December
4, 2007 - NJ - Island Beach State Park
The past weekend we took a few
days to hit the salt once again. This time we were greeted
with extremely fly friendly conditions one day, and some of
the coldest/windiest weather FFPA has ever hit the suds on
the other. And with that, one day was good, and the other
was terrible..go figure. The good weather day had bass right
in the wash as the sun went down. The bait was tight to the
beach, and so were the predators. Some of these fish were
big. Easily, 30"+. It was quite something to see them
wallow in such shallow water. The action did not last long,
but it was really impressive to witness. Definitely, the best
bass blitz witnessed this season.
As
for day two...well, lets just say it was a long day. We were
on the water at false dawn, with temps in the lo-30s. Fortunately,
the winds were not too bad at first, but they would soon mix
down to the surface, and switch to the north. The air temps
never did get out of the 30s. Just about everything stayed
off the beach, and it was only for a short bit in the extreme
am, that had the fish in tight to the beach. Bird play was
all over the place throughout the day, but it would never
get within casting range. We managed to see a handful of shorts
caught on metal at daybreak. Other than that - nothing going
the rest of the day. With the weather going down hill for
Sunday, we called the weekend short...and headed home. Time
will tell if we decide to hit the salt again this season.
Working a sinking line in a hard north wind.
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