My Theory...... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BigFish · 10-31-2006, 07:00 PM

Plenty of dinks around the Cape too! Fishing down there just 2 years ago was the balls....now....just 2 years later....it is horrible and last year was also! You wait 2-3 more years and you might be saying what I think is wrong! I think the dinks up here are just more prevalent because they have the rocks to hide in from the seals.....otherwise they would be harder to come by just like down the Backside! Just my thoughts....time will tell...hopefully time will tell me I am wrong!

Blue Oyster has a point....that "IF" the seals don't eat them all we will have a good class of fish in a few years.....what if they do???

BigFish · 10-31-2006, 07:01 PM

Slingah....have you caught any big bass at night around here I don't know about??

Slingah · 10-31-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFish

Slingah....have you caught any big bass at night around here I don't know about??

nope..not this year...doesnt mean that they are not around though..and I'm not trying as hard as usual...

BigFish · 10-31-2006, 07:22 PM

I have fished harder this fall than any other.....got "0" to show for my effort!

MarshCappa · 11-01-2006, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Slingah

nope..not this year...doesnt mean that they are not around though..and I'm not trying as hard as usual...

I'm going to try and get out tonight. You going to be around Slingah? Won't be a late night for me though. But I wanted to check out the spot I was at Sunday afternoon at night.

tattoobob · 10-31-2006, 07:02 PM

Simple answer, no big bait no big fish

BigFish · 10-31-2006, 07:04 PM

We have had big bait in the Harbor Bob? Until last season big bunker was hard to find in these parts.....always plenty of peanuts! I saw no shortage of bait this season or last.

Backbeach Jake · 10-31-2006, 07:08 PM

There were tons of large carcasses washed up on the Backbeaches this year. One I even scored a Hopkins in. THAT tells the tale. Seals are killing and eating them, Even stealing fish on the line. Lost a nice 6-7 hundred pounder this year. Seal that is, and my Canal special.

tattoobob · 10-31-2006, 07:15 PM

Well my thoughts are if there is big bunker in New Jersey and Rhode Island they have no need to travel any farther they stay with the food sorce at hand, Seals are a huge problem they are even starting up here, today we would find a school catch 2 or 3 and a seal would show up out of no where and the fish bolt.

Fred,
I found a canal special today, think it floated up here?

BigFish · 10-31-2006, 07:18 PM

Bet they don't have seals down there...huh Bob? I do agree with you there though Bob. There have been loads of bunker down there as I have been hearing all season....why would the fish leave that?

fishaholic18 · 10-31-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFish

Bet they don't have seals down there...huh Bob? I do agree with you there though Bob. There have been loads of bunker down there as I have been hearing all season....why would the fish leave that?

We have them here too

Tagger · 11-01-2006, 05:23 AM

while on the subject of "bigfish".. what about big bait .. Didn't land any fish on large plugs..It was .. spring 6" needle ,,, summer ,fall 8" needle,,, on top all year 5" spook ... kept trying nights with large up to 3.5 ounce plugs no takers . "dude"

I fish with does well on small plastic (bombers) and rubber ,,(sluggo's).. and needles ,, all small profile stuff .. Years back when I heathen fished, early spring I use to go to the pier and jigg macks .. Big macks ... getting 50 for the freezer in a day was not a great feat . pier was blood soaked mothers day to fathers day . That was the start of every year. I still check the pier every year just to see whats around .. Wish I kept records ... can't recall years but its been a bunch since the macks showed like that in the spring if at all . On the other hand herring run looks good .. just talking local , our area . Seems when the size limit was 36" . We caught a bunch of 20lb. class fish all year long . We're always looking for the cycle to repeat itself ,, I'm not sure it ever does.. Too many varibles year to year .. always felt the macks set up the early fishing season . Reality is the picture is too big for us mear humans to nail it down . seals don't help ,,, thats for sure ,...