For those blessed few that live local, you don't know the anticipation us part timers endure before we return to paradise. I try not to let myself get too wrapped up until we are at least a month out.
Tommorrow I start checking off a well worn list of "must pack"items
You think it's bad for you... at least you live in a state with salt water access! It's minimum 12 hours in a car for me to get to salt water.
You fish the piers around there ?Quote:
Originally Posted by RamZ
Arriving 5/4 for the picnic. One month before I turn on Margarittaville on the Sirius radio in my car.
Johntr21,
He must be too busy packing in his mind, but yes, he spends a lot of time on the GSPP, with the rest of us pier rats...
[QUOTE=fshntime;134929]Johntr21,
He must be too busy packing in his mind, but yes, he spends a lot of time on the GSPP, with the rest of us pier rats...[/QUI was talking about up there where he lives , they have some good piers up there on east coast near him
Apologies for the delayed reply...I have fished most of the piers from Savannah to Hatteras, but none come even close to GSSP pier, even on a bad day. Anything south of Myrtle Beach is dirty, stained at best. The outer banks can be really good at times, but it's hit or miss - and usually best in the fall. The surf is rough as a Cobb, and usually choked with sea weed.
I am about 4hrs to Charleston, but don't even take my gear when we go to the beach on Folly.
Our inshore is AWSOME, but you have to have access to a boat to get to the good stuff. The rivers around Hilton Head are full of Cobia at certain times, but again you have to have a boat to get out on the flats. Tarpon stack up on the bridges in most all of our rivers near the ocean. A big bull red is 24", and kings take 2 rods to catch. Flounder are decent, and can be found most of the year - but scattered. Croaker are dominant, if you can get through the pin fish.
Have written that, if want to fish, fellowship and feel welcomed every time, my truck goes South, not East.
Gulf shores is awesome , coming down in couple weeks , can't wait to get backQuote:
Originally Posted by RamZ
Well, the freezer stock is depleted. The last of the Spanish hit the grease tonight. Not as firm as fresh, but surprisingly good after 6 months in the deep freeze.
Y'all save me a few for next month! And if you could keep a few Pomps around, I would appreciate that as well.
Does anyone know if the flounder have made it to the wall at Perido yet?
You have much more discipline than I. I started my list and purchases upon getting home from our last trip. A year later and I have plenty of x-raps to give the sharks. And more sibiki rigs than I'll ever use. Not to mention king leaders made for cigar minnows. Now if retirement could just get here sooner so I can be one of the regulars. I hope be able to learn the tricks of the trade and pay it forward the way so many on here have done for me and countless others. Tight lines everyone!
I did the same thing- started making small purchases after the last trip, and watched for sales on the items I need ever since. I really just need to learn to tie my own leaders. I'd rather have someone put on a clinic than learn from YouTube. I'd hate to have one of my leaders fail on a king.
Repacking tackle boxes today. Coming down Thursday for two weeks.plan to hit the pier a couple of days fishing a pier on ole river other days.
Most any of the regulars would be happy to show you how. I learned from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
Leaders and drop rigs done, a dozen 3x trebles w/ wire leaders to get us started. I bought treble protectors this year - should have done that years ago.
Made a couple dozen Lindey sinkers for the rocks on the wall, are the flounder and snapper showed up yet?
The wife wrapped a few dozen more jigs - got some football heads to try for pomps this year. Ironman - did you do any good w/ yours?
License purchased and printed. (Y'all need to make it easier to find the right site to buy..)
All reels checked, rechecked. Rods ready to go in tubes. Packing extra that are sold, or could be sold.
4 work days and a wake up. If we survive the trip through Atlanta, see y'all next Saturday!
Never tried for the pomps, and never heard from sandflea if the 4 I gave him did any good?
Safe travels in your trip to and from and hope you fill the cooler to take back home....enjoy your trip
I started tying,pouring jigs, redoing the trolley anchors, need to get started on a power rod wrapper since I didn't come home with one.....as my bride said (I'll make one better then I could buy) ....I was thinking about not coming this fall.....but that has changed.....last 2 weeks of October, right after shrimp fest,I can do without crowds, unless with fishing rod in hand:D
I know of only one flounder caught this week at the Perdido pass wall. Also the pier fishing on Ole river was a bust. However I did catch a couple of dozen big fat crabs.