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Mingo
 
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| there will be no further reports from this fisherman... you guys can figure it out on your own... tight lines, Chris
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Snapper
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| Nice report and I love that bike! The bit about getting the exercise is so true as part of the adventure. I used to use a plastic yard barrel to truck my gear through Live Oaks and the beach, but it finally wore out. It was great cause it was so light. You and J Purdy are Pros! Pretty steady catches reported Jan & FEB, but I haven't seen the April rush yet though, Have You? or has it passed? 
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Mingo
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| it's been rough... and tough to find bait as well as fish... the appetite has shifted to fleas and the fleas are small for the most part... 4 and 5 to cover a hook.. and tough to find with beach renourishment debris... dead shrimp no longer gets any attention I did some Combat Fishing and managed to get a few... 8 on the 8th AM, 4 on 11th PM and even 2 on 12th late PM bite... one of the fish was 17.5" and another 17"... all fish seemed to be fatter... the weeds make it tough to keep a clean and baited line in the water... but the fish are there... particularly on the two hrs beyond high tide..
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| to Ft Pickens on 16 and 17th.... plenty of big fleas if you are patient or lucky... the new Ti rake works like a charm.. caught 8 legal Pompano on 16th... put two back as they were less than 13" and somewhat skinny.. 3 caught inside the bar.. others outside in a rip... caught 7 on 17th... wind started out wild from the E and eventually a manageable SE... bite improved as the wind swung around... the fish were all caught over the bar... the released one was about 13 but looked so small compared to the others.. was checked by U.S.Parks Ranger for fish count.... a first... he was pleasant enough and I encouraged him to keep it up as it is the first time I have been checked in years.. I had just beached a hardhead and reeled in my final Pompano when he arrived... on departure he suggested I get the catfish back in the water if I didn't plan to keep it... I thought this somewhat petty but I unhooked the fish as I normally would and sent him swimming..
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Ruby Red Lip
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| Thanx for report ... what kind of a set-up do you use to get your bait over the bar??? Are you wading out and then casting??? What does you typical pomp rig consist of?? Are you using two droppers, fluoro, teasers, et?? Appreciate any insight.
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Mingo
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Friday was another Combat Fishing day.. managed to put 4 nice fish in the cooler despite some tough fishing conditions..
found a bar that I could wade thru and cast over... but the water was extremely murky and churned.... caught probably 8 that I released as too small.. it seemed like a day for the smaller fish to migrate... or maybe just the situation...
after noon the water cleared somewhat and I was able to fight for the four... did catch one that was over 16" and even got a keeper inside the bar... there were lots of big hardheads to wade thru and I lost my share of weights and rigs in the commotion of waves and chilling conditions.. I am ingesting Ibuprofen for now and will try again on Monday...
I am catching plenty of Big and medium fleas... and fishing double drops with #1 or 1/0 Owner Mutu light wire hooks.. I have been using RED ones which lose the paint and become gold... will change everything to the black version as they seem more durable.. I tried spider weights during some of the worst conditions yesterday.. 3oz... and they do hold.. but I must say that I don't like fishing with them..... they hold too well... tough to release when you need to reel in.. overstress the leaders and you lose them... expensive proposition.. AND
and I had a huge strike one one of the rods... was surprised that I didn't get a hook-up... reeled it in and one of the GOLD Mutu light circle hooks was in the shape of a PIN... something BIG hit it and kept going... the spider weight did not release and the rest is history.. I will stick with pyramid sinkers not more than 4 oz if at all possible... I will move to a heavier wire hook if it happens with any regularity... maybe it is a blessing that the Jack? got off.... or maybe a curse that the Cobia? released himself.... in either case I would like to have a chance to reel the fish in..
get out and fish..
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Trigger
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Thats one hell of a setup Fish peddaller. You got it together man. The hard work on it defenitly shows in your posts and pics, Way to go and keep em coming.
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Ruby Red Lip
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| Thanx for info ... you certainly brave the elements in search of the "pompano".
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Mingo
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| I have had good success with Stren DuraTuf 25# flouro blend... it comes in a 250yd spool for about $10... and seems to do the trick... I go thru a bunch of rigs anyway... and move the swivels and hooks if still retaining barb and good shape.. swivels do wear out and I use a light one currently... the tiny ones made by P-Line... they are a little too shiny and I occasionally get cut off by something.. Blues I presume.. I have been using no floaters or teasers since fleas showed up about 2 wks ago... my favorite flea is something smaller than the Colassal.. the biggest ones seem to come to pieces on a hard cast.... of all things the smallest used in multiples seem to stay on the best and catch fish just fine... the next two weeks should produce fish if you can get out there...
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| Man...what a great update....thanks... Im getting the fever again..... ..and for those that fish NAvarre Beach west end....watch out....a friend got a parking ticket at the end of the road by the gate....we parked north there around 5am this morning...didn't see "NO PARKING" sign so...we assume it was ok for a couple of hrs. fishing there...but you know how it is sometimes....so be carefull... 32 bucks fine ... no WARNING......it is = like 4 pompanos now days...
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Thats what i call a report...Thanks
Dylan
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Pin Fish
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| what about using a plastic shrimp? is that even worth trying?
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Mingo
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| my personal opinion is that the fish are feeding on Sand Fleas... and that is what I try to feed them... it's concurrent with everything I know about fishing. a big flea cast into the trough with minimal weight would be lots of fun on a day with minimal surf... even more fun if you can spot the fish and cast.. p.s. I heard of a guy that had a 20" Pompano at Destin Jetties earlier this year on a spoon while fishing for Bluefish.. but you won't find anyone fishing for Pompano with a spoon.... fish will strike on reflex to a certain movement... at certain times... but tried and true technique is to feed them what they are feeding on...
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Ruby Red Lip
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| Man ... I got pomp fever now. Gonna take the long rod w/conventional reel and the spinning rod w/706z out tomorrow. I tied a few pomp teasers/flies w/crimped nylon as part of my double dropper rig. May the pomp gods smile upon me.
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Mingo
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| best bite Monday will be daybreak and 11:40am.... half hr either side..
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Ruby Red Lip
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| You were on the money dude ... 15 pomps, 1 puffer fish, and a 41 inch red. Best bite was right at day-break w/a gradual tapering off. Got most of the pomps on my little rod w/a pomp jig and a teaser fly tipped w/shrimp. What a blast!
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Mingo
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| good job... I was a little slow getting started.. got out about 10:00am and it was dead calm... hard to find fleas.. no bites... seriously hunted fleas until success and moved rods down to that hole... caught a nice 16.5".. then saw a group of Porpoise working a hole for too long... 1/4mi E of my spot... so I move there.. first with one rod... then returned with the other gear to find the line slack on the First.... reeling I find a nice fish shadowed by another... I cast to try to hook the 'shadow' fish.... turned out it was a Double Hookup!! things went quickly from there with 8 legal but 6 nice keepers... the bite began about noon and I was leaving by 1:30pm will do the same tomorrow..
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| got out a little before noon for a SLOW bite.. saw several in the surf around high tide and got one to bite while spot-casting... and two others on double-drops.. very still and quiet... conditions improved as we were leaving but the bite did not... did manage to catch enough fleas for tomorrow's hunt...
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| fishbikepeddaller! You're killin' me man! I'm jealous.
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| It was a slow bite for me also. Managed 2 pomps at daybreak. But, I also got a 20 lb black drum on my ultra-light set-up (old steelhead spinning rod). That drum made some nice runs.
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Mingo
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| went again for Afternoon bite... caught 7 from 2-3hr after high tide.... 4 were marginal... the other three were LARGE... the biggest being 17" will try it again tomorrow 50minutes later... ps.. we also caught 3 huge Reds fishing over the bar as the bite slowed.. these things were 50# if they were an ounce.... all on sand fleas.
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| Thanks for the reports Fishpedaller! I"m going to give a try out in Navarre this afternoon.
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| I got to Navarre Beach at noon and walked east. The conditions were perfect with light onshore winds and clear water. I saw at least 4 sharks. I saw a pair of Pomps that wouldn't take my jig. I walked even further into the 'military' side and saw 4 pomps practically on the beach. I threw my pink jig and the biggest one ate. Measured right at 17" and I fought the fish for about 8-10 minutes till it was fully wore out. I walked the beach for about 2hrs today.
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Caught two this afternoon (NB).....The fleas are getting thicker ....still small , but they are in more numbers now. I put another layer of wire mesh (crossed centered) on my rake so it works better for the smaller fleas. Pomps were caught about 50 ft out.
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Ruby Red Lip
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| thanx for reports fellas ... I got 6 pomps this morning but I had to work for them. The conditions right now are definitely good for throwing a pomp jig. Try a teaser fly dropper about 4 to 6 inches above your pomp jig. It can be pretty deadly at times.
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Mingo
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| you did much better than me... Thurs was slow or I was late for the party... only caught 1 which was marginal... and another super large Red.. Today was a different story... 7 between 1:30 and 2:15... it seems that the bite has moved to 1 hr beyond high tide... nothing exceptional about the fish.. mostly on the smaller side.. kept 5... will try it again tomorrow between 2:25 and 4pm...
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Ruby Red Lip
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| I think I may go out tomorrow for the evening bite and collect some sand fleas. This past week I caught more pomps using a carolina rig w/teasrer fly than my double dropper rigs. Of course, conditions were right for the lighter set-ups this past week.
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Mingo
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| went out on the beautiful Saturday afternoon... caught 2 nice ones between 2:45 and 3:00... lost another at the surf table... and a mysterious 'missing rig' that didn't look cut but more like a knot issue.. even tho the line and knot was fresh.. drag was very loose... I did see a shark in the area and presume that somehow a Pompano? bit, ran in and maybe the line wrapped around the rod tip.... perhaps the shark got the fish and the line parted at the knot.. still can't put it all together this morning.. I did not witness any rod bending during any of this... just noticed the limp rod plenty of large fleas in the near-perfect surf... the Pompano seem to be thinning and narrow bite window... hope this will change in the next few days...
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| Picked up 12 pomps from 3 to 6:30 PM. Plus, a nice red. Getting some fleas but not as much as you. On the walk back, saw a guy catch 2 pomps as I passed by. The dusk bite was apparently in full swing because I noticed some more rods bending.
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Mingo
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| Navarre at daybreak to see if the Pompano were checking out the surf following the all-night SE blow... found a rough but nicely-formed surf and overcast sky... And Fish... caught 7 randomly during the morning... starting at the fence and working my way back to the parking lot... then ran into Chinook... the original Navarre Pompano Pro.... this guy knows how to do it... exchanged some ideas on rigs, rods and just plain fish stories.. thanks!
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