TroutChaser
07-07-2008, 08:51 AM
What up FNN,
I dont post to many Saltwater reports because we usually dont do so well..lol
Actually we do OK but nothing really to speak of. I'm no Red Drum or Wingnut for that matter!!
Been a couple weeks since we took the 15 foot Smoker' in the Salt so we decided to launch around 6:00 from Channel Islands Harbor. We were hoping to run to the islands today. Yes, we do that from time to time.. Yes it's an aluminum boat!!!But the fog was just way to thick. Rather than risk the handheld GPS in fog we decided to hang by the shoreline where we couldnt get lost. It was damn thick at times. Headed outside the harbor towards the Flatts for drifting...After a couplehours and moves..I found the drift.
We drifted starting at 90' and would drift till about 60' and reset. During this time we got lots of hits in 75 feet of water?? We farmed alot.. We were fishing live bait with barrel weights 3/4 to 1ounce.
We ended up with 2 legals both released but missed many more..
So my questions are...
what is your "go to rig" for drifting?
Anchovies/dines/macs? Whats best??
We set the clickers and put the poles in the holders when they sounded we let them run before engaging/setting but still got many shortbites? Do you guys ever use stingerhooks? Do they damage the bait more?
any advice would be helpful
ps. pics wont post again....
Chaser
I dont post to many Saltwater reports because we usually dont do so well..lol
Actually we do OK but nothing really to speak of. I'm no Red Drum or Wingnut for that matter!!
Been a couple weeks since we took the 15 foot Smoker' in the Salt so we decided to launch around 6:00 from Channel Islands Harbor. We were hoping to run to the islands today. Yes, we do that from time to time.. Yes it's an aluminum boat!!!But the fog was just way to thick. Rather than risk the handheld GPS in fog we decided to hang by the shoreline where we couldnt get lost. It was damn thick at times. Headed outside the harbor towards the Flatts for drifting...After a couplehours and moves..I found the drift.
We drifted starting at 90' and would drift till about 60' and reset. During this time we got lots of hits in 75 feet of water?? We farmed alot.. We were fishing live bait with barrel weights 3/4 to 1ounce.
We ended up with 2 legals both released but missed many more..
So my questions are...
what is your "go to rig" for drifting?
Anchovies/dines/macs? Whats best??
We set the clickers and put the poles in the holders when they sounded we let them run before engaging/setting but still got many shortbites? Do you guys ever use stingerhooks? Do they damage the bait more?
any advice would be helpful
ps. pics wont post again....
Chaser