Fishing Report - Dec. 30, 2005

Dec 30, 2005 7:00am - 1pm
Tide: High at 6:49
Water Temp: 50 degrees
Air Temp: 37-54 degrees
Moon: New Moon
Location: South Topsail area
Pressure: 29.96f
Wind: 5-10mph, West
Sky: Sunny
Fish Caught: 25 Specks (all released)
Biggest: 13"

My buddy J.W. went with me today. Caught some fish all through the period but the by far the best fishing was between 10:30 & Noon which coincides with the SOLUNAR major feed time for today. That time outfished the Sunrise with Tide change period (two big Trout bite factors). So it seems like for today, the Solunar method wins.

Had to retreive very slow. No use in making the lure "jig" so just a straight retreive. Once I felt a light fish tap, I stopped, let the bait settle for a second, then gave it a soft jig upwards, the fish would hit it on the fall (I call this "the drop in mouth method") Most of the fish were dinks but we released even the legal sized ones in hopes for some bigger ones.