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Kayak Fishing Zone => Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) => Topic started by: rnrgeek on March 03, 2018, 06:58:51 AM

Title: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: rnrgeek on March 03, 2018, 06:58:51 AM
The weather appears ok on Sunday so I was going to try for some crab at HMB. I could use some company.

Launching at the old pier at 7am.
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: crazyfisher on March 03, 2018, 01:04:37 PM
hmmm debating....
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: tnt335 on March 04, 2018, 08:25:30 PM
Dang it, saw this too late.  if you plan to go again i'd like to join.  been itching to go out with someone who has experience.
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Spring45 on March 04, 2018, 08:26:27 PM
Report?
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: rnrgeek on March 05, 2018, 05:53:50 AM
When I saw no replies to my post, I thought I must have been wrong about the good weather forecast but I decided to go check out the conditions in person. I really didn't want to go out by myself. I got to the old pier at a little after 7 and the parking lot was empty. There was no wind at all so I figured I'd give it a try.

 I got out to about a little past parallel with the green bouy, and dropped 4 pots. Not another kayak in sight. I checked them in about a half hour and the first 3 were all tiny females. The last one had some undersized and a jumbo. I worked them for a total of 2 hours.  Pulled up the first 3 and got 2 more. One was a jumbo and 2 were just legal Pulled up the final pot , it had 2 huge jumbos and one legal size.

I ended up with a total of 6. Enough for dinner. Most of the big ones were in the one trap in about 39 feet of water.

Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Spring45 on March 05, 2018, 06:18:01 AM
Thats decent considering you dropped 4 pots. Wow..thats a long haul with that many pots. Do you have some type of mounts to keep them in place so they dont move/shift on your yak?
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: rnrgeek on March 05, 2018, 06:26:57 AM
Thats decent considering you dropped 4 pots. Wow..thats a long haul with that many pots. Do you have some type of mounts to keep them in place so they dont move/shift on your yak?

Actually, it's a box trap and 3 rings. I don't have any mounts. I stack the rings in the front and the box behind the seat on my outback. They seem to stay pretty well so far.
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Spring45 on March 05, 2018, 08:16:22 AM
May venture out of Rockaway this weekend if the swells are what they say they are (magic seaweed).
Let me know if you'd like to join. PM me
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Fish67 on March 05, 2018, 11:06:36 AM
Nice haul Mike! This flu had me on the sidelines for two weeks.
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: crazyfisher on March 05, 2018, 11:43:38 AM
thanks for the report. Sorry I didn't make it. Drank too much on Sat and didn't get my gear read lol so I fish local on Sunday.

Looking forward to hitting HMB soon :)
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Sailfish on March 05, 2018, 01:36:36 PM
Thanks for the report and pictures Michael.
Title: Re: HMB Sunday 3/4
Post by: Baitman on March 05, 2018, 07:40:53 PM
WT Gitsum !   :smt006