Septembers Torment!!!!

[RoyL]

i've had a great sept, considering how much i've fished, but this year has been the worst big fish year for me. I can't complain, i've caught more 30lbs fish this year then i ever have in one single year, but breaking 40lbs has been impossible for me. this will be the first time in like 7 years i dont catch a 40lb fish loosing my touch. i have to weeks left........Talk about pressure.

[Fishoholic]

as said before, bite the bullet and throw snakes or riggies. I had one of my best night this season last night with big eels. And not one YED

[Frankiesurf]

Montauk has been OFF THE HOOK for the past three weeks. Bait all over, mullet and anchovies. Pods of bass making the water black when they aren't blitzing. You just have to work certain stages of the tide and you are in. Nothing bigger than high teen fish but there are a lot of them.

[Jimmy Fee]

Originally Posted by RoyL

i've had a great sept, considering how much i've fished, but this year has been the worst big fish year for me. I can't complain, i've caught more 30lbs fish this year then i ever have in one single year, but breaking 40lbs has been impossible for me. this will be the first time in like 7 years i dont catch a 40lb fish loosing my touch. i have to weeks left........Talk about pressure.

I know what you mean. That's how 2009 was for me. Had 4 40's in '08, and at least 1 a year for the 3 years before that, and then couldn't top 33 all last season. Talk about a slump.

There's still time. I think the best shot at a very large is still ahead of us (or upon us now).

[capequahog]

Originally Posted by BigFish

today with me showing up on "THE WRONG SIDE" and having to watch fish bust bait up on the rocks across the way!!!!! Just horrible!!!!! Thank Gawd I am done for this month!!!! I just hope October throws me a bone!!!!!!

I think you were across from me at that blitz, it was fun for 27" fish, two out of state guys that happened to walk up with tiny fly rods had a blast but broke one rod, I managed a half dozen or more on a small shad, better luck this month

[BigFish]

Thanks! This month did not start off any better!

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by BigFish

This September is a carbon copy of last September for me!!! MISERABLE!!!! I don't think I caught a fish all last September....and it was not for a lack of effort???!!!! This September.......just the worst and I have fished from shore, kayak and boat......and I have only caught 1 fish...September 6th!!!!! I have been out I have to estimate.......1 boat trip 4 kayak trips and untold hours at the ditch......maybe 10 trips down there!!! It culminated today with me showing up on "THE WRONG SIDE" and having to watch fish bust bait up on the rocks across the way!!!!! Just horrible!!!!! Thank Gawd I am done for this month!!!! I just hope October throws me a bone!!!!!!

Ya shoulda fished with me when I asked ya...too late now, dependable fishing's going south ( no pun inteneded) here real quick...

[blue oyster]

sorry your september was so poor , this september was my best month ever lots of 20#-30# fish . the smallest fish i caught was 36" but these were boat caught so they don't count