History dictates that I have at least 10 days before I'm into those striped fish, with 2 weeks being more likely. Yesterday was the first rainless one in a long time and since the lawn is soaked, cutting the grass was out of the question. What to do?? Throw the cod rods into the boat and do some prospecting, of course.
Hit my 2 closest Gulf of Maine humps and the sounder was absolutely devoid of any life, while my jig seconded that observation. Was shocked and dismayed and decided to head back to the barn. The return trip took my over a bay cod hump so I figured WTH, but once again, the sounder and jig suggested I was fishing in the Sahara Desert. By this point I was spitting bullets and right after I finished racking up the rods, I looked down and saw the sounder lit up with fish, a good 200 yds from where they were supposed to be. Grabbed one of the rods and immediately had a 21" cod!! This area is usually awash with lobster buoys so I never really fished it, but yesterday the traps were not out there.
Spent the next 1/2 hour picking at cod from 10 - 24", C&Ring a total of 6 before heading back home. At least I was vindicated, and gained some valuable NEW info about one of my most explored and fished cod hump.
Hit my 2 closest Gulf of Maine humps and the sounder was absolutely devoid of any life, while my jig seconded that observation. Was shocked and dismayed and decided to head back to the barn. The return trip took my over a bay cod hump so I figured WTH, but once again, the sounder and jig suggested I was fishing in the Sahara Desert. By this point I was spitting bullets and right after I finished racking up the rods, I looked down and saw the sounder lit up with fish, a good 200 yds from where they were supposed to be. Grabbed one of the rods and immediately had a 21" cod!! This area is usually awash with lobster buoys so I never really fished it, but yesterday the traps were not out there.
Spent the next 1/2 hour picking at cod from 10 - 24", C&Ring a total of 6 before heading back home. At least I was vindicated, and gained some valuable NEW info about one of my most explored and fished cod hump.
