Just outta curiousity... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Notaro · 07-10-2009, 03:27 AM

Hey guys, I was fishing down Wings Neck on my uncle's backyard and I was catching scups last night. But also baby black seabass and dogfish. Just curious, are scups as active as stripers and blues? I find this hard to believe because I naturally assumed that scups aren't nocturnal predators. Can anyone here care to enlighten me about this topic?

Thanks.

PS: I was hoping for a fluke last night. =/

Rob Rockcrawler · 07-10-2009, 03:36 AM

A friend of mine doesnt scup fish during the day, says its a waste of time. Ive only fished for em during the day, switching over to bass at night.

Notaro · 07-10-2009, 03:43 AM

That was what I was tryign to do, but I didn't expect them to be hitting it at night.

WESTPORTMAFIA · 07-10-2009, 11:58 AM

They do and its a nice time to hook on in the shnoz and let em swim.

Finaddict · 07-10-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA

They do and its a nice time to hook on in the shnoz and let em swim.

yeah ...and if you can cut a fin a bit, to injure them a bit more ... boy that's one distress signal that will get heard around the area ... bass love scup ...

Notaro · 07-10-2009, 02:32 PM

how do i hook it? do i need any special rig to keep it on the bottom or what? i recall a big swirl in the water.

Joe · 07-10-2009, 02:51 PM

I've seen people fishing for them at dusk at spots I fished. Three guys fishing and they had this older woman filleting them - she was an expert - she had about 1/2 a five gallon bucket of fish store quality fillets.

Notaro · 07-10-2009, 04:10 PM

Yeah, but why would they be active at night, Joe? I thought that they are more of daytime fishes.

Joe · 07-10-2009, 04:14 PM

I don't know - but this time of year there is very little true night and last night the moon was screaming bright.

WESTPORTMAFIA · 07-10-2009, 04:23 PM

I catch them at night with no problems. If they are around they will bite just like daytime.

Notaro · 07-10-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe

I don't know - but this time of year there is very little true night and last night the moon was screaming bright.

That's what I was thinking of. Saw the moon and it had something to do with it.

scoobe · 07-13-2009, 10:53 PM

Joey, don't forget that the regs still apply for scup used as bait. Is it still 10" min? That's what it used to be when I left.

Notaro · 07-14-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by scoobe

Joey, don't forget that the regs still apply for scup used as bait. Is it still 10" min? That's what it used to be when I left.

10.5. But I don't use it as a bait. Hardly see any bigger fish around.