How many..........

[fish4striper]

I'd say 8-12 in 2 hrs

I'd like to see someone walk away from a 30 and up blitz, you're either otta yr gourd or not into fishin

[Rockport24]

no way in hell I could walk away, but that's just me, I'm still relatively green to the sport and have never experienced a night like Flap is describing here, so I would milk it for all that it's worth. I guess if you've had your fun in the past and are really bent on a trophy, I could see moving on and looking for bigger. Fisherman are an obsessive bunch.

[BassDawg]

Hey, fish4striper!

Not trying to stir the pot, just aiming for a different target than you are. BTW, RIHound, I caught one fish from the 30# class last year, and like you feeshed me arse off! However, last year I waz not size specific in my quests....................I would pull over anywhere, anytime, anytide and be happy with anyfeesh!! I had my spots and considered last year a productive year, but this year will be different for me aside from the occassional belly-fillers for me and my family.

Not guaranteeing that I'll be able to pull it off, but Crazy Al is Crazy Al for a reason...................prolly one of the most successful surfcasters on our waters today...............and this is his philosophy. Just thought I would give it a shot this year. Difference is not always wrong, just different.

To assume that I don't like to feesh, simply cuz my focus has changed, or because it seems foreign to your methods seems somewhat narrowminded, brah? Whaddya think, the fiddies are just gonna wave their dorsals at me and shout "Hey Tracker, we're ovah heeah!! Come and LAND us..............PLZZZZ?"

If anything I'll be doing twice the homework I did last year, which in turn means many moons on the water, more specific pursuit, and a whole new approach from a tackle perspective as well. It ain't gonna be easy! Just some thoughts, gents, tryin' to chase this chill from me bonz....................

[tlapinski]

I ran into a situation similar to Flap's scenario 2 seasons ago on a rocky little island. Found the fish about 1 am, tide topped off around midnight. Sunrise was somewhere around 6 am or so and the action turned right off the moment you could make out a glimmer of light on the horizon. In this time frame the bass were all 25 - 35 pounds that were landed. Conservatively, I had 25 fish beached in that size range. Lost another 15 - 20 fish. Sometimes you would hook a fish, fight it for a minute, drop her, and another would slip right in and get hooked before you could even realize what happened. This was in a very rocky bowl, dropping tide, and 50# braid. So I guess in a 2 hour time frame, in this situation, I could pull 12 - 13 fish on to the beach. Put me on a sissy sand beach and I would have to say the number would be a little bit higher. This was all needlefish tossing with bass busting mullet. Several true hogs were lost in the battle, and the other 5 guys fishing with me had similar results. One of the many nights I will never forget.

[NIB]

Sometimes it is harder(takes longer) to land a fish on a sandy beach than from a rock.Any kinda of surf making undertow an u have alot of give an take till the job is done..

[Karl F]

Originally Posted by NIB

Sometimes it is harder(takes longer) to land a fish on a sandy beach than from a rock.Any kinda of surf making undertow an u have alot of give an take till the job is done..

Bingo...
especially shallow water on the drop.. other side of the bar a strong possibility.. light 9 foot rod 20 pound braid, that sand bar is gonna be a factor... you can't have the drag locked.. 30 pound plus class fish.. even if you hook up in close.. it will make a vigorous run right off..you might have to cover some sand, in a hurry during the fight, as well... a lot of factors if you read Steve's original question and limit youself to those parameters, and stay true to them...