ToadsToadsOnly
09-09-2011, 11:23 AM
First off hats off to the Captian and Crew on the Indian out of H&M landing he and crew were top notch and were on top of every fish hooked, took care of tangles accordingly, and stuck most my fish with head gaff shots. They run a top notch operation and I highly recommend this boat if any of you guys who are looking for excellent boat and crew out of SD.
We left the dock Sunday fishing Labor Day to horrible weather, huge swells, howling wind the weather was so bad this day that when the rollers came through everyone has to hang onto the rail so you do not fall backwards. Got to the spot about an hour before sunrise once grey light hit we were bendo I was the 3rd guy to land a fish. The bite never went wide open but we picked at the fish pretty much all day long. We could of limited early but with the rough conditions, light line, howling wind, drifting 2-3 knots it made it tough for a lot of guys on the boat to keep their fish on the hook. For me I kept my drags right made sure I put the wood to every fish hooked and kept my casualtes low I ended up with triple limits plus 2 unfortunately when the fish are biting I do not take many pictures so here is some fish porn of the few pics I took.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/P9060487.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/P9060486.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/304209_1971371412377_1485760381_1801617_2744251_n. jpg
I know you guys have heard this before but 10% of the guys catch 90% of the fish and it is true. We had 4 hot sticks on the boat that combined caught close to 50 fish the rest of the 20 caught 70 for a 120 limit. A tip to new guys fishing offshore or even a refresher for the seasoned guys. Bait selection and handling your bait I think is one of the key factors to success when fishing on the party boats. Most of you guy pay attention to detail you make sure you put on fresh line, spend mucho dinero on shiny rods and reels, use check your drags, use fluorocarbon leader but… you forget about the basics pick a perfect bait..! Take your time and pick that perfect bait and you will get bit instantly while all the guys are soaking their bait for 3,4,5 minutes and hanging out and bunched up on the bow. Pick the bait that has no scales missing, no red spots, their nose are not beat up. But it does not stop at picking a bait there is more to it when you grab your bait don’t use the kung fu grip on the bait it is useless picking a great bait when you choke the heck out of them and knock off their scales by your grip. Carefully cradle your bait pin a hook on your desired spot without knocking off the scales, cast your bait out instantly, and try to underhand cast your bait. Countless times I have seen guys pick the right bait, cradle their bait, and they whip their bait out 100mph and smack on the water then you see stunned bait with scales glittering all around it.
Hope this helps some of you guys that are going out this summer.
Good Luck Out There Guys
ToadsToadsOnly
Go Big Or Go Home!
Add me on facebook at Hunt for Big Fish
http://www.facebook.com/groups/114189495339212/
We left the dock Sunday fishing Labor Day to horrible weather, huge swells, howling wind the weather was so bad this day that when the rollers came through everyone has to hang onto the rail so you do not fall backwards. Got to the spot about an hour before sunrise once grey light hit we were bendo I was the 3rd guy to land a fish. The bite never went wide open but we picked at the fish pretty much all day long. We could of limited early but with the rough conditions, light line, howling wind, drifting 2-3 knots it made it tough for a lot of guys on the boat to keep their fish on the hook. For me I kept my drags right made sure I put the wood to every fish hooked and kept my casualtes low I ended up with triple limits plus 2 unfortunately when the fish are biting I do not take many pictures so here is some fish porn of the few pics I took.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/P9060487.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/P9060486.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/toadstoadsonly/304209_1971371412377_1485760381_1801617_2744251_n. jpg
I know you guys have heard this before but 10% of the guys catch 90% of the fish and it is true. We had 4 hot sticks on the boat that combined caught close to 50 fish the rest of the 20 caught 70 for a 120 limit. A tip to new guys fishing offshore or even a refresher for the seasoned guys. Bait selection and handling your bait I think is one of the key factors to success when fishing on the party boats. Most of you guy pay attention to detail you make sure you put on fresh line, spend mucho dinero on shiny rods and reels, use check your drags, use fluorocarbon leader but… you forget about the basics pick a perfect bait..! Take your time and pick that perfect bait and you will get bit instantly while all the guys are soaking their bait for 3,4,5 minutes and hanging out and bunched up on the bow. Pick the bait that has no scales missing, no red spots, their nose are not beat up. But it does not stop at picking a bait there is more to it when you grab your bait don’t use the kung fu grip on the bait it is useless picking a great bait when you choke the heck out of them and knock off their scales by your grip. Carefully cradle your bait pin a hook on your desired spot without knocking off the scales, cast your bait out instantly, and try to underhand cast your bait. Countless times I have seen guys pick the right bait, cradle their bait, and they whip their bait out 100mph and smack on the water then you see stunned bait with scales glittering all around it.
Hope this helps some of you guys that are going out this summer.
Good Luck Out There Guys
ToadsToadsOnly
Go Big Or Go Home!
Add me on facebook at Hunt for Big Fish
http://www.facebook.com/groups/114189495339212/