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    JUBILEE!!! Thread

    I guess it is about that time of the year to keep a running Jubilee thread.

    I am calling one tonight 6/22 or 6/23 around Fly Creek to Fairhope Beach based on:

    Tropical System in the Gulf
    East Wind all day
    Incoming Tide after 12:40am
    Possible rain this afternoon

    The only unknown variable is the wind. Will it die down enough through the morning hours to allow for the jubilee?

    I'll be out looking around 3am. Then, off to the State Pier!

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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    I have heard the term but I don't understand it.

    "Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp, as well as flounder, eels, and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm—in large numbers and very high density—in a specific, shallower coastal area of the bay. A jubilee is a celebrated event in Mobile Bay, and it attracts large crowds, many drawn by the promise of abundant and easy-to-catch seafood.

    Although similar events have been reported in other bodies of water, Mobile Bay is the only place where the regular appearance of this phenomenon has been documented."

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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    Yep, the boys and I were out checking last nite. Some tiny baby flounder, some med crabs came to the water edge... but no big flounder.

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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    In my 30 years I have only been a bride's maid and never a bride when it comes to Jubilee's :'(

    Maybe one day... :yay:
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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    > :wall:NOTHING LASTNITE.......at all ~ jake

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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    There was a small one right around f'hope pier, I think. I had baby flounder , crabs and eels there when I left. I think something happened later in the morning.

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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    Yeah, the tide isn't high until around noon.
    It would seem the best opportunity would be from midnight until noon.
    But IMHO it may NOT even happen this time around. :-\
    The O2 level on the bay bottom is looking pretty good right now...
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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    Fished a tourny on the causeway today and all the guys from Fairhope were saying Sunday around 3-4am was going to be the magic time. ...who knows ...
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    Re: JUBILEE!!! Thread

    [size=12pt]I would be there, but if I was to come to the eastern shore tonight, there is no chance of a jubilee for anyone.
    Back in the late sixties I worked the second shift at ADDSCO and people from the eastern shore kept wash tubs, gigs and nets in their vehicles cuz they got off work at midnight and could go straight to the shore when conditions were favorable.
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