"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
I picked bluefish. In the 1980's there were long stretches of time where not a decent size bass was to be found. People caught bluefish while pretending to be fishing for stripers, but they didn't give up fishing as the methods for each can be very similar whether from boat or beach. You still have the same hobby, it's more a matter of landing more of one type fish than the other. The abundance of bluefish also gives you something to complain about which is an important part of most people's fishing.
When I worked as a fish packer for one summer, some of the regular afternoon customers were four charter boats that would offload the catch of the day from Nantucket shoals. Early June was the bass month but during July and August it was all bluefish.
It was not on the list but i would go to Argentina and fish golden dorado.
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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