Fluorescent Floats…🔴 🐟🐠

[CELLFISH]

a friend who is asking me bout beach fishing here in S.E. Fla., wanted to know if any of these rigs are useful here… Fluke, Bluefish, Bass, etc., and my reply was not really…

what caught my eye is the Fluorescent Floats, tied to the Bluefish Hooks… I never use Floats, but as time passes and listening to some others, Floats could improve catch numbers…

was told the idea of Fluorescent Floats attract fish in several ways, ex: territorial…

my usual set up is very plain, chunk bait using a shinny part of any fish, as it usually scores…

perhaps in the future, i may include some Fluorescent Floats wit the hope of a Bluefish / Jack comes along before a shark does… cellfish…
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They would attempt to keep baits off the bottom away from skates and crabs. Ok in calm water, but turbulence would move everything around. I never took a real liking to them and ended up going back to a leader and hook with out a float.

 

[CELLFISH]

a Elderly Bass Pro salesman, said the small colorful beads on certain rigs are used for fish attraction… the bright beads indicate a fish eye defending its position and territory…

he emphasized he had 2 years of sport fishing credits… cellie…


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a Elderly Bass Pro salesman, said the small colorful beads on certain rigs are used for fish attraction… the bright beads indicate a fish eye defending its position and territory…

he emphasized he had 2 years of sport fishing credits… cellie…


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I like the reusable bag

 

[CELLFISH]

hey OB, where ya been.? thought i would see ya comments on the exotic fish thing… btw, how’d ya like the 36” bluefish earlier this week…

perhaps BennieV would fill in bout those bright beads… cellfish

 

[pequa1]

Maybe in the sound ? I would think any wave action in the ocean would result in its being swept in to the beach unless a really heavy "grab" sinker is used. But I have only used lures the last ten years or so...

 

[CELLFISH]

Maybe in the sound ? I would think any wave action in the ocean would result in its being swept in to the beach unless a really heavy "grab" sinker is used. But I have only used lures the last ten years or so...

hey Pequa, honestly 40 years ago, my neighbor in Hampton Bays, brought me to Shinnecock West at sunrise in October.. he set me up wit a orange float and a fairly small bunker chunk targeting bluefish…

in a short time a big blue came along to my surprise… haven’t used them floats regularly since for a few reasons, casting and weeds… cellfish…
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hey Pequa, honestly 40 years ago, my neighbor in Hampton Bays, brought me to Shinnecock West at sunrise in October.. he set me up wit a orange float and a fairly small bunker chunk targeting bluefish…

in a short time a big blue came along to my surprise… haven’t used them floats regularly since for a few reasons, casting and weeds… cellfish…
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Used to fish bait off that jetty at night. Before the plug casters get nutty, they walked away at slack so all alone out there. Plus, never had to cast too far anyway. Caught some good fish during those slack tides on bait. Maybe fished an hour total. Last, slack, start.

 

[CELLFISH]

Used to fish bait off that jetty at night. Before the plug casters get nutty, they walked away at slack so all alone out there. Plus, never had to cast too far anyway. Caught some good fish during those slack tides on bait. Maybe fished an hour total. Last, slack, start.

long time ago, on Shinny West Rocks midway, a very young man ( to young to drive) was told by the bait & tackle use live eels… this fellow comes up wit a keeper bass , i’ll never forget his screams of surprise, excitement & joy… cellie…
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long time ago, on Shinny West Rocks midway, a very young man ( to young to drive) was told by the bait & tackle use live eels… this fellow comes up wit a keeper bass , i’ll never forget his screams of surprise, excitement & joy… cellie…
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Fished eels the last of the incoming on the east side during the summer and was nicely rewarded with some husky bass. This was before it was repaired.

 

[CELLFISH]

believe it, i’m not a rock fisherman, ( ain’t fun ) sand only, 3,4,5 hours at a time… cellfish…

 

[CELLFISH]

i love turning this thread into Fish Stories, what else can ya say this time of year… cell…

 

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believe it, i’m not a rock fisherman, ( ain’t fun ) sand only, 3,4,5 hours at a time… cellfish…

Trust me, I did my sand time too, but my heart was always at the jetty. You can't catch them where they aren't swimming!

 

[CELLFISH]

Trust me, I did my sand time too, but my heart was always at the jetty. You can't catch them where they aren't swimming!

i know , i know , they do like moving water…

But I do enjoy the variety of species from the sand, Stingrays, Dogfish, Sharks, Fluke, Sea Robins (lol) Kingfish, Weakfish/ Spanish Mackerel one in a while.. there’s only so much Bass & Blue i wanna take home…

and yes, i enjoy the scenery moreso than worrying bout jumping around rocks, not breaking a bone… cellfish…
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i know , i know , they do like moving water…

But I do enjoy the variety of species from the sand, Stingrays, Dogfish, Sharks, Fluke, Sea Robins (lol) Kingfish, Weakfish/ Spanish Mackerel one in a while.. there’s only so much Bass & Blue i wanna take home…

and yes, i enjoy the scenery moreso than worrying bout jumping around rocks, not breaking a bone… cellfish…
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And that is why my rock jumping days are over. It now hurts for some reason, and recovery time is much longer.

 

[longcast]

i know , i know , they do like moving water…

But I do enjoy the variety of species from the sand, Stingrays, Dogfish, Sharks, Fluke, Sea Robins (lol) Kingfish, Weakfish/ Spanish Mackerel one in a while.. there’s only so much Bass & Blue i wanna take home…

and yes, i enjoy the scenery moreso than worrying bout jumping around rocks, not breaking a bone… cellfish…
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i know , i know , they do like moving water…

I should explain more. Sometimes, the bait was not in the inlet, but on the open beach. Plenty of moving waters with all the bars etc. My preference was the jetty, but if the fish were feeding on the sand, then that's where I set up camp.

 

[CELLFISH]

love the day Anchovies were being pushed onto sand… brought 2 pounds home for pan frying that night… wife loved em, squeeze of lemon & parsley… cellie…
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[CELLFISH]

these “ Fish Bites “ are a thing here, can be fished alone, which scores. amazing… or wit a piece of shrimp or clam or squid… move over Gulp… lol…
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[wader]

When I used to fish the Nissequoge River - at night in a canoe - almost always at night - I would float eel on 2" red lighted bobber for bass. Pretty much what I fished for


Two reasons:

1. kept the eel off the bottom & swimming around thereby resulting in little or no "eel balling"
2. didn't use a sinker & use the reel in close to an open bail mode as possible - used a Shimano Baitrunner reel which actually kindas gives you that option while leaving the bail closed - fish could take it - run with it but the moment you cranked the handle the drag would reengage at whatever level you had it set to
3. as I was fishing at night it made it easier to see where your eel actually was in the river current
   • the canoe was at anchor whenever I was doing this to keep it from being moved around by the currents in the river

Fishing this way also allowed the eel to cover a lot of territory. Much more then if I went to using a fishfinder with lead on it & the eel would constantly ball as well. It looked pretty cool too when a good size bass would hit pulling it underwater.


Had a couple friends that would go out with me occasionally. They also switched to the lighted bobber.

 

[DamnFish]

Never used a bobber in saltwater. But this does bring back some memories of my days fishing for sunny's and bluegills as a kid.

Might have to bring this back this year!