Always fish in 1st 10 min. then slow. WHY?

[animal]

In my experience,if you are lucky enough to get a good bass on the first cast or three,then nothing,you should move.You just caught THE large fish behind that rock(or hump,or sandbar).There may be a bunch of shorts close by,but probably no more large.Reason being,the one you got was dominant,and pushed away the competition.

[BassDawg]

pure gold, and is going straight into the strategies files........
i am already familiar with the resident bass characteristics of this place
they average between 34"-36" pre-Fall Run, and 37"-40" during the Run!!
is it any wonder why i LOVE this spot??

what you guys have shared makes perfectly good sense, as well!!

EXACTLY, DZ, about the precise cast for the preferred lie!!
there are 3 "cast here" spots within that SPOT that are ALWAYS
where the fish are,,,,,,,,,,,,Thank YOU very much for putting words
and experience to help me to define this most productive location.

also, animal, thanks for the suggestions about when to move, especially since i've found that the biggest beotch of the night is ALWAYS the first bass caught in this locale,,,,,,,,,,,,,GREAT Stuff, gentlemen, thanks a million!!

one last thought, however,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

is it possible that pods of trophies hang out?? just wondering if you guys remember any multiple trophy nights from the shore ~not blitz related~ that say one or two surfcasters were able to go over 100#'s on only two fish??

[Back Beach]

Its resident fish many times. One of my old time surf mentors suggested I find a bunch of "one cast wonder" spots and fish them in a rotation during the night if they're located close enough together to maintain efficiency. Get your one fish and either move to the next spot or go home. Most times this is the case with big fish as one will come home and roost on a spot until captured. During the migratory times of year, you may want to stick it out or come back to the spot later in the night. Often times you'll return to the spot on the next tide/next night and another "one cast wonder" will take place.

Oh yes, always take into consideration your experience with your "spot" or "spots" before applying the above mentioned method.

[redlite]

It is especially true in the canal driftin eels. Its like what, is there one f'n fish sittin there just waitin for somethin to go by and then thats it? We race to be the first one with an eel in the water at each spot.
Fish are strange creatures with tails.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by redlite

We race to be the first one with an eel in the water at each spot.

If you're lucky I'll have to go potty and leave you unattended for a few minutes.

[Flaptail]

A simple change of plugs often negates the one fish wonder spot effect. You may have to rotate several to keep busy.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

A simple change of plugs often negates the one fish wonder spot effect. You may have to rotate several to keep busy.

I hear ya Flap. Its true with plugs , but if they won't take an eel there's likely nobody(big) home. Have sometimes switched from an eel to plug and taken fish too. Used to rotate rebel-needle-nils master @ chatham inlet and it worked well. Of course you could bounce a single sand eel and hammer them all night if they were there.

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Its resident fish many times. One of my old time surf mentors suggested I find a bunch of "one cast wonder" spots and fish them in a rotation during the night if they're located close enough together to maintain efficiency. Get your one fish and either move to the next spot or go home. Most times this is the case with big fish as one will come home and roost on a spot until captured. During the migratory times of year, you may want to stick it out or come back to the spot later in the night. Often times you'll return to the spot on the next tide/next night and another "one cast wonder" will take place.

Oh yes, always take into consideration your experience with your "spot" or "spots" before applying the above mentioned method.

Excellent point, Back Beach - goes hand in hand with another tip of a similar sort that an older friend told me in the beginning, think of rocks as game trails (if you hunt, too) -

Some parts of the game are pretty predictable, other parts...well, not so much

[Joe]

Iron Mike told me he would give his fishing buddies a beverage, then go make the first cast without them.