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I am new to Spanish Mackerel; Can someone let me know if they go up the Potomac and how far? What months are they here and from what I have read they seem to hit both surface and deep running lures? Sounds like SP run with Rocks but not with Blues? Thanks!
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Dude; I'm new to Spanish hunting but will try to answer some of your questions.
I have to believe they will travel up the river, how far is a good question. I would think they would follow the bait (like every other fish we chase). How long are they here? Until the water temp's move them down the bay. Most think they will be here until early Oct. Yes they hit throughout the water collum. Both shallow and deep trolling can be productive. Some people think they are attracted to the prop wash, so my lines are very close to the boat. My lines run 30, 50, 60, and 80 ft from the boat, with one longline (120 ft) from the top. I run #2 planners on the short lines and #1 planers on the longer lines. The top rod uses a 4 oz inline weight. Don't make the mistake thinking they don't run with both rock AND blues. All three will be targeting the same baitfish. Normally, the spanish and blues will be the most aggressive and they will be feeding on the bait near the top, and rock will be underneath the action waiting for scraps (talking about breaking fish). Maybe someone who targets them routinely can give you more useful information. 5th (Marty) |
Bleed them out before you throw them in the box
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Marty, Thanks for the info. What type lures/ size are you using to troll? I take it you want to spike the SP like Tuna then Bleed them? Thanks again for the info!
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Lures: Most people would agree that there are two main lures for spanish. Clark spoons and drone spoons are the goto lures. I have only purchased the drone spoons. They are rather expensive 6-8 dollars depending on size. I like the size O (zero) or 1 the best (when the spanish "spit up" the bait they are eating it's very small glass minnows or silversides).
These two lures (clark and drone) are made to be able to troll at high speeds (5.5-7mph). There are other lures that work as well, but these are the most popular. If you are located anywhere near Marty's bait and tackle, near south river, stop in to see Jim (the owner). Jim will set you up with everything you need to look for spanish (we also catch rock and lots of blues on the spanish set up). It can be expensive to start up; but my buddy and I split the expense. He bought the planners (4) and I bought the lures (6). This way it cost each of us less to get in the game. I probably wouldn't have gotten into the spanish, but so many of the rock we were catching were sick with sores. If I catch 8 rock and 6 are sick and thrown back, what makes me feel good about the other two that APPEAR to be ok? I'll wait for the schooling rock in Oct. to start eating rock again. With upwards of 70% of the chesapeake rock infected, even these are suspect. But I digress: Best of luck 5th (Marty) |
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