Fall Bottom Fishing Trip by Bayside Dave

Posted on October 9, 2024 by bayside425

Tuesday, October 8th, 23 of our members and guests went out on the Mary M IV for a bottom fishing trip. The forecast for that day was 4 – 5 foot seas, but after we left the inlet and started heading north, the ocean didn’t seem that rough on the 63′ boat. When we reached our destination and anchored over a wreck, we dropped down our lines baited with clam supplied by the boat. We immediately started getting bites catching sea bass and porgies. The day went on like that moving from wreck to wreck as the bite would slow down. By 11:00 what wind there was died down, the ocean became very calm, and it warmed up with clear skies. We ended up filling up the box with sea bass and porgies. Ralph Conner won the pool with a 15″ porgie edging out the biggest sea bass on the scale. The trip ended at 1:00 and we headed back to the dock. Most of our catch was combined and shared evenly with everyone to take home. We all had a great time catching fish, sharing stories and having a few laughs.

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