tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11538704.post-52774430065206682372007-05-14T13:27:00.000-04:002007-05-14T13:37:04.087-04:00So, I was hearing about the bass making their way around the south side earlier this week. I decided to get my gear ready and sneak out to the beach for a couple of casts on Mother's Day (yes, i was back in time for the proper celebration). Anyway, as I was getting my gear together I noticed my big reel wasn't feeling right and really needed a clean! Oh man, I was not prepared! So, I grabbed my little rod with 12lb test on the reel and headed for Ditch Plains beach around 5am. <br /><br />I was working th jetty and vacinity for about an hour. Another guy showed up and fished the jetty as well. I had no hits so I worked my way west towards the cliffs. The tide just started going out and I started hitting schoolie stripers with a plain white bucktail (no rind). Well, it was great with the light pole. The fish were small but plentiful...nothing bigger than about 25". I had about 20 landed in an hour and a half.<br /><br />A great morning. Oh, and by the way, if you didn't get the hint...the bass are here! We should start seeing boats take fish in the rips anyday now.<br /><br />Capt. Kevin<br /><A HREF="http://www.fishingmontauk.com">www.fishingmontauk.com</A><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2526639684449309"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_channel ="0337037783"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>fishingmontaukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721960796079315299noreply@blogger.com