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Port A North Jetty 4/23

 
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Hornbill
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:06 pm    Post subject: Port A North Jetty 4/23 Reply with quote

I haven't had any luck with the little chances i get to fish. I kept my eye on the weather and swell info and finally saw a window of opportunity a couple of days before the front. I took a day off and headed to port a from san antonio. stopped at a local area to throw the net and bagged some shrimp and croaker. Also stopped and bought some more live shrimp. Got to the jetty boat early and arrived to birds working the surf. S mack Action was non-stop until i left at 230pm. they were busting the surf the whole time. I used everything i had. when they would tire of one bait i switched to another. used several spoons, hard baits, as well as live bait. a combo that worked well was using a spoon with a gulp grub on the hook. Amost every cast was a hit. one of the best days i've had in a long time. Ended up using all my live bait and gulps. Had to leave to start driving back to S.A. Landed several mackeral but only 7 keepers. A 3 ft blacktip shark took half of one of my macks before i was able to land it. After seeing the shark I took out my big rod and rigged a big croaker. after an hour or so it took off screaming but i didnt hook up. Jack C were also visible working with the macks. Sheephead bite was on also. All keepers were in the 21 to 22 inch range and caughts several smaller ones. was fun alternating from macks and sheepies. Lost one of the biggest sheephead i've seen in the rocks. There was a guy close to the beach at the second gut who landed a jack while i was there but other than that i didnt see much action from anyone else. Only about 5 of us on the whole jetty and I was the only one left at 230. Usually i have a young brown pelican or great blue heron giving me company,but today was a ruddy turnstone. that was a first for me:






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shallowsport
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like you had a great trip. Thanks for sharing.
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carolina kinger
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

THTR.......Glad to see the smacks back.
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Frederick dunphey
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like a good day on the rocks. TFTR Smile
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kayakattack
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice trip!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the report. I'm dying to get out there. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:10 am    Post subject: s macks Reply with quote

Sounds like great trip! Can you eat those Smacks? How do you prepare them? Always heard you couldnt eat them.
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Hornbill
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:23 am    Post subject: Re: s macks Reply with quote

mdtbill wrote:
Sounds like great trip! Can you eat those Smacks? How do you prepare them? Always heard you couldnt eat them.


Its been so long that I have caught smacks but I filleted and fried em up like normal Smile tasty! Seems that I'm learning that the difference between dark meat and white meat in birds is the same for fish.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool. Im keeping them next time.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spanish Macs are great to eat!!! <*/)))><
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BamaRed54
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Haul!!!
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hardheadted
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice!! When you hit it on that north jetty it can be fun. Best day I've ever had was there a week after Ike went thru.. Good to see your report..
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redfin21
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome catch. Congrats. Nice to knows smacks are showing up again.
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