The weather started out a bit windy and rough when we got there at 10am. We fished until 4pm and were finally forced off the water by big swells. We were basically just trolling back and forth anywhere from 15 to 50 ft of water with zero bites. Sigh.
The urge to pack it in and just spend the night drinking by a fire was pretty strong, but instead we ate some dinner, and returned to the waterfront about an hour before sunset expecting to find big rollers crashing in - we were wrong. It was still challenging water, but we decided to get our gear and give it a shot - We were definitely rewarded.
When the bite turned on, it turned on HARD with double-headers happening a couple of times. Just as fast as it started, the bite was over and we got off the water well after dark.
After just a couple hours of sleep we were back at 5am. The weather forecast said there would be even stronger winds and claimed we would find 1 meter high swells... instead... dead calm water! The bite was on again and lasted for an hour, gradually tapering off until around 8am. After that nothing more and we pulled off the water, bone tired, at 10am.
What have I learned the last few years?
- Vary your speed. I tend to go slow (2 - 2.5km/hr) my buddy goes fast (3 - 4 km/hr). We were about equal in catches, but the surprising thing was that we would often hook-up when "speeding over" to photograph the other person's catch.
- Sharpen your hooks - mine already felt sharp, but after hearing for years about sticky sharp hooks I gave it a try. As a result, I didn't lose ANY fish after hooking onto them, while my buddy lost about half of the fish he hooked. Coincidence?
Posted a quick Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/ElDt6XGyxhs
