Reel Class Thursday 5/30 Bass & Bottom Fishing

[Reel Class]

Capt Kenny and super-deckhand Jimmy had Mark's crew from N. Carolina (and NJ) on board today to do a split bass & bottom trip.

They got bait early just N of SRI, and took them a bit further to the south where a good bite happened yesterday afternoon and where Kenny read them on the ride up. No bites, not even a skinned bunker but the readings at times were decent. ???

After 2 hours of watching bunker swim around in circles the guys went off to some rough bottom in 65-80' and got the rods bending with seabass and ling. The crew had a very good pick of seabass and ling, as well as one jumbo winter flounder of 18" and a few pout (which were both released). Some of the bass were real nice knuckleheads of 2-3#, and a few of the ling were of the monster sewer trout variety Most of the fish were taken on the drift, but once they got a real good pick going Kenny pout the hook out and walloped them until the guys had enough.

Around 1PM they went back to bassing - again that was a hack job.

Overall the bottom fishing was excellent - the guys boated well over 100 seabass with ~75 making it to the box, most being over 13" as well as a dozen ling and the released flounder and pout. No cod or blackfish today. Bass fishing again was disappointing.

Back at it Saturday!

[Michael82929]

Allen - I have had the same thing from time to time.. take a dead bunker and drop it down and see if the dogs are picking them up.. I have had bass reading at times, to throw down dead and pick up some dogs, if you hadnt thunk that already.

[Reel Class]

Mik chunks n dead baits were ng too.