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Schools
of Schoolies 11-24-07
Capt. HE3 and Capt. Tony (tsnacks) headed out on the Robalo Saturday
after Thanksgiving planning for a day of run n gun bass blitzes and 11b
togging. Plans were laid the night before at the the D-man's 30th with
blessings from the wifeys. Capt. Tsnacks picked up some greenies and
diamond jigs and met Capt HE3 11:30am at Wincoma dock for the last Hton
NSAC trip of the season. The trusty Robalo started right up despite the
cold and ran better than she had most season. Rigged with gear, 7 layers
and a turkey hero, we gassed up and steamed out. Conditions were great:
Cold, Sunny, light wind 5-10mph from NW, 10:15 Hi, 4:30 Lo.
By noon we were exiting Hton Bay and into the
Sound. A bit of early discouragement as we thought maybe we'd see some
birds inside but when we cleared EN Point we spotted massive bird
action. SICK. We were one of ~5 boats working the blitz and positioned
ourselves ahead of the drifts. For 90 minutes be BAILED STRIPERS to
25" on diamonds. Tsnacks was working the Penn 500 Jigmaster into a
frenzy, and HE3 had the NSAC tourny Okuma 6 footer rigged and humming.
15 bass over the rails with frequent double headers. Most fish
22-25" with a few rats mixed in. No line busted blues which was
great. Aggressive bass strikes were a blast and the birds were acres and
acres across!! |
