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Boat Fishing => Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports => : Latimeria May 06, 2020, 06:37:50 PM

: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: Latimeria May 06, 2020, 06:37:50 PM
Red tide has been terrible.  I heard the ramps were to me monitored closely and knew that South Shores and Shelter Island were going to be crowded as hell, so I launched from the south land instead.

(https://i.imgur.com/9gJfwL7.jpg)

Terns were diving everywhere and anchovies were flipping all over everytime a fish flopped on them.

(https://i.imgur.com/CFZmgk5.jpg)

Wide open on smaller grade fish, but so much fun after a 6 week hiatus.  Matched the hatch ( or at least size for a fish a cast action the next few hours.

(https://i.imgur.com/MAfjdmv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/RuHufIY.jpg)

Everything from snot sticks to bass to needlefish to butts at first...

(https://i.imgur.com/RniTGV0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/m1gXvnd.jpg)

Gross sea lice were everywhere.  Not sure how they got onto so mant bay bass.

(https://i.imgur.com/1rmn8OO.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/lj6Cq9D.jpg)

I plucked them all off because I hate those critters.

Butts.

(https://i.imgur.com/1jLja7g.jpg)

Clicker kept counting up...

(https://i.imgur.com/LsaOXQL.jpg)

Finally got something exotic.

(https://i.imgur.com/AfvF9No.jpg)

Ended a 6 hr catching marathon with 140 fish!

(https://i.imgur.com/NbaVBHK.jpg)

I'll update later since dinner has just finished up and is ready to be served!



: Re: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: jrodda May 06, 2020, 10:19:44 PM
140! Made up for the quarantine, for everyone. Sweet session!
: Re: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: 1morecast May 06, 2020, 11:53:45 PM
Show off!  ;D
: Re: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: BenCantrell May 07, 2020, 07:33:55 AM
I would consider 14 fish an excellent session!
: Re: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: xjchad May 07, 2020, 08:02:31 AM
Geez, I need to go fishing....

Nice work Tom!  8)
: Re: Opening Day (Well sort of) 5/2
: vdisney May 08, 2020, 03:32:06 AM
140??  That is insane Tom, stoked for you.  Sounds like you made up for lost time.........