MAVERICK27
05-04-2009, 11:09 AM
Well,
Now that we have the new boat, we decided to hit NPH for a nice boat ride and drop some lines in while we were there. I am a total rookie in NPH. John at the local tackle shop by the ferry hooked us up with bait, info and even some kille new 10 lb line!.
We hit the area across from the Coast Guard Station. I threw out some swimmies and some Gulp Nuclear bait. I got bumped pretty goood on both baits, but missed the hookset. It felt awesome though. Anyway, the wife tossed out some cut squid. All of the sudden, her drag went absolutely nuts!! It must have pulled 200ft of line. We could see her line ripping across the water. Too bad she had 6lb line haha!! It was fun until it snapped the line. I hear it was probably a huge Batray. The funny thing is we got a few more bendos but the fish did not commit?? Why is that? Is it like fresh water where some days they hammer the bait and other days they don't commit, or did I have the wrong hooks or bad hooks??
After it slowed down, we hit the bait barge for some fun. As soon as I cast the rig in with squid, it got slammed!! I fought the fish with 10lb line..pulled a lot of drag and ran towards the jedi opening. I finally got it within 15 feet of the boat...then no more bendo??? I reeled in my bait in tact. The wife got two more that did the same thing...Full bendo fish fights , then the rod just releases??
Can anyone help? We want to go back, but we need to LAND some fish!!
On a lighter note, we loved the trip! We saw dolphins, seals, yachts, nice houses, and felt som ekiller fish!!! Pics to come later....
Now that we have the new boat, we decided to hit NPH for a nice boat ride and drop some lines in while we were there. I am a total rookie in NPH. John at the local tackle shop by the ferry hooked us up with bait, info and even some kille new 10 lb line!.
We hit the area across from the Coast Guard Station. I threw out some swimmies and some Gulp Nuclear bait. I got bumped pretty goood on both baits, but missed the hookset. It felt awesome though. Anyway, the wife tossed out some cut squid. All of the sudden, her drag went absolutely nuts!! It must have pulled 200ft of line. We could see her line ripping across the water. Too bad she had 6lb line haha!! It was fun until it snapped the line. I hear it was probably a huge Batray. The funny thing is we got a few more bendos but the fish did not commit?? Why is that? Is it like fresh water where some days they hammer the bait and other days they don't commit, or did I have the wrong hooks or bad hooks??
After it slowed down, we hit the bait barge for some fun. As soon as I cast the rig in with squid, it got slammed!! I fought the fish with 10lb line..pulled a lot of drag and ran towards the jedi opening. I finally got it within 15 feet of the boat...then no more bendo??? I reeled in my bait in tact. The wife got two more that did the same thing...Full bendo fish fights , then the rod just releases??
Can anyone help? We want to go back, but we need to LAND some fish!!
On a lighter note, we loved the trip! We saw dolphins, seals, yachts, nice houses, and felt som ekiller fish!!! Pics to come later....