up coming season

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Nebe, aside from having you run as my vice presidential candidate someday, the water temps so far this year at the 40418 buoy 30nm east of Nantucket are 43.3 degrees and holding and that temp is pretty universal for just off Chatham and the outer cape. Six degrees more and bass will inhabit and feed. That's the only thing that gives me hope and water that gets warm early might bloom inshore the ever important factor of planktonic creatures that the sandeels (our number one beach bait ) love to feed on but then again there is the seal theory which I must say, anecdotally or not, I firmly subscribe too.

ahh yes the bloom. some places will bloom faster than others and attract the bait. I hope bart reads this.


ohhhh come on spring.



Dangles, i heard you got those big fish on a fiberglass jetty

[clambelly]

ive read through this thread and everyone has some great theories. i think im just as excited as everyone else for the season to get here. who knows what it will be like, hopefully as fun and exciting as last season.

but a word of caution. the winter is about halfway over and it has been warm, but february hasn't showed its might yet, and before you can blink the bays and ponds just might freeze.

the canal was crap for the first half of the season, but the second half was gang busters. i hope its as much fun this year. had a ball.

[Pete_G]

Here's some info. This almost qualifies as a spot burn.

A few 20+ pound bass were coming up in the nets of some draggers close to the Block last week. Herring and squid were already in the area as well. I'd normally dismiss any info like this but it came from a reliable and direct source so until I can prove otherwise, I believe it.

On an unrelated note (and hopefully my saying this will reverse the trend most people's log books show), most of the best years for inshore pelagics off RI occured after cold winters, not warm ones.

[bart]

Originally Posted by Nebe

ahh yes the bloom. some places will bloom faster than others and attract the bait. I hope bart reads this.


ohhhh come on spring.

i can't wait any longer. i'm losing my mind.

[libassboy]

i can't wait any longer. i'm losing my mind.

I hear ya, and I got the new Surfcaster catalog today, the cover picture was killing me....