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Blues will just slice skinny plastic to shreds. Go with
a hard plug when the bluefish are around. |
I was up in the Bay tonight, and the place I was fishing was crawling with bluefish. We don't think as bluefish as fussy feeders but I will tell you that these were. They could not resist chopping my Slug-Gos to pieces so I went with a hard plug. They would not look at my first choice, a popper. My second choice was a slender jointed Red Fin, and that seemed to get some hits. This plug has a slim profile and lots of movement. In the past, it was a good option for catching finicky bluefish. And, it worked tonight as I landed 5 bluefish from 4-7 lbs.and had a lot more hits and swirls. I had a few hefty fish that were shaped like footballs. Though I saw no bait, it is obvious from the size of them that they are eating well.
Two weeks ago I was catching stripers in this location. Not tonight....looks like the blues have taken over.
