EFC fishing 02-07-07 (also 02-08-07 report in reply thread)

EFC fishing · Post by **EFC fishing** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:16 pm

Am sure you have seen the articles in the PB Post & the news reports already.

Debated about heading out last night, but the Skags convinced me otherwise. When I met up with him, he had already been broken off three times. Had brought a bucket of small jacks with me (cut bait), but I really didn't bother to try for bluefish. Seems that the bite shut off or something after I got there, until

That fish was not a happy camper- gave at least seven jumps right in surf breaks until we got it in

Then it shut off again. Got late so I took a jack head, crushed it good then threw it back out for a bit. Rod goes off- a good run straight east- saw it jump out a ways, then it let go, so we packed it up. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures.

Go get em!

BoatlessFisherman · Post by **BoatlessFisherman** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:28 pm

Nice Report, Thanks and that is one pretty fishy

phillybass71 · Post by **phillybass71** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:42 pm

Great report

maddawgandcrew · Post by **maddawgandcrew** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:21 pm

NICE its always better fishing out thier than on the couch

cudaman · Post by **cudaman** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:31 pm

Nice one man.....

kyfisherman · Post by **kyfisherman** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:54 am

great report, nice fish

sharkmn42 · Post by **sharkmn42** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:44 am

its about time you started making some catches...opps!... (posts )....lol........nice frank .... real nice !..........mike

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:27 pm

Must be NICE!!! Awesome fish, looks healthy.

EFC fishing · Post by **EFC fishing** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:17 am

(photos were on a Kodak disposable camera so I waited to post this)

We went out again the next night- within minutes, one of my brothers, Chris, got one on- didnt even get my stuff setup yet & was trying to find the digital in the dark so I ran over with the backup Kodak- got an action shot

small blacktip- he was pretty happy-

So we figured it was going to be on fire that night after that. He got three more runs, two break offs throughout the evening but it was hard to believe that, after seeing the reports on TV before heading out, it wasn't happening.

BoatlessFisherman · Post by **BoatlessFisherman** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:22 pm

Some are better than none thanks for the add on

EFC fishing · Post by **EFC fishing** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:11 pm

He has this spinning setup: 10' SilStar rod, Penn 7500 with 25 lb Ande clear. Leaders are just heavy fishfinder type- mostly what we use for big bluefish: leader 2ft or so of 90 lb black coated cable (or sometimes a half & half what we call it- half of the cable, half 100 lb Ande clear) with a weight (most of the time pyramid or bank, depending on conditions) that slides between two beads for half the length, Eagle Claw 254F-7/0, or Tru Turn O Shaugnessy 7/0 or Mustad 7/0 (filed). But he modifies the rig to where the weight is on the bottom & an additional leader/hook slides half the length

But I guess he doesn't do too bad with that--- yeah he likes the longer & sporty fight, though I let him know that it also tires the fish out & that getting it back swimming again quick is a better option.