Smacks in the surf...

[shutout]

RC called me around 9 this AM and he had just boxed a big smack on a gold spoon in the surf around 300 yds this side of the MOB. I decided to take a non-refundable day off and run down and join him. He was obviously holding his mouth better than me cause he ended up with 7 and me 0. Around noon we left there and went between 4 & 5 at Surfside. Still pretty water but no action. I swam to the 3rd bar (still a little cold but not real bad) and nothing there either. Good to fish with RC, got a little exercise and now have a real sunburn (as opposed to my usual barroom sunburn). The water felt around 68 today; I'm thinking 3 weeks before real spec action to begin.

[Milkjug]

Thanks. Was wishing I could have been out there. Seemed the wind picked up quicker than expected.

[shutout]

Yeah when I left at 3:30 it was starting to pump pretty good from the SW

[boom]

The bait and the trout are showing up at the passes, it won't be long now.

[dbarham]

Cmon!!!!

[R C]

Not much to add.
I got to the MOB right before sunrise.
Caught the tail-end of the outgoing tide.
River was full of large shad.
I thought about trying for reds there, but with the flat surf and incoming tide I opted to move there to see if any trout were hungry.
No trout, but the smacks were willing to peel off some drag.
Ended up with 8 on a gold 3/4.

Beach driving to the river was as good as I've seen it.
A few more sunny days to warm the water and it should be a good surf trout year there.

Good fishing with you Pat.
I got sunburned too.

[dbarham]

Not much to add.
I got to the MOB right before sunrise.
Caught the tail-end of the outgoing tide.
River was full of large shad.
I thought about trying for reds there, but with the flat surf and incoming tide I opted to move there to see if any trout were hungry.
No trout, but the smacks were willing to peel off some drag.
Ended up with 8 on a gold 3/4.

Beach driving to the river was as good as I've seen it.
A few more sunny days to warm the water and it should be a good surf trout year there.

Good fishing with you Pat.
I got sunburned too.

NFIMOB

[Curmudgeon]

Pat said you were doing well. How'd he do ?


Curmudgeon only pawn in game of life.

[plugger]

Thanks for the report . Looking good . Swam to the third bar ?! Oh brother , too cold and too dangerous for me even if I could do such a thing .

[R C]

Pat said you were doing well. How'd he do ?

Well, after putting on his PFD and swam to the 3rd bar, I'd say he's ready for the next Iron Man competition.
He had a purdy good cadence going to, "D#*m it's cold, D#* it's cold, D#*m it's cold!!!"

While we were fishing off the 2rd bar, he had a rather large smack hit his spoon right at the end of his retrieve.
For a moment, with all the splashing going on, I thought a shark got him.

[SUPER SPOOK]

just missed you in SS, I left about 1230. no bites on live mullet but the birds were working a little farther out than I could get. water temp was in the 70's. lol

[dbarham]

Its coming DD

[shutout]

Thanks for the report . Looking good . Swam to the third bar ?! Oh brother , too cold and too dangerous for me even if I could do such a thing .

I swam with the help of my PFD