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Jonny Bolt · 10-02-2003, 10:25 AM

Thank you everyone for your help, you guys are great

I may go check out the jetty today, but it is hard to fish for me. Seems like everytime I use a weight, I get hung up lol. when the tide starts ripping, I definitely need something to get down. But I have a 10' rod, so I might go down and see what happens. I know there is a pier in New Castle too that is supposed to be good, but I have never fished there yet. But I have a rental with a full tank of gas (my car is in the shop) so I might be able to put that to use today

As far as the bate fish go, there is still plenty, cuz I can see them hitting the top, and when I hang some herring over the big stones that support the trestle, the bate fish swarm it, along with small eels, and they bounce it around by poking at it. It is actually kinda fun to sit there and watch em for a bit. I have actually caught a brave little 13" Striper that came up one day and kept hitting the bait, 2 feet away from me as I watched. He eventually hooked himself, and when I took him up, I noticed a huge leader hanging about a foot out his mouth. He had swallowed the hook, but I cut out as much of the leader as I could so it wasnt hangin out his mouth, and I threw him back. Brave little sucker.

I keep hearing the fish are still out there though, cuz the Hampton Animal Control officer fishes at the boat club for fun, and he is bagging a few keepers a week. The boat club can be seen from the trestle lol, its right around the bend, so I dont know what he's doin' right

Since the tide has calmed down a bit, I'm hoping they will be back. I'll check it out and see how things go. I have better luck with fishing the incoming tide on the trestle. The outgoing tide can get pretty violent and whirpool on you damn fast. The water has been rushing out so fast, that it spins in the little coves, and your bait will just go in circles and tangle you up somethin' serious. It isnt always this fierce though, sometimes the outgoing is pretty good, but I prefer the incoming, as I have snagged more fish incoming.

If they dont come back now that the tide has started to calm, I'll chalk it up to them runnin'. Fishing there has for the most part been great right through October. This is usually when the biggies start rollin' in. But like it goes...habits change.

Thanks again everyone, this board is my new home.

I'll probably post any results on my trek today.

10-02-2003, 10:25 AM	#6
Jonny Bolt Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 178	Thank you everyone for your help, you guys are great I may go check out the jetty today, but it is hard to fish for me. Seems like everytime I use a weight, I get hung up lol. when the tide starts ripping, I definitely need something to get down. But I have a 10' rod, so I might go down and see what happens. I know there is a pier in New Castle too that is supposed to be good, but I have never fished there yet. But I have a rental with a full tank of gas (my car is in the shop) so I might be able to put that to use today As far as the bate fish go, there is still plenty, cuz I can see them hitting the top, and when I hang some herring over the big stones that support the trestle, the bate fish swarm it, along with small eels, and they bounce it around by poking at it. It is actually kinda fun to sit there and watch em for a bit. I have actually caught a brave little 13" Striper that came up one day and kept hitting the bait, 2 feet away from me as I watched. He eventually hooked himself, and when I took him up, I noticed a huge leader hanging about a foot out his mouth. He had swallowed the hook, but I cut out as much of the leader as I could so it wasnt hangin out his mouth, and I threw him back. Brave little sucker. I keep hearing the fish are still out there though, cuz the Hampton Animal Control officer fishes at the boat club for fun, and he is bagging a few keepers a week. The boat club can be seen from the trestle lol, its right around the bend, so I dont know what he's doin' right Since the tide has calmed down a bit, I'm hoping they will be back. I'll check it out and see how things go. I have better luck with fishing the incoming tide on the trestle. The outgoing tide can get pretty violent and whirpool on you damn fast. The water has been rushing out so fast, that it spins in the little coves, and your bait will just go in circles and tangle you up somethin' serious. It isnt always this fierce though, sometimes the outgoing is pretty good, but I prefer the incoming, as I have snagged more fish incoming. If they dont come back now that the tide has started to calm, I'll chalk it up to them runnin'. Fishing there has for the most part been great right through October. This is usually when the biggies start rollin' in. But like it goes...habits change. Thanks again everyone, this board is my new home. I'll probably post any results on my trek today.