It's been brutally slow around here. We worked hard for 2 fish in 3 hours yesterday morning and afternoon. I dropped what felt like a good one yesterday. Today was worse than yesterday. We found the fish easy but they weren't taking anything. Sluggo's, tins, poppers, and plugs and nothing worked. I got one dink on a 4" pearl shad direct tied. Rips were alive with tiny bait and the fish were getting their feed on bigtime. 3 of us managed 3 fish!:crying: I'll be back again tomorrow and hopefully they will be more cooperative. No pogies from what we saw either. I did have the tail bit off of one of my shad though.:conf: I'll post a few pics from the start of my vacation. Highlight has been getting 3500 oysters to market and getting free beer for one of the deliveries.:cheers2: Anybody seeing a slow down like me? Hopefully it's just an isolated area. I don't wish this on anyone. I would love to see the pogies back!

I was tired after working those oysters!

cappa, have you tried using a teaser?

cappa, have you tried using a teaser?

he wasnt fishing...he ate too many oysters and fell asleep!!:rotflmao:

he wasnt fishing...he ate too many oysters and fell asleep!!:rotflmao:


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cappa, have you tried using a teaser?

No and stop teasing me!:fishslap:

I don't own any but will tomorrow. I may not go out on the skiff tomorrow because mine is getting more repair work than I thought it needed. There were probably 1/2 a dozen boats out there and no one was catching much. We ran into my buddies oyster partner and fishing guide and he tossed us a clear speckled sluggo which he said worked for him twice. I didn't get any love from it. He said they were too full and it was going to be tough. I wish i could get out at first light but i can't.

Marshcappa, try a direct tied (to a leader with loop for the teaser) white leadhead 3/4 oz with a plastic skirt and a 4" curlytail. Use a white teaser to start. Also try an olive colored teaser of white doesn't work (better contrast) Should work well with small bait around.
Try a 1/2 oz leadhead if the 3/4 doesn't work.

Were you in the bay?
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Not slow where I have been. 2, 25# yesterday. 5, 22# to 27# today. All live lining. Only killed one each day.

spend an hour getting some some macks and slow fishing will be a thing of the past.

Had a decent morning...had to work for them, do some searching but I did manage a few fish....biggest was a fat 34" this am. I am off for the rest of the week so, they better start cooperating.

The fish on the live pogies seem to be sluggish. But seem to take a head near the bottom better than a live one.

i've had the same problem twice this week.fish boiling all around.i have thrown everything in the bag with 3 fish in 10 hrs of fishing.:wall: