03-26-2008, 03:20 PM
I don't know how everyone else is fairing, but the season is almost here off the coast of SC. The water is warming up, and that means the fishing will be setting off before we know it.
I spent a good while last night going through my tackle box. I must spend hundreds of dollars in fishing hooks a season, only to find them rusted and useless come the next year. I threw out a ton of fishing hooks last night. Now i've got to restock and i'm trying to find a way to store them with out the salt air rusting them beyond the point of use. I usually just open the package and drop them in a compartment in the tackle box. That's probably my first mistake, taking them out of the air tight container they come in. But, i have limited space in my tackle box.
Nextly, I had a look at the old lures I use for trolling. I didn't realize how chewed up some of my lures are. It was so hard to discard with some of the old lures, but I had to let them go. I see all the teeth marks on the swimming plugs, knowing it was a good lure. And I wonder if the next one I buy like it will swim the same as that one did. (i've noticed that most lures, even if they are the same exact lure, don't track the same) I bet I threw away 80 dollars worth of lures last night, but they were past the point of refinishing. I got the good lures rigged up and the spoons polished. I added a couple casting plugs to the box as well. I'm looking foward to tossing those with my spinning gear when the spanish are thick and hungry.
lastly, I stuck away my tackle boxes and broke out the GPS and chart. I just installed NauticPath USA on my Lowrance a few days ago, and i've been playing with that. I still can't figure out why the hell it calls the inshore reefs danger areas. It's like 35' deep, there's nothing to hit. The only thing I can figure is that it's a high traffic area, and that's why it calls it a danger area. I added a few fishing holes to the GPS that I never took the time to check out. Myrtle beach rock is one of them. I never hear about anyone going there. One reason is probably that it's almost 11 miles from the jetties, North, not east. So in other words, you're going up the coast, not out from it. The water is deeper there though, I figure i'll give it a try this year. There were a couple other spots i'm going to give a try, spots no one knows about or goes to. It's always good to get a good float plan together before you take off on your first trip. (I usually have one for every trip) But the first trip is important, especially if your boat has been sitting for the last three or four months. Usually, the first trip is when something will give on an outboard that's been sitting.
Anyways, just thought i'd share some of what i've had going on for the last little while. I look foward to hearing how everyone else's year is shaping up.
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I spent a good while last night going through my tackle box. I must spend hundreds of dollars in fishing hooks a season, only to find them rusted and useless come the next year. I threw out a ton of fishing hooks last night. Now i've got to restock and i'm trying to find a way to store them with out the salt air rusting them beyond the point of use. I usually just open the package and drop them in a compartment in the tackle box. That's probably my first mistake, taking them out of the air tight container they come in. But, i have limited space in my tackle box.
Nextly, I had a look at the old lures I use for trolling. I didn't realize how chewed up some of my lures are. It was so hard to discard with some of the old lures, but I had to let them go. I see all the teeth marks on the swimming plugs, knowing it was a good lure. And I wonder if the next one I buy like it will swim the same as that one did. (i've noticed that most lures, even if they are the same exact lure, don't track the same) I bet I threw away 80 dollars worth of lures last night, but they were past the point of refinishing. I got the good lures rigged up and the spoons polished. I added a couple casting plugs to the box as well. I'm looking foward to tossing those with my spinning gear when the spanish are thick and hungry.
lastly, I stuck away my tackle boxes and broke out the GPS and chart. I just installed NauticPath USA on my Lowrance a few days ago, and i've been playing with that. I still can't figure out why the hell it calls the inshore reefs danger areas. It's like 35' deep, there's nothing to hit. The only thing I can figure is that it's a high traffic area, and that's why it calls it a danger area. I added a few fishing holes to the GPS that I never took the time to check out. Myrtle beach rock is one of them. I never hear about anyone going there. One reason is probably that it's almost 11 miles from the jetties, North, not east. So in other words, you're going up the coast, not out from it. The water is deeper there though, I figure i'll give it a try this year. There were a couple other spots i'm going to give a try, spots no one knows about or goes to. It's always good to get a good float plan together before you take off on your first trip. (I usually have one for every trip) But the first trip is important, especially if your boat has been sitting for the last three or four months. Usually, the first trip is when something will give on an outboard that's been sitting.
Anyways, just thought i'd share some of what i've had going on for the last little while. I look foward to hearing how everyone else's year is shaping up.
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