Miss Judy Charters
Captain Judy Helmey
Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
October 15, 2007
Captain Judy's Saltwater Fishing Report
Which includes:
Inshore report, Offshore Report, Freshies Suggestions, and 'Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!' (Story)
Inshore Fishing Report
Over the past few weeks "we offshore fishermen" have done more inshore fishing than normal. This boils down to fact that we had continuous high winds kicking the sea conditions up. Most of my customers opted to "just fish!"
In this case, even though 31-foot boats are limited to where they can fish inshore, we still caught fish! While bottom fishing with a combination of light tackle and small pieces of bait our customers got to experience some interesting catching action. They caught lots of whiting, which ranged from 10 to 18 inches in length. Next on the biting list were black tips, bonnet heads, and Atlantic sharp nose sharks, which offered lots of action in the pulling department! The bottom line to this fishing report is when planning to go "just do it!" In other words, don't let the weather dictate your fishing day!
Miss Judy's inshore fishermen have been having some really good catching situations. Live shrimp under popping corks seems to be the number one bait as well as method use. However, this set up works best when fishing in 6 to 8 feet of water. Popping corks definitely are a great way to get your bait delivered. Not only that, but the noise made when popped 'rings a fish's dinner bell!' Most popping corks aren't depth adjustable. (I know that there are some out there, but I haven't tried them.) I prefer the oval emergency orange in color 'original style!' Most leaders used between the bait and the float is generally around 1to 4 feet. Up to 4 feet leaders still allows you good control of your float.
Add Ons!
Popping corks are very light in weight. We have been adding ' ounce 'dog eared' sinker to the shaft of the float. This offers a little more stability for the float and not only that, but you can 'cast it much further!' Another 'add on' to consider is a small 'split shot' about 6 to 8 inches above the bait. This helps control the bait keeping it from jumping out of the strike zone. Live shrimp especially during this time are real lively and not as sluggish as they are during the warmer temperature times.