Bonito/ Albie Attack - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mr. Sandman · 08-09-2005, 09:11 AM

Hand Grenades work well.

I've been there on days like that. What I have noticed is they have the bait balled up and charge right thru the middle of the school with their mouths open to see what falls in. They are not selecting a single baitfish to run down...more of a stuff their mouth kind of thing. When it is like that you really stand little chance to catch them chasing them around the sound and casting into a school. I found that moving away from the school and looking for the "lone soldier" is a better approach. At least that has worked for me.

BTW, how was the fluking?

InTheHole · 08-09-2005, 09:23 AM

Yeah Sandman,a grenade would have been the thing,If I had a longer handle on my net I could easily have netted one. I think you must be right about them not picking a specific target and just charging around like a vaccuums. The fluke fishing on saturday and sunday was great. My 2 oldest sons, ages 5 and 8, had a ball and I was cleaning fish into the evening hours both nights. The fish in the deeper water 70'+ seemed to be 90% in the 18" - 22" range.

pogmobass · 08-09-2005, 02:36 PM

A 1 ounce Nail
or a 1-1/2 ounce hammer will work they look just like deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&s kinda.....
but they work!!

zacs · 08-09-2005, 03:49 PM

huh?

InTheHole · 08-09-2005, 03:52 PM

ditto

Pete_G · 08-09-2005, 09:12 PM

Are you sure they were albies or bones?

The jumping "completely out of the water" description sounds like sBFT. There's far more of them around then albies or bones at this point.

Either way, fire a Jumpin Minnow or a Hydro Pencil in there, I bet you'll get a response. Work it as fast as you can.

General rules for picky inshore tunas that I've noticed:

On sunny days if you throw metal, bias it towards chrome colored stuff.
On cloudy days, try brighter metal; orange and pink in particular.
If neither of the above works throw topwaters, especially walk the dog stuff.

Fisherwoman · 08-10-2005, 07:10 AM

YOu might want to try a teaser rig when they get picky, I tied a fly a few years back when we were over there and It still kicks butt today. I named it the terminator for a reason. Ask Sandman he'll tell ya. Also if you look at what i throw most of the time with the dropper is a metal made by Hawg River called the Sting Silver, 1 1/8 oz, is a deadly combo with the fly.

Mr. Sandman · 08-10-2005, 07:18 AM

I am thinking of take a scouting trip down that way this morning as I hear rumors (no hard facts yet) that those RI footballs were heading east and have been seen at the mouth of the BB and VH sound. If they go in the sound that would be really kewl but my bet is they go around the outside of MV and park themselves at the hooter for a while which is still ok. Either way...I'll be there.