Mung Weed on Outer Cape

[Jackbass]

Mung is nuts. I used to get the local pass at cahoons and mid summer I would watch the tourists come down with rented rods and their hi lo's or tins and cast out into it then watch as they spent a half hour clearing the line. On occasion though they would school me and drag a blue or bass in. That I would really enjoy. Jealous to be honest. I wish I could get that excited about about a single fish
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[Back Beach]

Mung can be a pain from the surf no doubt but it moves around with the tide and if you're patient it can be mitigated. The stuff has been out there since the beginning of time thus its always been present to some degree.

I can tell you all the years I fished from a small 12' aluminum boat out there the mung was what we looked for as it provided cover for the fish. Rarely did you catch a fish if mung wasn't present, believe it or not. From the shore its a bit different but you can still find holes in the mung patches if you keep walking along and sometimes you nail the fish right on the edges.

Seals are a different story but I feel people simply throw seals and mung as lazyman's excuses for not making the effort to fish out there. Like the mung, seals move to other places at times, leaving opportunity for the committed.

[Jackbass]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Mung can be a pain from the surf no doubt but it moves around with the tide and if you're patient it can be mitigated. The stuff has been out there since the beginning of time thus its always been present to some degree.

I can tell you all the years I fished from a small 12' aluminum boat out there the mung was what we looked for as it provided cover for the fish. Rarely did you catch a fish if mung wasn't present, believe it or not. From the shore its a bit different but you can still find holes in the mung patches if you keep walking along and sometimes you nail the fish right on the edges.

Seals are a different story but I feel people simply throw seals and mung as lazyman's excuses for not making the effort to fish out there. Like the mung, seals move to other places at times, leaving opportunity for the committed.

Agreed generally on sandy beaches loaded up the spots where you find some clearer water are also areas with heavier current. Those subtle channels of fast water provide ambush points for bass.
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[l.i.fish.in.vt]

no fish out there,weed or no weed,only seals and great whites.

[Jackbass]

Originally Posted by l.i.fish.in.vt

no fish out there,weed or no weed,only seals and great whites.

Need a canal guide? Anytime you want to come jigging let me know. I have a spare cruiser now to boot
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[piemma]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Mung can be a pain from the surf no doubt but it moves around with the tide and if you're patient it can be mitigated. The stuff has been out there since the beginning of time thus its always been present to some degree.

I can tell you all the years I fished from a small 12' aluminum boat out there the mung was what we looked for as it provided cover for the fish. Rarely did you catch a fish if mung wasn't present, believe it or not. From the shore its a bit different but you can still find holes in the mung patches if you keep walking along and sometimes you nail the fish right on the edges.

Seals are a different story but I feel people simply throw seals and mung as lazyman's excuses for not making the effort to fish out there. Like the mung, seals move to other places at times, leaving opportunity for the committed.

I agree Mike. I remember when High Head would get totally munged up and we'd fish the holes between the mung. Drop an eel in a clear spot and BANG, you're on. Landing the fish was another story.