awful sea bass opener

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Nasty looking slime this time of year is usually pollen.

Sorry the fishing sucked. Hopefully you enjoyed the day on the water.

Thats kind of what I thought, but never saw it so thick.. it seemed to get a bit better as the day went on...
As always, a lot depended on where you were on the boat.. The bow was simply dreadful.. Very few keepers, and not even that many shorts, but we did see several nice tog come up.. Stern was the same,... Guys told me a total of 3 keeper sea bass were caught along the stern all day. Best position was along port and starboard rails midship, but a lot of guys got skunked there too.. Captain tried drifting early on but the currents were too strong, and it was a mess on a packed boat.. He would anchor up and was constantly moving around at anchor- adjusting, repositioning, letting out rope, taking it in, trying very hard to get us on a somewhat consistent bite, but the fish just would not cooperate, not even the bergals... We'll get em next time...