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Old 04-26-2014, 04:19 PM
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Heading out tomorrow and can't decide what i should bring bushel of clams or bunker. I would like to hear everyones opinion on what has been consistently producing the past couple days in RB. I prefer to bait fish so i won't be trolling although i have heard the troll bite is hot ! Let me know what you guys think.
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:13 PM
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I only use bunker that I net and haven't found any so far (as of Tuesday). We tried clams one morning with very little success, switched to trolling last Sunday and Tuesday and landed 20 and 26 keepers respectively in 5 hours of fishing. I'll be out tomorrow looking for bunker to net and live line, if I can't find any, it'll be back on the troll. Good luck.
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:19 PM
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I'm goin clamin.

Was out last sat and Friday did well with Pete's magic clams.
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:21 PM
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bunker are in
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:24 PM
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I would much rather clam. Anyone know what time pete closes to reserve a bushel ? Hoping the conditions will be decent for tomorrow. You heading out in the am shrimpman?
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:29 PM
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We were catching the bass by live lining bunker on Friday!
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:44 PM
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Any hints on where to find the bunker?
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Old 04-26-2014, 06:10 PM
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I would much rather clam. Anyone know what time pete closes to reserve a bushel ? Hoping the conditions will be decent for tomorrow. You heading out in the am shrimpman?
Yes
Gonna give it a shot
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Old 04-26-2014, 06:53 PM
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I would prefer fresh bunker(no frozen or store bought) over clams but clams work well to just have to continue chumming them through out fishing to keep them around the boat. We had today three man limit in two hours on clams today as we couldn't find bunker. Good luck
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Old 04-26-2014, 09:25 PM
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Default Re: To Clam or To Bunker That is the Question

If you can find fresh bunks use them. If not, have clams as a backup plan. My experience has been a bass will take a fresh bunker chunk over clam any day. I've sat between PBs that were soaking clams catching nada while bailing fish on chunks.
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