Whats catching close in

Started by Wood Spinner · Sep 25, 2011 · 13 replies

Wood Spinner Sep 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM #1

Be down this next weekend afternoon of 29th - 10-3 and wonder what is going on with close in fishing. I will be using my 10 ft. pontoon. Where is best now?
Thanks

Wood Spinner Sep 30, 2011 at 8:24 AM #2

I can't believe no one has any info on this question!

Wood Spinner Sep 30, 2011 at 8:25 AM #3

Looks like we will be able to make it down this comming week .

Roberto Sep 30, 2011 at 12:37 PM #4

Been too damned hot to shore fish for me.

azfish Sep 30, 2011 at 12:41 PM #5

You can always catch a buzz off some beer on the shore.

Wood Spinner Sep 30, 2011 at 3:08 PM #6

Sure hope the temp is breaking. I don't care how hot it is I am going to fish!

Esperanza Sep 30, 2011 at 3:10 PM #7

You sound like my husband...... We continue to search for the good spot to fish from shore, but most importantly, we need to have BETTER TIMING!! It will be a RED LETTER DAY when he finally catches something he can eat....LOL

azfish Sep 30, 2011 at 5:01 PM #8

For real, you cant fish from shore. You have to go out up to you neck, to get the bigger ones. I found a better way, spear fish you can see what you want to eat.

Wood Spinner Oct 7, 2011 at 7:25 PM #9

Well I called it shore fishing but I do use my little blow up pontoon and I can go out a mile or so. Good weather may be a little further. I am going to buy a waterproof fishfinder and GPS to make it a little easier to find the close in reefs.

azfish Oct 8, 2011 at 4:30 PM #10

There small reefs are all over close in. Try a poor mans dragger. Thick wire 3 prong claw on a mid. rope, strong enough to bend the wire, when you snag on the reef. If you need a drawing let me know. I take a 2" steel pipe put 8ga min. if I cant find thicker just add more hooks, drive a wood dowel in the pipe to hold the wire so they never come out and put a loop at the top for the rope. I make one wire long so I can bend it in half put it in the pipe then bend the two sides up so they are hooks and a loop at the other side for the rope.
Hope this helps.

Wood Spinner Oct 11, 2011 at 6:18 PM #11

I have also used a bottom bouncer made from a 1 lb weight and when the bottom is hard you can feel it. Your system sure sounds a lot easier. I will make one. Thanks

Wood Spinner Oct 23, 2011 at 2:14 PM #12

I got my waterproof hand held GPS and a waterproof fish finder this weekend. If anyone has some waypoints off of PDO I would sure like to have a couple. A mile or so out max. Will make it a lot easier than trying to find them.

lphernan Oct 25, 2011 at 1:22 PM #13

I was down off of Las Conchas this past weekend with a kayak and a fish finder. Caught a bunch of sea bass and triggers with squid. Only went out about 100 yds from shore found the larger rocks and fished off the edges of them. Lots and Lots of fun. Everyone caught fish. Guys shore fishing would throw me their line and I would take it out for them.

Wood Spinner Nov 14, 2011 at 10:39 AM #14

Can you describe where they are?