Getting my feet wet
Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 11:43 pm
Originally from southeast GA, moved here recently and decided to try my luck offshore out of carrabelle. Today was the first successful trip out to C Tower. Weather was great in the morning but picked up quick around 12. 1-2' turned to 3 with the occasional 4.
Upon arrival to the tower, I decided to drop a butterfly jig down. Nothing. Thought it was unusual that we weren't getting any AJ bites at all.Then we put down a bottom rig with some squid and hooked up on a few small red snapper. As the fishing started to warm up we spotted a cobia and a few AJ's near the surface of the water.
Lost it though. Decided to do some slow trolling as well. Couple live baits up top and two rods with planers down low with drone spoons. Hooked up to a good eating size kingfish.
Called it a day because it was getting too damn rough to slow troll. My question is...
Why werent these AJ's biting?
Will the fishing get better as the water temp goes up? and finally...
Is any tower better than another?
Upon arrival to the tower, I decided to drop a butterfly jig down. Nothing. Thought it was unusual that we weren't getting any AJ bites at all.Then we put down a bottom rig with some squid and hooked up on a few small red snapper. As the fishing started to warm up we spotted a cobia and a few AJ's near the surface of the water.
Lost it though. Decided to do some slow trolling as well. Couple live baits up top and two rods with planers down low with drone spoons. Hooked up to a good eating size kingfish.
Called it a day because it was getting too damn rough to slow troll. My question is...
Why werent these AJ's biting?
Will the fishing get better as the water temp goes up? and finally...
Is any tower better than another?