Jumping Bass

[JoeBass]

I was surfcasting a plug at the beach about 7 am.(last summer) a few people were strolling, jogging etc. I hooked a fish that went airborne 3 times. Then broke me off. I was waist deep and turned to walk out and about a dozen people were standing there...about half were holding their hands 3 feet apart.

[Mr. Sandman]

I call them "marlin bass". It is weird when they do that.

[Slingah]

it happened to me today...high 20# on a pencil...it was nuts..I ve had dinks do it...but never decent fish like today..they were bananas

[FishermanTim]

I had that happen last night at the east end, on 3 consecutive cast/fish. I was tossing Slug-gos on 1 oz. jigs, and they were hitting them just after they hit the water.
Last night was a strange night indeed. With the winds coming out of the N/NE, the current was almost non-existent. Add to that a waning full moon, and it was a surreal night of fishing. I had a string of 30"+ fish that must have been parading through last night because they were hitting on almost every cast, and there weren't many shorts either.

Can we sing "It's the most wonderful time of the year...."

[Nocturnal 1]

It's been great hasn't it? I picked up a 35#er last night on a white/red head danny that spent more time airborne than in the water.I expect to see acrobatics from the smaller fish but fish of 30#+ in my experience run either to the bottom or cover.Not this season!