Mexico Beach Pomps!

[bman]

Took a quick 2 day trip to Mexico Beach with the wife. After Parade of homes and 4 closings last week I needed a break and we needed some time together.
I slipped a couple of spinning rigs in the car with hopes of fishing while she laid out.

I crawled out of bed early the first Tuesday morning with coffee in hand I stumbled down to the beach.
The water was calm - a few dolphins working the sandbar.
I rigged up two rods with pompano rigs with fresh shrimp- one with floats the other with just beads.
Also put a nylure on my trout rod tipped with shrimp.
Immediately I stared catching fish- Lady Fish, small sharks, whiting.
You can see how calm the water was- and crystal clear!

Here is one of several small sharks.

Well it was on and off most of the morning but I did hit gold and a got a nice flattie!

All of the fish were caught on the pompano rigs with shrimp- nothing hit a sandflea and nothing struck the nylure.
Jessi, my wife, baked one with lemons and butter for dinner last night.

More of the same this morning - it was more overcast...

More sharks today but also one extra Pomp...

Then the wind and surf kicked up and the bite stopped.

I haven't surf fished since last year- It brings me back to being a kid. Simple fun and you never know what you are going to catch
Great way to unwind!

[Just Fish]

Looks like paradise to me Bman.

[Jon Boat]

Im heading down that way this weekend. What kind of pompano rigs were you using. Ive always used nylures, so im curious as to what you were using.

I sure would like to catch a few of those for dinner this weekend. Nice going!

[bman]

Jon Boat-
Its simple fishing- just picked up pompano rigs from the tackle shop there....

Caught an equal number on the one with floats and the one with just red beads.
Used 1 and 2oz pyramid sinkers and tipped each hook with about a 2inch piece of shrimp.
Toss it out in the trough between the sandbar and the beach- I staggered one in close and one out in deeper water.
I tried baiting them with sand fleas but didn't get a hit on them... another guy down the beach said the week before they were killing sand fleas but this week he was doing better on shrimp.

[Jon Boat]

Thanks bman! Ill let you know how I do. I know Ill at least catch a buzz

[Capt Reggie]

Way to go, Berry! That's it, I'm fixing up the surf rigs and headed over to, at least, SGI - where I hope the Pomps & Whiting are hungry, eh. If I can get Bobby over to MB where the "family" has a beach house, we'll = more surf fishing, or better yet, bay & offshore. We'll see...I'll file a report when it happens.