Surf fishing reports for November

[Coop]

This is the month things should be happening. We should start seeing reports of some nice stripers and big blues as the month progresses. For some reason, things seem to be quiet on the surf fishing front. Hopefully things will pick up soon.



Feel free to post your fishing reports here. Get your feet in the sand and have fun!

[Coop]

Went out this morning and had a nice striper on the line at dawn,,,snap, broke the shock leader knot as I was pulling her in :( . I saw her on the surface, nice size fish,,,my drag was set loose too :x . My bad luck continues,,,the only bite I had for 6 hours,,,4th time out with the same knot,,,should of retied the knot.

[Sam]

Ahhhh..! I hate it when that happens! Are you sure it wasn't a skate? Maybe thats what it was...

[Coop]

Definitley not a skate,,,saw it on the surface thrashing around as I was bringing her in close,,,still steaming about it :x

[Critter Gitter]

Took off Friday. Think I finally got this hunting thing out of my system seeing how I got a full freezer now. Hope forecast changes and we get some onshore winds. In next 2 weeks there should be massive migrating schools with acres of birds and the whole bit but will probably be on a Wed. Never forget few years back. Gannets, every species of gull, terns and above it all there were bald Eagles riding the thermals. Scott what kind of shock leader knot you tying?

[Coop]

Hey critter gitter,,,man, I hope your right about those migrating fish,,,for the first time in a while, birds were doing some seriuos work well outside the bar,,,in fact it went on all morning long,,,I am sure there were some fish working the bait fish. Last few times I have been out, I had at least one striper bite each time but only landed 1,,,1 in 3, not a very good average,,,I can live with them not getting stuck, as long as I know the hook was sharp, but I have a hard time swallowing knot breakage,,,thats my fault and could of been prevented.



My shock leader knot is the improved albright knot or alberto knot,,,Its really the only one I know how to tie consistantly,,,sometimes it takes a couple tries. The wraps will get screwed up on occasion when I go to cinch it up,,,it seems solid when tied right,,,any ideas or suggestions on a better alternative. How often do you retie the shock leader knot? I normally retie the knot every other time I go out and then retie the knot that connects the swivel to the leader every 3 to 6 hours depending on what weight I am launching, I guess I should do that with the shock leader knot,,,I always give it a good tug to make sure she is solid before I go out,,,I am pretty anal when it comes to my knots,,,I checked every knot before going out with a good tug, they seemed all good,,,I guess they werent :? BTW, On a positive note, I like those 12/0 circle demons with the big heads,,,thats what she hit and it stuck.



Fishing thursday night,,,respooling and retieing everything,,,last couple times out, havent been able to keep bait on very long, even during the morning daylight.

[esoxangler]

Coop,



Hang in there, I am waiting for the pictures you will be posting! I expect you will get your share.

[Sam]

Ahhh... The fish are here. Buck's Place just sent in this nice fish caught today.

[Critter Gitter]

Looks like Dana. I am happy for him. He sure puts in his hours. Coop I use the Noname knot and wet it before pulling it tight. I used to use the Albright but its too easy to screw it up and cost me a few fish. When pulling be sure the knot looks good. If it ends up tightening before it slips all the way to the shocker fold - retie. H2O Boss just called and killed a monster 9 pter with his bow and now Danas fish. Man I get anxieties this time of year

[Sam]

Hey Dave, check out the new hunting forum. I just got it up today, but I see a new obsession coming on... http://www.delmarvahunting.com



Tell anthony and ask him to post a pic. There is a photo gallery you can upload to and it stays on our site.

[Coop]

nice fish,,,CG, just got working on that no name knot with the double running line,,,much better knot,,,redoing all my rods,,,that improved albright knot always seemed to break at the knot when I pulled on it real hard,,,the no name knot was breaking at the running ling line and not at the knot,,,I am sold.

[Critter Gitter]

Man you didn't waste any time and I thought I had it bad. Just called Larry Johnson to ask about Danas fish. Larry caught 9 Drum in October and here I am thinking they were gone by then. Got to rethink this whole Drum thing. Sam as soon as Anthony emails me the deer pic I will try and post it.

[moz20152]

Hey fellas, what do you think of a uni knot? I've caught some really nice choppers w/o any breaks at all. Still haven't gotten any of those elusive stripers though. Maybe I haven't put the uni to the test w/ a nice sized striper but the knot is easy to tie. I also make sure I wet the line before drawing the knot, I think it's a good thing to do since I think it's purpose is to not heat the line and weaken it when tightening the knot. I'm thinkin of gettin out the Sunday after next. Hopefully the weather will be nice and I'll get my first striper off AI. Maybe, if it's ok, I might be able to hang out with some of you guys if you're out that day. I hope you don't mind the unconventional tackle.



Thanks fellas,



Scott

[Sam]

I couldn't think of a better way to spend a weekday morning!







This is a good reason to properly dispose of your extra fishing line. This poor gull had it wrapped all around his left leg, and part of his right leg had already fallen off. There was nothing I could do for the poor fella other than give him some bait scraps.

[Critter Gitter]

Crabs still bad??? All packed and campered up. Gonna have to get a late start and try and get some fresh but fresh froze aint so bad this time of year.