OC fishing

[reeltor]

Spent the week in OC and fished the bridge several nights. Very nice outgoing tide produced a lot of blues with some rock and shad mixed in. Ended up with a personal best 36" Bluefish on a 3/4 oz jig with a pink 5" Stirke King Zulu. The storm slowed things up Saturday evening but it should pick back up soon. If you plan on fishing the bridge, take plenty of pink lures...they out caught white by a wide margin.

[PhilK999]

congrats on the personal best Blue.

[5th Tuition]

Paul; I think I'd have a fiberglass mount of that fish with the photo of you holding it underneath. How many peoples lines did you cross on the bridge fighting that fish?
5th (Marty)

[reeltor]

Marty, it hit like a ton of bricks and ran immediately right, fast and hard. I yelled out to everyone that I thought I had a big ray on and they reeled in quickly. There are a ton of rays when the tide is slow and the blue hit just as the tide started moving. I was using 20lb braid and a 30lb leader and didn't think I had a chance once I saw its size. All in all I was lucky that it swam with the current instead of under the bridge.
I was fishing with friends from Montreal who netted it and took it home. Next day they texted that they took it to Oyster Bay and submitted it to the Coastal Fisherman, pretty cool. Should show up next week.
Funny thing is that my wife was on the cover of the Coastal Fisherman for winning the Poor Girls Open 4 yrs ago and she hasn't let me forget who gets published.
Been a long, long 4 yrs

[mlag]

Nice blue! Time to get together to LL my friend.................Mark

[Steve F]

Paul the last time I talked to ya you were looking at something on the beach… WTG on that blue that is a nice one for sure. Looking forward to November and I will be in touch...

[Doggydaddy]

WTG on the jumbo blue.

[crabby and son]

Nice job Paul. That is one heck of a fight with a 36" blue. Kevin and I will not be in OC this August. Taking a break. Hope to all get together and fish soon.......Gary

[Blakesdad]