So I thought I would post a long ago May posting by the one and only, Capt Matt The Professional.
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| June 9, 2011 5:07 PM |
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| New York > Fire Island > Theres bunker!!! |
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| My neighbor in my development has a friend that loves to fish and he told us there have been tons of bunker outside the inlet. I called Al and told him to be at the boat at 4:00am. Folks we hit it early and we hit it hard, real hard. I broke the inlet and headed west and sure enough I found a small pod on the surface. I instructed Big Al on the correct way to snag them. After years of doing this I have developed a technique of working the rod tip so 80 percent of my bunker are tail hooked and live longer. After working it hard we managed 4 nice fat healthy bunker. We took our bunker and worked some structure in and around the inlet and beach front. It was a no go, nada. I did'nt see anyone catching anything. Sometimes folks you can have bait in the area but no pelagics around. This was the case today as the h20 is to warm. Its still a little early for bass but with this cold front moving thru this weekend and all this bait around all hell will bust wide open. I'll be ready, how bout you? See you out there, Capt.Matt, THE PROFESSIONAL." and from a few days later: "I hit it early, hard, and solo this morning before the winds kicked in. I had 2 nice leftover bunker from the other day and I drifted them in some back bay areas that have fertile structure. Folks here's a tip, whenever I have leftover bunker I freeze them whole on a flat metal surface.The key here is to coat them with extra lite olive oil before they go in the freezer. When you defrost these babies they will look nice and shiney, as if they were alive even though they are not alive and are dead. I drifted them with heavy lead hard off the bottom. By hooking them thru the nose and slow trolling with the boat they look like they are swimming. This is a great tip you should try when live bait is hard to come by. I had one vicious hit and when I reeled it in all that was left was a head. I was looking for the man in the striped suit and all I was getting was some bluedogs!! I lost the other bait to a bluedog and was done fishing in 30 minutes so it was back to the barn for me. No bass around yet but they usually follow the bluefish, they're a comin, life is good!! See you out there, Capt.Matt, THE PROFESSIONAL." |
