by razorreilly09 » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:37 pm
Cpt. Black, cats and rays are everywhere, in all inshore waters. The reason they are caught more than "wanted fish" is because nobody ever keeps them so the population skyrockets. Those fish that are kept, ie; trout, reds, ect, have through the generations become smarter. Think about it, if dumb people were taken off this planet everytime they did something dumb, there would be no more dumb people, only us inteligent folks. Same with fish. The thing is, the fish we all look for are usually in the waters we think they are in, its just outsmarting them. Start with a few simple things, try going to a creek or river, use clear line, and no extra hardware, ie; swivels, clips, ect. Try freelining whatever bait seems to be present in the area, usually, a live mullet work great in any inshore water. Crabs also work good for reds and balck drum. dead bait is easy prey for any trashfish. Just be patient, cahnge your bait as needed, and move if you dont get a hit in 20-30 mins. Goodluck-Jeff