you gotta love that (s)hit -
you should have asked him, ...
should a hunter drive his truck into a flock of ducks if he wants a chance at getting a few? :smash:
heard there were a lot of blues up your way, ?
water temps haven't began dropping yet.....perhaps when they do, the bass will wake up :confused:
although the bottom fishing and bonito hunting has been fun

One of the best lures we've found for albies and bonito are small mackeral jigs 1/4,1/3,1/2 oz sold in 3 packs blister packs. Used to have good luck getting at Benny's but not anymore. West marine might have. Found them online at sea Wolfe tackle. Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Gilly
we have been on your side but just outside the bridge fishing for the last 5 -6 weeks :fishin:

I was on a mixed bag the other day. Albies, bass, blues. Massive feeds. There is so much bait, I don't think these fish are going anywhere soon. Haven't seen pogie schools like this south of the bridges in a while. It's a smorgasbord of fish out there
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Here is what they are feeding on where I am fishing. Small metal has taken 99% of my fish. Wish we had peanuts but I have not seen any since that first week. The bay anchovies are big brown stains in the water and you try and find the bait balls and hang out near them until the albies thrash thru them. How I got my fish yesterday. Gives you a real good chance at catching them when this occurs. I hang in close to shore to find these balls and being alone is a plus. Too many boats break up the balls of bait but being in a small boat allows you more shallow water to patrol and I think a lot of the other boats don't take you seriously being in a tin boat so they tend to ignore you which is fine by me. Nothing more satisfying than getting fish in front of a 30 plus foot 2 engine center console filled with know it all's. :uhuh:

I got some Mushies for those, but it is looking like I will need some more.

Are they still bustin off Craigville beach?

Havent seen em exactly there since about 2 weeks ago but they ain't far! All my pictures of the last few trips are too big pixel wize. I have a good one of the tin boat master holdin up an albie when I ran into him this past week

South of the big island?

I know you're not a weekend guy, but you should make an exception one of these weekends so we can hook up :uhuh:
We'll race our dinghys around and see who can catch the biggest choggie!!!:fishin:....seriously

I had milo with me today and you came up several times.

We were surrounded by bait-balls this morning with constant thrashing fish...:wall:...threw everything at em'

another boat pulls up, throws a large swimmer at em'...instant hook up :confused:,,, The rip coupled with the 3-5' swells that had the bait confused was a rocking good time in my 18, but the lack of hook-ups was sooooo disappointing....from pink rubber, to all types and sizes of metals, green-stripped #^&#^&#^&#^&s, crystal minnows, assorted jigs, a kitchen sink, my mother-in-laws meatloaf......couldn't get the bastidds to engage. Although a yellow-eyed devil did cut-me off....

Still exciting to witness none-the-less, until you get back to fill the gas tank....:jump1:

Gilly ,
the old Kazier building .

I,ll make a exception to see your guys again ><><>

Had a number of shots at them yesterday but didnt hook up. Got 3 bass one may have been a keeper. It was funny i was on the rocks and it was rough and i was getting pissed at the bass. I was pulling the fly out of their mouths when they were trying to hit in close. 20lb power pro is great for casting but is some brittle stuff on the rocks. Got my ass completely kicked trying to land a 16" fish when the braid broke at the swivel. It was nice to see so many bass around though.

Pojees have been far and away out performing anything else for me.
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My best lure is an old tin i think its a Charley Graves but i cant be sure. Unfortunately the eye is so bent that its not really attached anymore i smush it into place and hope for the best i'm actually going to do a search right now and try to find a replacement or 5. Gotta love the Pojees too.

Hoping to still find them out there this weekend...??
Anyone been on them as of today/yesterday?
Don't need to know where, just if....

BTW - It seems that most do not care to consume these mini-tunoids???
I find it difficult understanding why....now I'm a bait-eater (which could possibly explain why),,,I've tried just about everything cept for worms, from silversides to green-crabs.....from squid to mackerel, heck we even grilled pogies once :yak5:
That being said, one should always try something for him/her self before making their own decision. Mackerel is a very strong tasting fish, it has an acquiring taste when pan-fried. I LOVE IT. With some saucy potatoes, some pickled onions...a salted red-hot pepper, washed down by some adult-beverages,,,yummmmee!
These F/Albacore aren't far from that mackerel taste IMO....you don't need to much fire when grilling, keep them off the flame a bit, if you can smoke em'...I imagine they'd taste even better....but again, it's a strong flavor,,,not a fishy fish taste as in bad fish, but fishy strong.
Don't knock it before you try it ~

I got into them from the surf y'day, but they are getting harder to find in large numbers the past few days from what I've seen and heard. It seems they are in more confined areas and not nearly as widespread - at least not on the mainland.

I've been curious as to their bad rep for the table. I recall being told by many that bluefish were garbage years ago, but personally I love them. Might have to give Albert a try if I get a bad bleeder.

haven't been out since Tuesday seems the big swell and wind Has broken up the bait and the Albies If i hear something I'll PM you I am looking to go on a day long hunt Monday the weather looks good the only thing is where cape and islands or RI

Might be taking a trip over to ACK in the VERY near future as beach fishing for albies (and some bones) has been on fire....

sweeet. What end of the island? My dad got a bone on great pt in august on a hopkins. Usually west end is where that happens this time of year tho...

They've been at both locations from what I understand. I keep getting pics from friends who live there. Some FAT alberts coming off the beach!

Haven't been on the water since Last Tuesday going albie hunting Monday looking for some suggestion for best chances Islands ? , Falmouth ?, Westport ? or RI
thanks

Based on what I've heard, hit the vineyard.

I don't think it even matters where you go at this point.
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Wayne,,, going 1/2 day outta fairhaven , I'll give a shout iffin I see sumpton

Mid sized blues have been mixing in where I've been finding them. Not good. Tho a 10 pounder and a 20 something bass allowed me to get the slam from the rocks. Other than that, I'd prefer they go away till Albert goes away. Surprised it didn't happen sooner with all the bait around.

Seriously. Everywhere we went today we found them. We'd stop somewhere and jig up sea bass or live-line scup and pods of albies would come out of nowhere, from every direction. Never seen anything like it before.

On a sadder note, I dropped one that was EASY double digits at the boat this morning. Probably pushing 15lbs. We thought it was a SBFT when we first saw it. That one will definitely haunt me....

thanks going to hit newport area I'll do the same Thx

What size fllouro leader do you guys use - boat and shore?
Thanks

I'm new to this, but I use 25# Flouro from both shore and boat...

20 pound

Agreed, i have used 30 as well but wouldn't go any higher.
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30 if its overcast and a little rough. 20 if they are being picky.

I was using 10 from shore and used it on the boat but lost a fish when I couldn't grab the tail and ended up lifting it by the leader. I'll go to 20 from the boat.

Thanks all.

My son called me at work on Friday at 1:30 in the afternoon - he was fishing the rocks in Newport and was into a blitz of albies, blues, and bass. He took four albies on a seven inch gags grabber swimmer affixed to 60 pound leader. I just shook my head. He later showed me a video he took with his phone of albies searching for anchovies of chrystal clear water less than 3 feet in depth.

Some days they will act like regular fish and some days they just mock you. I use 20 lb Power pro and 20 lb Fluor. Uni to uni knot.
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While we're on the topic of equipment, what does every one use for rods? I've been kinda fuzzy on what would be optimal. I currently use a st croix 7' 3/8 to 3/4...

Sounds too light to me,, but then again I only get them up to the boat then lose em! :uhuh:

Very good day put a good friend on 2 bonito and he boated 5 Albies 1 or 2 were bigger than avg , around 10 pound plus and we lost another 3 or 4 when it was we limited out on on Black sea bass . 1 tog and the bonito
fried up all 3 for dinner I have never eaten any of them they ranked tog, bonito (very surprised ) then sea bass .. nothing fancy dipped in egg dredged in seasoned flour and so tartar sauce. Again pink albie snak was the color of the day no fish on any other color? if you need more details PM me

I use a 7 ft inshore ugly stick from Walmart nice bend and enough backbone to put some heat on them any 40 size reel with 20lb braid w\20lb fluorocarbon leader 5\1 or better retrieve ratio helps

I was fished for them today off NPT and did pretty good,lots of shots at them and a handful to the boat. I was using ljacks and hogies for lures. Am I the only one who uses 15 floro leader? My rod is a 7' rated for about 5/8 oz and the reel is a sustain 3000 with 20 lb test. The bait for the in WPT is gone and there was not much of a shot until I got past the SKT.