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Ok, not exactly at Rockaway, but at the North Jetty at Garibaldi.
This summer (August) I was in the area for a few days and found where the rock bass were: right where you pull into the first parking lot after crossing the railroad tracks. Just walked over the rocks and started fishing on the incoming tide. Limited out in a couple hours each day using a 3/8 oz. jig head with a pearl-white rubber eel about 4 inches long. No big whoop. Just cast out, maybe 75 feet and counted down either 5, 10 or 15 seconds until I started getting the acthung, baby. If the line was tight I could feel the pick up as it dropped. Often just the slow reel back did the job. Lots of action if I kept moving- catch one, move ten yards, catch another, move ten more...
Anyway, so I'm thinking, "Hey, I'm a true stud of rock bassin'" and then I read on this forum about the night fishing at Tillamook. I went back at night and there I was humbled when I saw a guy with a serious spot light (forget trying a flashlight) and a big battery. He shined the light onto the water and the fish were hitting the surface like trout on the Gallatin. Every cast this guy made that didn't end up fouled by the abundant sea weed resulted in a strike and usually a fish. He probably caught 15 in the 45 minutes I watched. He just took the ones that were big enough and tossed the squeakers back.
It's a little far from Eugene for me to drive to Tillamook Bay so, finally now, here's the question:
Can I be a true Black Rock Bassmaster from the jetty in Florence using a spotlight? I caught a keeper ling there last summer on the same rig I used for the bass at Tillamook bay but never even got a hit, I think, from a bass. Has anyone had success and has anyone tried it at night?
Thanks.
JR
This summer (August) I was in the area for a few days and found where the rock bass were: right where you pull into the first parking lot after crossing the railroad tracks. Just walked over the rocks and started fishing on the incoming tide. Limited out in a couple hours each day using a 3/8 oz. jig head with a pearl-white rubber eel about 4 inches long. No big whoop. Just cast out, maybe 75 feet and counted down either 5, 10 or 15 seconds until I started getting the acthung, baby. If the line was tight I could feel the pick up as it dropped. Often just the slow reel back did the job. Lots of action if I kept moving- catch one, move ten yards, catch another, move ten more...
Anyway, so I'm thinking, "Hey, I'm a true stud of rock bassin'" and then I read on this forum about the night fishing at Tillamook. I went back at night and there I was humbled when I saw a guy with a serious spot light (forget trying a flashlight) and a big battery. He shined the light onto the water and the fish were hitting the surface like trout on the Gallatin. Every cast this guy made that didn't end up fouled by the abundant sea weed resulted in a strike and usually a fish. He probably caught 15 in the 45 minutes I watched. He just took the ones that were big enough and tossed the squeakers back.
It's a little far from Eugene for me to drive to Tillamook Bay so, finally now, here's the question:
Can I be a true Black Rock Bassmaster from the jetty in Florence using a spotlight? I caught a keeper ling there last summer on the same rig I used for the bass at Tillamook bay but never even got a hit, I think, from a bass. Has anyone had success and has anyone tried it at night?
Thanks.
JR
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