"Keeper
Fluke"
Capt. Lou
- Freeport
June 27, 2001
This
has been a sea saw season of hots and colds. The weather
has been all but consistent and the fish have been on strike,
coming out here and there. But Glory Hallelujah a nicey-nice
body of fluke has moved in to the waters outside of Jones
Beach Inlet....where catching a two pounder is no big deal
right now.
I
was on the full day trip on the Captain Lou, the Captain
had to move around a bit to get us on some nice bodies of
fish. They're still not jumping on the hook...you have to
finesse these fish by slowing down your presentation. Meat
strips are definitely needed for the larger fish and when
you feel the hit let him eat, let the line run through your
fingers with an open spool. Give him that three Mississippi
count and then set the hook well. Stop that rod pumping
garbage, it doesn't work. The rod bouncing up and down gives
slack on the down, letting your table fair get away from
the dinner table. Bad Boo-Boo! Yogi Bear on the other hand
keeps the rod high never letting the rod down keeping the
line pressure on the fish reeling the fish in on a steady
retrieve.
Pink
is the color for teasers and for all the hooks. Hot pink.
Change your bait please...I can't stand watching people
fish with the same bait for two hours. Would you eat a steak
that was green or a steak medium rare with that fresh red
inside this is a no brainer. Keep the spool open when you
hit the bottom using your thumb on the spool as the drag
to let back the line when they hit. Let it slide out by
easing the pressure on your thumb. Don't waste a good sea
robin, the white under belly makes for good meat strips.
Fresh bait is alway the ticket.
Leave
the heavy rods at home thank you very much. A seven foot
freshwater graphite bass rod is perfect and twenty pound
test is all you need. preferably 20 pound Pro-line is the
best ticket. Gamakatsu octopus hooks are great also really
holds the fish on .
Enough
of my babble...Go fish now...or forever hold your loose
lips that I didn't give you a hot tip. Plus it's to dang
hot out there to stay home. Get the kids out now. Don't
forget the ice cream! And don't forget to tell me how you
did...if you have any new dog trick..send them in.
ScreamingReel
Dave
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