Rich Gidrey, Mike Jalifi , and I. left the boat ramp from Bird Island Basin at 6:30am in search of some rod-bending action.
The transition between Summer and Fall can be some of the most awesome weather we can hope for in the year. What makes it great is the fact that the winds can be just right, 10-20mph, and the heat of the Texas Summer has dropped to the 70-85 degree range instead of the 98-105 degree range.
We hammered down the throttle of the 250-HO Evinrude motor and ran at a top speed of 62 miles per hour, that is really fast on the water. Our first stop was a barrier island complex that we saw on the way south. We moved in and surveyed the area looking for three things, visible signs of baitfish, moving water and birds. We had 2 of the three; we had moving water and birds working the shorelines. The plan today was to use life piggy perch on a size 4 mustad croaker style hook. We used 30 or 40 lb braided line with both bait-casters and spinning reels. The first stop was not productive so we jumped back up on top and ran further south.
We chose the Badlands of Baffin bay because of the amazing rock formation structure that is sometimes just under the water’s surface. These rocks hold baitfish and sometimes, just sometimes ----Big Trout and Redfish. Today we hammered the Redfish, oversized Reds and top of the slot reds. We moved probably 10 short moves against a shoreline working the rocks. When you fish the rocks of Baffin bay, you will get hung up in the rocks and have to break off your hook and tie on another hook. If you’re not getting hooked up in the rocks, you’re not fishing tight enough to the rocks. The fish will be right in on and around the rocks. Don’t be afraid of losing hooks, it is part of the game. Use a Uni-knot tied directly to the braided line and you can break your line by aiming the rod directly toward the rock, tighten your drag all the way and pull the rod and reel back until the line breaks, it will almost always break at the knot and you will get all of your line back. Simply tie on another new hook and bait up and get back out there.
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Now----What made the fishing so good on this trip ? Why were we so productive ?
First, we had a sliver of a moon the night before, that means that the fish could not see very well so they did not feed much. Second, we had moderately stained water, that means that the fish can find our bait by sight but they could not see us in the 24 foot Mako Bay-Boat that we were fishing from. Third, there were visible signs of baitfish. I mean at our last stops, where we hammered the Redfish, we could see mullet jumping and silver flashes in the water indicating that baitfish were in the area. Forth, we could see birds hovering over the water in areas, sitting on the water in the middle of a bay and foraging along the shores. That means that there were baitfish in the area and they were feeding.
Seeing all these things helps us identify that we have a “Multiplier Effect” working for us. We had 4 signs that the fishing should be good.
Use the “Multiplier Effect” for your fishing and you just might…………………………… “Catch More Fish”.
Thanks for your time today and….I’ll see you in the outdoors !!
Dave
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