9/19 report LJ

[JohnMckroidJr]

Thanks for reporting. Does anyone ever fish for bait before sunrise? On the East Coast, the primary bait(big-eyed scad) stops feeding at sunrise. Maybe one would have better luck locating and catching bait if they launched during hours of darkness.

[skrilla]

I've had better luck in deeper water. 170ft+ was the magic zone for me this past month. Sand bass was the common suspect but signs on the meter was night and day over deeper water. Good luck!

[Salty]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Thanks for reporting. Does anyone ever fish for bait before sunrise? On the East Coast, the primary bait(big-eyed scad) stops feeding at sunrise. Maybe one would have better luck locating and catching bait if they launched during hours of darkness.

Usually when fishing La Jolla, I like to be on the water and past the reserve line about an hour before sunrise. Maybe it's the sabikis I'm using, but lately I haven't been getting much bait in the dark. And when I do, it's mostly been Spanish mac, not greenbacks. Just been weird down there the past couple trips!

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by Salty

Usually when fishing La Jolla, I like to be on the water and past the reserve line about an hour before sunrise. Maybe it's the sabikis I'm using, but lately I haven't been getting much bait in the dark. And when I do, it's mostly been Spanish mac, not greenbacks. Just been weird down there the past couple trips!

On the East Coast in up to 20ft of water, When the bait gets finicky, a kayaker using Crappie jigs will outfish a Sabiki consistently. I refused to use a crappie for a whole year and stuck with the Hayabusa D119. If I luckily hit a hungry school, I would load up faster, but otherwise, my buddy consistently outfished me with 1/16 oz crappie jigs tied into a 3 jig gangion on a light line. In deeper water when a bait school is metered, dropping a sabiki quickly through the marks remains the best method for us. If they are boiling on the surface, the Crappie is king.