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MikeAce00
03-24-2009, 09:55 AM
Hey Everyone,

Made it to the Harbor last night and fished from the shore near 18th street.

Got there at about 7:30pm and fished till about 9:30pm.

Cold and windy when we got there.

The tide was at the end of the incoming but the wind was blowing the surface water in an outgoing direction. (Which way should I cast in conditions like this? W/ or Against the wind?)

I was in waders and thought I'd try something new so I tied on a slug I got from FH for nada. Switched over to a crank bait. I never had much success with crankbaits in the Harbor but some guys at FH said that was their preferred method so I gave it a whirl.

Well I would have seen the skunk but towards the end of the night I snagged a small bat ray probably 3-5 feet from where I was standing. I'll try and post a picture later.

Thanks,

Mike
sonarbp
03-24-2009, 11:30 AM
What is "FH"? Nice report.......NPH can be tough at times!!!!
cappo
03-24-2009, 11:38 AM
What is "FH"? Nice report.......NPH can be tough at times!!!!

Fred Hall prob.
sonarbp
03-24-2009, 11:40 AM
Thought it might be.......or maybe Fishermans Hardware!
MikeAce00
03-24-2009, 12:49 PM
Yeah Fred Hall Show...

Here's the Ray

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/picture.php?albumid=196&pictureid=1713

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/picture.php?albumid=196&pictureid=1712
MikeAce00
03-24-2009, 12:51 PM
Are there fish to be caught from that particular shore? Or only by the structure such as docks and moored boats?

We seemed to be in a small bed of eel grass...
sonarbp
03-24-2009, 01:09 PM
Are there fish to be caught from that particular shore? Or only by the structure such as docks and moored boats?

We seemed to be in a small bed of eel grass...

Hey Mike.....the eel grass is where you want to be!!!! It is where the fish live and feed.
TShaffer
03-24-2009, 02:10 PM
Wat to beat the skunk man. Nice ray too.
HESBROS
03-24-2009, 07:01 PM
Hey Mike. FYI, I was t NPH from 0630-1230 Yesterday as well and it was slow then too. I got a dink Hali, and ray and broke off. All on drop shot Gulp Jerk shad. The beach at 18th is tough. We have got more Halibut there than anything, but also some bass. In the evening did you see all the baitfish hugging the shore? If you did, thats where you want to be fishing. May have been tough to see them with the wind, but you can usually see them hitting the surface.
MikeAce00
03-25-2009, 06:43 AM
Yeah we did see bait fish jumping. Also something kept jumping out of the water... maybe a Jack Smelt (?). But couldn't get it to bite.
megafisher94
03-25-2009, 08:14 AM
What is "FH"? Nice report.......NPH can be tough at times!!!!
fred hall show.
sonarbp
03-25-2009, 10:58 AM
Yeah we did see bait fish jumping. Also something kept jumping out of the water... maybe a Jack Smelt (?). But couldn't get it to bite.

That fish you kept seeing jump out of the water was most likely a mullet.