JAG107
04-28-2012, 06:05 PM
Wow I can't believe how crowded it was today! Great day for fishing. Anyways, my buddy and I trolled all over the place in low gear until about 9, with nada. I decided to hell with it, sped up to 2.5+ and immediately whacked 2 in 15 minutes in the flats. I got my 2nd downrigger this week just in time! Definitely worked the DR's in overdrive today, as all fish came from 25+ feet down. After the first 2, we settled down for a break by the usual bait hotspot and picked up 2 quick dinks on the power mouse. That bite came and went, so we went back on the troll. We finished off with 14 fish today, 5 released. (We shook them off while still in the water, undamaged besides a hole in the jaw!) 4 fish today came on an orange needlefish, and the rest all on the Pointer 48. They wouldn't take anything else, believe me we tried everything! Kinda slow action today, but got our meat nonetheless. Lots of other trollers out there, didn't see a lot of hookups, but saw the baiters picking some up here and there. Not the wide open bite like the past 2 weeks (at least in my case). Water temps went from 65 to 69 by 2pm. Kinda wish I was able to make it up to the Sierra opener, but I probably did better today at the Vine than I could have anywhere else. No fish bigger than 2lbs though, but had some hard fighters, and it looks like the bass are still nipping the hell out of these poor little guys.