Cedar Key 3.20
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Cedar Key 3.20
We headed out to some numbers in roughly 40' and hit serious paydirt. The water temp is rising and was nearing 63 degrees. I think the biggest problem we were having was keeping treble hooks on the stretch plugs. It seemed like every other fish was ripping one off or mangling the split rings. I never left a 1 square mile area, the fish were biting when we quit, ending with a double hook up that put us at 21 fish, one over the limit. Tossed one back, drank a beer and made for the dock. Stellar Day.
There were several really nice fish in that mess. I never took the time to weigh them, but I know there were at least 8 over 15 lbs. Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!
There were several really nice fish in that mess. I never took the time to weigh them, but I know there were at least 8 over 15 lbs. Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!
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We started off using Black and Silver & Black and Gold. It wasn't long before the fish had destroyed them and I was busy repairing plugs as quick as I could. I think several were caught on this awful pink headed, green/blue/yellow thing I bought on clearance last year at Wally World, just to see if they would hit it. It really didn't seem to matter to them, I did notice that they liked it at 5.8 mph or 5.2 knots. Faster didn't do so great and slower did nothing either.
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I have trouble when I try to use more than two lures at once. My crew usually has a bit of trouble making wide sweeping turns, so I keep them far apart. I use power pro on one line and regular mono on the other. Power Pro cuts the water and the lure will dive deeper than the mono. I have managed to stick a stretch 30 in the dirt in 65' of water @ 6 mph with . The trick with the braided line is to have a 5-6 ft leader that will easily wind through the tip and first few guides. Swivels work when the Kings/macks are gone, but they will surely get clipped by the toothy critters and there goes your $12+ lure. I learned a knot that works just fine and doesn't let the braid slip-IF TIGHTENED PROPERLY. It's called the Yucatan knot seen at- http://www.leadertec.com/fishing_knots/ ... catan.html. I have heard it called a bunch of different names since finding it at that website, reverse albright, etc, but I have had no problems with it. Remember to use a towel and or gloves as it requires ALOT of pressure and spit to get it right and that braid is akin to a razor blade. When the Macks are in town I like to send a feather down the center a country mile back to add to my spread. It can usually be kept out of the way, and can add some variety on slow days. I hate having to clear a bunch of lines to get a fish in, so if the bite is on, simple is the way to go.
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