Today (11-18) on the bay

[bay bee]

Haven't been having much striper action lately. Between the wind, boat in the shop for repairs and plain bad luck, it's been a couple of melancholy weeks. That changed today. Left Money Island Marina around 7:50 and got achored up about 8:15. Wind was predicted to be 5 to 10 from the west. It was more like 15 to 18 from the N/NW this morning. Hovever, as the morning wore on the wind speed subsided. High tide was around 8:00, so we had wind and tide in unison. Picked a couple of "shorts" and around 9:15 got the first "keeper". Action was good to excellent all morning. Wound up with our limit: a 29, 29 1/2, 34 and 36 incher. Unhooked and put the forth and final fish, in the cooler at noon. Ate lunch, then pulled the anchor and headed for the slip.

Water temperature hovered around 49. I believe this season still has a couple good weeks left. Fish seem to be in close, as they have been recently. There are lotsa "shorts". We released about 8 -10 "shorts". Fortunately, all were lip-hooked and will live to bit in the future. Oh yea, bunker is in much better supply than it has been. Money Island had excellent fresh bunker.

[fishanuk]

Great report! Nice way to turn that luck around. Hope you have continued success. That water cooled off a couple degrees since Sunday. A couple more weeks on them would be great.

[TaraToo2]

Great report, Bay Bee! Good to hear you're putting them in the box. Leave a few out there for me..I'll be back out on Sunday.

[waterskier]

Thanks for the report. Limit by noon.... Very good. Will be out tomorrow.

[joshB]

Nice to hear somebody got'em!

[mkwns]

Nice work. Thanks for the report Bee.

[Reel-ality]

Thanks for the report.

[bay bee]

Great report, Bay Bee! Good to hear you're putting them in the box. Leave a few out there for me..I'll be back out on Sunday.

Thank you for the bunker and tip. That was very kind of you and I appreciate it.

[livetofish]

Sounds like a great day!!! Home by noon with a limit. Doesn't get much better than that. I'll be out tomorrow, hope they are still there. Thanks for the report.

[Hurry Sundown]

hey bob i read your post sorry to hear you had some boat problems.i tryed calling you on 68 my 3 trips out since nov 1.the wind keep us from going out when i was up there.we did get some nice fish up to 44 inches but lost a big one at the submarine.i had the fish 20 feet from the boat when she got off and it was the one for sure.we had some sharks early and never changed the hook and it cost me,when i reeled in the line, the line broke at the snell.it still had the circles on the end of the line.i will change every hook after catching any fish from now on.brother bob and i drove over to your marina one windy day but no one around.i wanted to hit that big whole on 35 buoy but will have to wait till next year.i will be looking at your post and sorry i missed you.take care and keep thinking the big one.