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My first time at Block was an eye opener. I'm fishing with a 10' glass crappola rod and a 8500SS next to Bill and my eel is landing 15 feet short of his. He had a few less than 2 dozen fish, I had 0. Couple bumps but that was all...
Next time it was a different story and it's been at least good since. One time I was getting pretty discouraged as we hit 4 spots with maybe 1 fish between 4 of us and then we finally got some on a last ditch effort at Gracies (I had a 34" bass, Schoolie Monster was sleeping, Joe and Bill had a respectable night by the end)...
My best time and most frustrating was last year (at a non-disclosable, highly secret, won't give Gusto the time of day spot (just kiddin' pal ;P )) when we could actually see 30 to maybe 50 pound bass rolling all around us slaping at our eels, picking and immediately dropping, time after time after time but wouldn't touch a plug. I was low man of the evening with a mere 3 fish landed between 13 and 28 pounds (must have had 20 hits and a dozen pick ups and drops - quick sets did not help at all), Joe had 3 from about 15 pounds to one in the high 30s, maybe fourty and Bill had 15-18 fish to 35 pounds or so.... Amazing night...
This was in the end of July when the fishing from shore was DEAD ALL OVER. Man I love that place...
The best time I've heard of over there was in the mid-eighties in DECEMBER. Many guys (from NPSFA members to a couple well known writers) had 50 and 60 pounders from the surf during heavy snow storms just cranking big bass after big bass until their bodies refused to listen to the brain...
MAN - I love that place ( I had to say it again)
As much as I like plugging, don't skip using eels over there - they truly find the big fish from shore....
Have I said how I love that place ?? ;D
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