Bonita In The Morning Tarpon In The Afteroon.
Capt. Sean Hagen
June 5, 2008
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
The entire bay is teaming with bait! Large
schools of threadfins are blanketing the
water's surface. A welcomed an irresistible
temptation to hungry pelagics and dive bombing
birds, but what does this mean to the angler?
Well, summer a coarse and with it opportunity.
Warmer wheather means more bait and more bait
means more fish.
This week my clients and myself had a blast
chasing schools of bontia during slack tides.
The bonita are hot and heavy on acre size schools
of bait. Just look for busting water, motor out
to it and cast a jig or lure(a 3/8 oz. jig w/a
pumpkin seed bass assasin or blk.& silver Zorra
Spook work well.) The type of lure is not as
important as the retrive. Bonita are lighting
fast like most pelagics, so your retrival must
be fast as well and your drag cant be set to
tight. Once you hook up, hold on and prepare
for a fight. Although "Little Tunney" may be
little in stature he's a heavy weight at hart.
During the slack tide we have been chasing
Bonita, but when its moving, tarpon has been
the target. The bite has been hot around the
Skyway Bridge and neighboring shipping channels.
Look for good action at Egmont Key as well.
Till next week, have a quality day on the
water. capt. Sean
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