04-18-2007, 03:12 PM
That's pretty much how I do it around the jetties. Like I was saying previously though, I haven't had much luck around the jetties for them. But, casting to them is much more difficult than fishing for them vertically, which is my favored way.
I had one trip that you may not believe. I went to Beaufort, SC with an Army buddy of mine and a buddy of his took us out fishing in the bay. Our trip started by chasing down fiddlers on the bank. And after a few runs and some sore fingers, we managed to gather a couple hundred for bait. I guess the guy didn't believe in buying the bait when he could just send the two youngsters out to chase them down. LOL, I think is was of an amusement factor for him too. [
] This bay looked more like the bank of a river. Trees hanging down in the water, stumps along the bank, grass............Stuff you wouldn't expect to see along a saltwater creek. The very first place we anchored off was about 5 feet from an over hanging tree that had a few limbs hanging in the water. No rocks, no oyster bed; it looked like the perfect place to catch bream if it were fresh water. I'd guess it was about 8' deep or so. We were using the standerd rod and reel combo for sheepies with a carolina rig and a small egg sinker. The second we baited up and drop our lines in the water, we began slamming the sheephead. There was nothing finiky about how they were hiting. They were slamming the baits like a bluefish would. Aggressive, un-shy, and full power. I was amazed. We filled a cooler in no time, litterly. That was some of the best fishing I had ever done, and it was under a dad blamed ol' tree limb. LOL, I never would have thought we'd catch a sheephead there, much lessly that many, that quick, and them be that aggressive. I figured we'd get a few spot tails or something, but nothing like that.
Those are the type of days I look to have. Quick to get on the fish and limit out/ and or catch what you want. Then you can Catch and Release for a while and head home a little early. It's nearly a two hour drive for me one way to the landing in MI, and that 2 hour drive back is what really puts a whoopin' on me if i've stayed out late on the water. If I can get off the water at a decent time, it's not so bad. But, if the fishing is slow, i'll stay right on through to try and make the best of it and still put a few fish on the deck. [cool] Now, from a pier the drive doesn't get me so bad. You can sit when you get tired, there's no hauling up of the anchor from time to time, you don't get beat down from the ride; lots of things really put some wear and tear on you when you're in a boat.
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I had one trip that you may not believe. I went to Beaufort, SC with an Army buddy of mine and a buddy of his took us out fishing in the bay. Our trip started by chasing down fiddlers on the bank. And after a few runs and some sore fingers, we managed to gather a couple hundred for bait. I guess the guy didn't believe in buying the bait when he could just send the two youngsters out to chase them down. LOL, I think is was of an amusement factor for him too. [
] This bay looked more like the bank of a river. Trees hanging down in the water, stumps along the bank, grass............Stuff you wouldn't expect to see along a saltwater creek. The very first place we anchored off was about 5 feet from an over hanging tree that had a few limbs hanging in the water. No rocks, no oyster bed; it looked like the perfect place to catch bream if it were fresh water. I'd guess it was about 8' deep or so. We were using the standerd rod and reel combo for sheepies with a carolina rig and a small egg sinker. The second we baited up and drop our lines in the water, we began slamming the sheephead. There was nothing finiky about how they were hiting. They were slamming the baits like a bluefish would. Aggressive, un-shy, and full power. I was amazed. We filled a cooler in no time, litterly. That was some of the best fishing I had ever done, and it was under a dad blamed ol' tree limb. LOL, I never would have thought we'd catch a sheephead there, much lessly that many, that quick, and them be that aggressive. I figured we'd get a few spot tails or something, but nothing like that. Those are the type of days I look to have. Quick to get on the fish and limit out/ and or catch what you want. Then you can Catch and Release for a while and head home a little early. It's nearly a two hour drive for me one way to the landing in MI, and that 2 hour drive back is what really puts a whoopin' on me if i've stayed out late on the water. If I can get off the water at a decent time, it's not so bad. But, if the fishing is slow, i'll stay right on through to try and make the best of it and still put a few fish on the deck. [cool] Now, from a pier the drive doesn't get me so bad. You can sit when you get tired, there's no hauling up of the anchor from time to time, you don't get beat down from the ride; lots of things really put some wear and tear on you when you're in a boat.
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