MORE TIPS ON DEEP SEA FISHING

In this article, I will go over some tips to help you on your deep sea fishing adventures.

Flounder isn’t the only fish available to Delaware anglers that can reach deep water. Black sea bass and tog are just as popular as triggerfish, spadefish, and porgies.

For the purposes of this discussion, I will now stick to water between 80 and 150 feet. There are some anglers who have perfected deep diving at depths below 1,000 feet for tilefish and swords. I am not one of those fishermen.

As we mentioned last week, a braided line is the best choice for deep sea fishing because it is thin and has very little stretch. The fact that it is thin means it will be less able to withstand water pressure, so it is less likely to be moved by the current than thicker monofilament.

Less stretching means the braid is telling you what is going on at the end of your line. You should be able to sense when a fish is biting if you are fishing over mud, sand, rocks, or wrecks and act accordingly.

ROD AND REEL

The same rod and reel that you use for flounder should do for bottom fish. I’m switching from a one-hook rig with a fish finder to a two-hook top-bottom rig. When fishing with bait, I only use circle hooks. The leaders must be at least 15 cm long so that the fish has the bait in its mouth so that the circle hook can do its job.

On days when wind and currents interact and make it difficult to hold the ground, the captain can use the boat’s engines to counter the pressure. Exactly how to do this is a result of experience and something that emerges from driving the boat in various conditions. In other words, I can’t explain it; you have to experience that.

One thing I have experienced is the new system where a GPS can be built into the boat motors and once the system is activated it will keep the boat in position. Would you like to anchor on a wreck? No problem. Would you like to hold your position while you wait for the Route 50 bridge in Ocean City to open? No problem. Some electric trolling motors do the same.

FOR THE REST OF US, WE STILL HAVE TO ANCHOR IF WE WANT TO FISH A WRECK.

First, find the wreck and mark it with a buoy. Next, run to the buoy and drift back with the wind and current while keeping an eye on the compass. Next, run back to the buoy and walk past it a few hundred meters on the same course.

Now drop the anchor. Skip the trip until the wreck is under the boat. Wreck anchors can be placed directly in the wreck, but since the journey is short, this can be dangerous when the sea is almost calm.

RELATED: DIFFERENT TYPES OF HUNTING

NO MORE SURF FISHING TAGS

On March 3rd, I received a call from DNREC warning me that only 1,000 of the 17,000 surf fishing licenses issued by DNREC remain to be sold. The date was March 3rd, and to be honest, I hadn’t thought of buying my permit this early in the year.

I usually wait until my first surf fishing trip in April and buy the brand from the park office in Cape Henlopen or the Delaware Seashore State Park. Had I waited so long this year, I’d have been unlucky.

I went straight to my office and ordered my permit online. Now I have to wait for the US Postal Service to deliver it to me. As soon as I ordered my permit, I went on Facebook and found out that the last 1,000 had been sold. That was fast!

I am sure that many surf fishermen did not get permits this year. I know how close I got to not getting one and I’m sure there are others who have completely missed out. I don’t intend to make this mistake again. I’ll get my permit as early as possible next year.

FISHING REPORT

Still no report from the open waters of the ocean or the bay.

On Tuesday I tried Newton Pond and kept my streak alive by not catching trout from there. I arrived around 8:30 am and fished from the pier. It was cold and windy and I soon managed to get the mother of all wind knots into my mono line. When I cleared this up, my hands were numb from the cold and I retreated to my truck. From then on, I ate my peanut butter and jelly sandwich, drank my coffee, and might have nodded off.

Since I hadn’t caught any fish during that time, I decided to end the day. I later found out that the scheduled pantyhose on Monday that I was expecting did not happen.

Thanks for reading!

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