jessekayboston

Caught a bit of the Sox game. Left it tied, which was heartbreaking, but fishing comes first.

I predicted bite time to be around 11:30-11:45, but just in case, I showed up to my spot at 10:30.

I was a little disheartened to find that the wind was no longer coming from the southwest, but now southeast. Tossing up current meant throwing directly into it which kind of stunk, but eventually it settled down and I was able to get my plug to the spot I wanted it.

I could hear bass busting way out of casting range, but I continued to cast to this spot hoping I could catch them leaving... I threw a yellow bomber for a while, then a large darter, even a popper for a few, before switching to a schoolbus pattern "magnum long a" bomber. At 11:45, my tenth or so cast, I finally felt a bump. I paused, twitched, felt another bump. I paused again and slowed it down even more than I had been reeling to begin with. Just when I got the feeling it wouldn't hit it, the fish did and ran with it.

Ended up with a nice, healthy 32" striper. The only one of the night.

Apparently, we still can't add photos, so check my photos for a shot kd the catch.

Went again last for a few hours...

Buddy and I caught one a piece, a 36 and 29 respectively, practically at the same time. We lost a few others, and there was a lot of tail slapping going on for about a half hour. Then the bite went dead.

Had my friend pose with both the fish since we only had one wanted to photodocument and release as quickly as possible.

Spent the rest of the night trying to free my favorite bomber lure from a keeper size dock I managed to hook. Thankfully, I was able to do so.

The site won't let me add photos so check my photos if you'd like to see the fish we caught this night.

Hit the open beach during the afternoon. Was bugged by a southwest wind that was definitely not blowing in my favor. No sign of bait, a seemingly low high tide... All signs pointed to a retreat toward the backwaters.

The tide was still coming up a little. I made a few casts with the SP and caught a schoolie.

I decided to head home and wait til dark. Typically, I've had success here with the tide ripping back out...

I came back a few hours later with a pal and threw a yellow bomber 17a. Second cast, near structure; boom. Had a nice 32". While I'm reeling in, my buddy hit a 28"er. At this point we paused and my friend took a photo of me holding both fish. We released them and continued to fish. No bites for a while so I switched over to the trusty Yozuri magdarter. Boom. A 28". My buddy's turn came next and he hit a fish around 30". Then, for the rest of the night, we hit schoolie after schoolie til we got tired and decided to pack it in.

Lots of schoolies and some cookie cutter bass. It was 45 degrees out, but the wind made it feel 30. It was very cold and the way my legs felt in my waders reminded me that there is probably only a week or so left before this season comes to an end!

Definitely going back out tomorrow night. Still trying for that absolute monster from shore on plugs... **phone won't let me add pics so I will just add them to my profile.

Went to my meeting after Leverett. Had another block of free time so decided to hit up Jamaica Pond.

Switched over to trout gears and stuck some powerbait nugs on...

Got one each in a couple minutes...

Had a guy postpone a meeting and said he was running an hour behind. Met a friend to hit Leverett for some bass. Have done well there at night for them on top water...

Not a single hit, but there were carp breaking everywhere. I had all my salt rigs with me, so took one with a baitrunner and rigged it up with carp. My friend grabbed some canned corn and we threw our lines out and managed to pull a good amount... Biggest was 28 or so but fell off the hook when he was thrashing on the shore.

Definitely not my favorite fish to go for, but it definitely killed an hour.

Ran into a bunch of West Coast type waves. Found a little jetty to stand on. Huge mistake. Almost cost me my life a few times... Despite the incredible waves, white water everywhere, there was not a fish to be had. So, after the tide rolled out, I went hunting in an inlet where I found a bunch of smaller fish schooled up. Took them all night on a little yellow bomber.

Got out to my spot as the tide started rolling out... Threw the sp (with new split rings and hooks!), nothing. Threw a bunch of bucktails, also nothing. It was bright and sunny, the only thing I had working in my favor was the wind and how it was making the waves kick.

I decided to break in my Gibb's Danny. It is the deep diving one and I found that it went a little too deep for my liking so I bent the wire down a bit to make it run shallower. First cast, and boom. I hit a really fat 38"er... It's not the fish I lost yesterday, but it'll do.

My bone colored Sp minnow got destroyed and I was amped to find a new one in the mail today. I threw on my gear and went to break this puppy in.

Wind was perfect, waves were ripping, and the fish were biting intermittently in the afternoon. Landed a few schoolies in a matter of minutes and then the bite went dead.

I moved down the beach and found a nice rip. Threw for an hour and got a massive strike. This fish fought for a solid 15-20 minutes. As I tried to get my feet on ground because the sand and rocks were tripping me up, I could see her. Soon, I had her within my pole's reach and she made one final dash in 6 inches of water, breaking free. I pulled up my lure to find the hooks bent all the way open. She was at least 50", maybe more and my heart broke.

Let this be a lesson to anyone fishing the sp minnows... Change those split rings and hooks before you throw. Now instead of holding a giant bass, I just have some schoolies to show you. :(

My bone colored Sp minnow got destroyed and I was amped to find a new one in the mail today. I threw on my gear and went to break this puppy in.

Wind was perfect, waves were ripping, and the fish were biting intermittently in the afternoon. Landed a few schoolies in a matter of minutes and then the bite went dead.

I moved down the beach and found a nice rip. Threw for an hour and got a massive strike. This fish fought for a solid 15-20 minutes. As I tried to get my feet on ground because the sand and rocks were tripping me up, I could see her. Soon, I had her within my pole's reach and she made one final dash in 6 inches of water, breaking free. I pulled up my lure to find the hooks bent all the way open. She was at least 50", maybe more and my heart broke.

Let this be a lesson to anyone fishing the sp minnows... Change those split rings and hooks before you throw. Now instead of holding a giant bass, I just have some schoolies to show you. :(

They're starting to trickle in...

Have been going the past two days at just before dusk and have yet to get skunked.

Most caught on Daiwa SP, couple caught on poppers and one on a metal lipped swimmer.

Mostly, they have been smaller schoolies at outgoing, but I did hit a decent 35"er today.

Get out there!