Bonito Blood Bath Bonanza

[Skolmann]

Jason and I fished a NS out of Pt. Pleasant today. Steamed @20 miles offshore. Took about 5 minutes on the first drift for the fish to show. First it was a mixture of cocktail blues and bonito-then it was all bonito. Not sure how long the first drift lasted but I’d guess close to 2 hours. By the end of that drift, we had close to 30 bonito on ice. Made two more drifts and continued to slay them (although by now we were in catch & release mode-unless the inhaled the lure-which some did). We each passed off our rods several times to those who were having trouble catching (mostly young kids). We each probably caught 50+ each (and either pulling the hooks or breaking off a few more). A few Spanish mackerel were boated (none by us). A hammered 017, a 7/8 ounce epoxy jig (color did not matter) and a 4” Tsunami split tail (again didn’t matter on color) all on #15 fluro carbon leader were the ticket.