[jumbo1]

Made the trip this am down to CBBT....John pearce was already there and had planned to bum a ride with him...SteveF was going to meet us there also....phone rang at 2:30am...Steve,,,car troubles...but Steve made it down in the afternoon and will be fishing today....
Man it was almost like a Wed today....
Light boat traffic..(though the parking lot was full)....they were all Eeling.......
We had a NE15 K breeze...strong incoming tide....47* water temp
When the tide slowed down the sun came out it was really nice...than the tide changed again and it got cold...
Made our way over to 9ft shoal...found fish on almost every pilling.....really good quality compared to my last couple of trips.....lots of 26-30" fish......with a few 22-24's mixed in....
On Med action tackle that is a blast.....
Fished the whole day and never made it passed the fourth.....
We guessed that we caught 200 fish with around 40 or more slots....
Had 1 over at 36' and another fish that was 33 7/8".....little too close for comfort so we let that one go....
That was the fattest 33" I have ever seen...We guessed it at around 20-25lbs...think it is in the first pic.....
The other pic is a 36"...has few spots on it...but we think that was from laying the fish on the deck to measure.....
Most of the big fish came from in between the pilings.....I mean we were casting directly behind pilings and sweeping the jig around them...try it with a 1/2 oz jig...
Today there were many times when all 3 of us were hooked up...
(John's friend Mike made it down around noon and we went and picked him up)
Ued 1/2 oz to 1oz jigheads today...using mostly alewive BKD's and purple glitter....
they were also "hotrodded" for extra appeal.........:thumbup:

Today we has lots and lots of bird action but the only quality fish under birds was on the outgoing at 9ft....
Heard of an ocean bite but we figured it was around 20 miles away....:eek2:
There was also this pelican who kept following us from piling to piling...he was getting closer and closer...he was a little hungry.....
Man what a great way to end the year.....
Sorry the only pics I have are of me...but I have a 33" minimum on fish pics this time of year........
Happy New Year to All....

 

[Hillbilly Boater]

Hey there Jamie, Don't you guys ever answer your phones? Nice report. I 'm glad you got into them because I'm headed down there in a few days. Notice how it's always about me? We fished Smith point yesterday and that will be a separate report.

 

[Timbo]

Thanks for the report and pics. I'm glad Mike made it down. This would be his first Wintertime trip to CBBT.
We were going to go in my boat but I had family obligations this weekend.

 

[trophypro]

Great report Jamie and thanks for the tips, man that was a fat fish!

 

[remedy]

Wow. Great fishing report. Thanks for all the tips!

 

[prober]

Awesome Report! :rockingreport:

Being a newbie - I truly appreciate all of the information that everyone posts on their good and bad days.

Thanks

 

[Wild Bill]

Nice report Jamie-

How did you like the Arctic Armor suit? Was it warm enough, too warm, etc. Did you try out its floating capability yet?

I will wear mine the next trip down. If they become popular, we will all look alike.

Frank at Fleece Corner handles Arctic Armor now.

 

[jumbo1]

Bill...the arctic armour was great...fit perfectly....maybe a little too warm at times but it will come in handy when I need it.....
You can let me know it it floats........

 

[Salmo trutta]

Weird about the few boats. I heard there were more boats out there than 4th of July weekend. I guess they were all Ocean side.

 

[MattD]

Those boats were on the ocean, not at the bridge. I was out with the fleet for a while (only got 2) and then went to the bridge for some light tackle action. Only saw 4 or 5 boats between the 4th and the highrise.

 

[GradyBaby]

Sweet you look like Santa Claus. Now when I come down and Wild Bill and Shawn all in there Arctic Armor it will look bloody well right if you remember that song. Shawn I think you started something it's true fish love the color red. :rockingreport:

 

[Shawn Kimbro]

Rocking report - glad to hear the fish have moved onto the shoal. We couldn't get anything shallow when we were there. Yeah, I agree with Hank. You're sense of winter fashion has definitely improved!

 

[jumbo1]

Hey I was wearing Red Artic Armour and using Red Power Pro...Now thats fashion!........
Bibs fit really nice.......

 

[MIKE BURGESS]

Nice Job Jamie ! Hope to get down there between now and Jan 5th

 

[Steve F]

I’ll have to tell ya it’s a lonely feeling setting along side of the road at 2:30 in the morning and you don’t know what the hells wrong with you vehicle. Thank God I was only hour and 20mins into my way to the Promise Land when this happen (alternator). Glad you guys had a good time and caught a LOT of fish although we did not catch as many fish as you guys did maybe a 120 with 2 slots but I did catch a bigger one a fat 35 ½” that I know weight 25lbs It was good seeing you at the ramp Jamie just wish we could had fished together and thanks for calling me back I had to talk to someone and even JP answered the phone at 2:30 in the morning. Don’t forget “RIPS”

 

[granpafish jr.]

Another nice catching report with the boys Jamie. Now if you'll write KILL on your red jig wearing your red armour suit using your red power pro you otta get the big boys

 

[one fish]

WTG Guys,

sounds like a lot of fun.:clap:

 

[john pearce]

Jamie, glad to have had you aboard my fishing machine, glad you got an over and took a few pics, I was too lazy to pull out my camera, if I did I would have had about 100 pic's.

 

[jumbo1]

Mike...Good Luck!
Steve....you have an open invite to fish any Wed you want.....
Andy...
Ron...thanks
JP...It's alot of work running the boat round pilings...fishing etc.....you did a great job..thanks again...