hey John R,
Tobiko is my brother. He's a real smelt fanatic who prefers braving the harsh cold element of winter chasing the little critters than soaking up the hot rays of summertime fishing for stripers. We are complete opposites when it comes to fishing.
For now I still prefer hacking the cold weather jiggin for cod than sitting on a bucket jigging for smelts.
Christian, here's another tip, smelt love shrimp heads and most of the time won't hit shrimp without it's head so check your bait closely. Simple rule: no head, change bait. Hook the little thing from the tail and work the point up into the head of the shrimp.
Use the #6 or #8 aberdeen hooks.
The fish are definately out there, I got 37 this evening around 5:00p, 3/4 of the way down the dock across from Capt Fishbones restaurant.
hey Tobiko, my single hook still outfishes your modified sabiki.
Christian, don't forget to feed that crippled seagull with a few smelts for good luck.
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