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Railroader
05-24-2006, 09:37 PM
The Spanish Macks were definitely "In Da House" in J-ville today....:cool: There were about 8 or 10 of us with king rigs out and slingin' plugs all morning. It was a great time, and I'd guess conservatively that 50 or more macks were brought over the rail. Myself I caught four, and had two gotcha's cut off. Must'a had 10 more "mack attacks" that I missed. Water was clear and it was great watching those fish chase and grab the lures. I also got a lookdown on my bait rod, my first, and folks that is a strange lookin' critter.

We had two runs on the king rigs, a fella got one big one (35-40#) to the pier, but the fish had saved a little for the end, and got in the pilings and cut off. Another guy had a short run, but never hooked up. I heard that a small king was caught after I left. A friend of mine caught a HUGE Spanish on his king rig. My rig had a bluefish for bait and all stayed quiet, except for a 4 foot shark that kept hanging around but never bit. I also got a close look from a 'cuda, but something spooked him, and he left. There was a 'cuda landed as I was packing up to leave.

My boys had a good time catching bait, and watching the action on the end.

Weather was wonderful, and it was a very enjoyable day.:cool: :cool:

derekxec
05-24-2006, 10:05 PM
they seem to be all over juno pier when the wind is blowing towards the pier.... like a month ago i was fishing for them and there was a couple dolphins(flipper) eating them all up lol

rhorm
05-26-2006, 01:44 PM
I'm planning on getting out early Sat for some spanish and pomps. They have been all over here for a couple months now. As soon as you can get one off and get your line back in the water you will have another. For the spanish I've been torn between using a 30 lb mono liter and knottable suflon wire leader. Seem to land more with the mono but, have used the same wire leader all day with no break offs. Hopkins is my lure of choice.