Fun afternoon in the suds for Bayside Dave

Posted on May 9, 2024 by bayside425

I went fishing the incoming tide mid-island LBI with some friends using fresh clam and bunker for bait. I got 2 bass on clam, but both came off the hook. Then I landed this 32+” bass that hit bunker. A while later the ocean got really calm and the bite turned off. We left at sunset after catching a few dogfish. Seems the last few hours of incoming tide is producing fish. Side note: we didn’t see any bluefish.

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