats. That's why I like to separate myself by using the words wreck fishing.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Prowler 5

I like to advertise the words WRECK FISHING because it separates me from the few of the boats that advertise bottom fishing and only put one anchor out. The term wreck fishing means structure, rocks, rubble, sometimes ships, etc. I talked about this last week. For instance, the kind of fishing that we have been doing for the last month, you can get away with and catch fish with one anchor, but when conditions change like it did this past Tuesday May 25th when we had a 30 mph SW wind with a strong outgoing tide that's when 95% of your party boats that are wreck fisherman as to say, will put out two anchors for you. That's what we did on that Tuesday. There are party boats, I won't mention any names, that only had one anchor out that day and it's not because they don't want to put out two anchors, it's because they never learned the conception of how to do it. That's why you will never see these few party boats advertise Blackfishing when it starts in mid November. GPS, an example. You can anchor up on wrecks or structure and be right on the drop within 20 feet with one anchor out, but within minutes you might be 350 feet away. This happens all the time with all the little boats out there and a few of the party boats. That's why I like to separate myself by using the words WRECK FISHING.

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LOTS of smaller boats using spot lock now .
Absolute game changer for those that couldn’t even set one anchor .

Days of dropping hundreds of feet of line and taking 30 minutes to get set are over .
It def will put a hurting on even tiny spots .

Boat stays within 6’ of its lock location .
Even setting 2 anchors can’t do that most days ..

Crazy how well the motors GPS reacts to set/drift keeping you on top of the piece .
To jog as little as 5 foot takes one click of the button.
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Def see arguments coming on the water when an anchored boat has a guy use spot lock 20’ away from him .




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