trout in delaware bay

[crab bait]

went out this past saturday nite at 11o pm .. out of port mahon.. to catch the 2o am high tide.. anchored up about 20 yards on the jersey side of 'crossledge' lite house... i took along 2 deep cell batteries. & 3- 12 volt halogen flood lites rigged to wood closet rod.. an stuck in my rear deck rod holders.. waited for close to high tide & an the current to ease up.. turned on the lites .. caught 2 big coolers of trout in 4 hours..over the limit of 70 iam sure .. to many to count..

 

[RJS]

Re: trout in delaware bay

Thanks Crab Bait. Did you use peelers? Are they easier to get this year.

 

[crab bait]

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ran out of white bucktails ..did better with pieces of ripped tee shirt knot tyed to a hook..

 

[derwood]

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hope it was'nt your faverite budwiser tee shirt. <br /> you better hide this post from that trouty74 dude. <br /> take one of those fish and use the recipe on the "sugar trout" post. my wife will love the publisity. <br /> derwood

 

[RJS]

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In the past, I've usually done better with yellow as opposed to white, either a twister tail or a bucktail, sweetened by a tiny piece of peeler, clam, or squid soaked in shedder crab oil. I'll give white a try.<br /><br />Thanks

 

[RJS]

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second thought, If yellow works better, it may be best to use the underarm portion of the t-shirt. Give it a try and let me know how it works.

 

[crab bait]

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THAT'S FUNNY !! but if your not out at nite fishin' under lites .. fagettaboutit.

 

[62_Kiwi]

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...sounds like good fun fishing at night Crab, especially catching that many. Makes you wonder if the trout eat in their sleep...drifting around on autopilot...see a snack, drift over, take a chomp on it without giving it much thought... bingo! ...interesting concept.

 

[crab bait]

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what it is , is that the lites shine down in the water atract minnows & bait .. it takes a hour for the fishin' spot to get ' ripe'.. but after that,, it's a fishin' frenzy !! but if the lites go out for some reason.. the 'bite' ends pronto !! that quick.. it's a fun time !!