Hey Scott!,
Glad to see you around again. Since the outing you took me on there on the Chick I've been obsessed with the place. I've done as you suggested and scouted bank locations around the WMA on foot -- to minimal success. However, I've begun fishing there on the public dock before the big bridge at night and have been having some fun there.
I've taken alot of the suggestions you've given me and the things I learned from you just from that one night and have been putting them to good use.
Now use Gamakatsu circles, and I've taught myself to snell them on my own. Using Carolina-type rigging almost exclusively now to good success there and on Stumpy.
I've caught a few decent fish from the dock there on the Chick -- nothing too big yet (7 lb Gar, 3,4,5,6 lb cats), but I've met and observed this other dude there -- British guy named Andy -- who every time I see him has been pulling in 15 - 18 lb cats out of there from the dock using pretty insane surf casting gear and huge weights, so I've been gearing up in that fashion, too. Biggest he's caught off the dock has been about 35#.
Last couple of times I've been almost skunked -- only been catching little critters off of fresh shadlings, eels, whatever.
Nevertheless, thanks for turning me on to the place -- it's well worth the trip to have a chance at "winning the lottery", so to speak.
Lemme know if you'd like a partner out there again some night (cast better now, and I don't tangle stuff up so bad ; ) ).
Kevin N. Kaskey
Glad to see you around again. Since the outing you took me on there on the Chick I've been obsessed with the place. I've done as you suggested and scouted bank locations around the WMA on foot -- to minimal success. However, I've begun fishing there on the public dock before the big bridge at night and have been having some fun there.
I've taken alot of the suggestions you've given me and the things I learned from you just from that one night and have been putting them to good use.
Now use Gamakatsu circles, and I've taught myself to snell them on my own. Using Carolina-type rigging almost exclusively now to good success there and on Stumpy.
I've caught a few decent fish from the dock there on the Chick -- nothing too big yet (7 lb Gar, 3,4,5,6 lb cats), but I've met and observed this other dude there -- British guy named Andy -- who every time I see him has been pulling in 15 - 18 lb cats out of there from the dock using pretty insane surf casting gear and huge weights, so I've been gearing up in that fashion, too. Biggest he's caught off the dock has been about 35#.
Last couple of times I've been almost skunked -- only been catching little critters off of fresh shadlings, eels, whatever.
Nevertheless, thanks for turning me on to the place -- it's well worth the trip to have a chance at "winning the lottery", so to speak.
Lemme know if you'd like a partner out there again some night (cast better now, and I don't tangle stuff up so bad ; ) ).
Kevin N. Kaskey
