Poledancin Airheads...

[mar]

Got a chance to do some early spring fishing before the recent storms moved in. Had some good success fishing shallow areas off of breaks, islands, etc.
The good old jumbo poledancer is still teasing up a few fish from smaller schoolies to double-digit caliber stripers:

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/DSC_0547b_zpsktmtwtan.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/DSC_0547b_zpsktmtwtan.jpg.html)

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Then there was one morning when the fish were blasting my buddy Ben's topwater plug but wouldn't fully commit to the poledancers. On a hunch, I pulled the jumbo airhead that I've had in the flybox for months. Fished in on an intermediate line and started probing the shallows. In 1-ft deep water, this fish slashed at the fly but missed; leaving a huge upwelling of water as it turned around and just engulfed the airhead on the second try. Holy smokes:
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/DSC_0702b_zpstuccq1su.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/DSC_0702b_zpstuccq1su.jpg.html)

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/DSC_0699b_zpsscm1vutq.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/DSC_0699b_zpsscm1vutq.jpg.html)

The fly has great action. It just suspends on the water and with the right cadence it will walk the dog just below the surface. And if you give it a really hard yank with an immediate pause, the fly darts and does a 180. Pretty cool.
One added benefit is that it weeds out the smaller sub-legal fish. I can feel them eat it but never get hooked.
The schoolies liked them some airheads too:
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/DSC_0709b_zpspgdiideh.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/DSC_0709b_zpspgdiideh.jpg.html)

Or it could just be the new lucky hat: :D
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/image_zpsy2oajk1l.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/image_zpsy2oajk1l.jpg.html)

Pretty stoked to add a new effective fly for shallow water applications.

Stopped by Kiene's and stocked up:
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh134/mar224177/striper%20fishing/DSC_0738b_zpsdxrz2mqf.jpg (http://s255.photobucket.com/user/mar224177/media/striper%20fishing/DSC_0738b_zpsdxrz2mqf.jpg.html)

Will be ready once the water clears up.....

[Spicytuna1]

I was going to say something but you mentioned it already.

The last hat get retired??? Never thought I would ever see you withtout it on.

Strong work and report out there man keep it up.

[JJ]

Way to go, Mar. Nice work and great photos. Take care.

[Spicytuna1]

Hope all is well JJ and I hope to see you in May if not before

[Mr T]

Mar- you are killing it my man!

Right on!

[BenFishin]

I feel lucky to have witnessed some of this carnage.....you one bad mamma jamma!

[Ryan]

That is a very impressive post!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Nice....

Buck's Outboard is one of the top boat motor repair shops in California.

[mar]

I was going to say something but you mentioned it already.

The last hat get retired??? Never thought I would ever see you withtout it on.

Strong work and report out there man keep it up.

Thanks dude. Kids got the old hats. Gotta change it up once in awhile and it's working out well so far....lol



Way to go, Mar. Nice work and great photos. Take care.

Thanks J. Hope all is well man. Hope to see and fish with you soon....



Mar- you are killing it my man!

Right on!
Thanks Larry. See you out there soon bro.


I feel lucky to have witnessed some of this carnage.....you one bad mamma jamma!

Shut yo mouth! :D Good stuff bro. Hope we'll get more before the run is over...


That is a very impressive post!
Thanks Ryan.


Nice....

Buck's Outboard is one of the top boat motor repair shops in California.
Thanks Bill. Lenny and his crew at Bucks are top notch. They did an excellent job on a major warranty repair on my motor a couple years ago. Got me back on the water quick and I've taken my boat there for service several times.

[Sheepdog8404]

Awesome fish, Mar!!! What would it take to tag along with you sometime?

[briansII]

Good stuff Mar! You ever show them anything smaller than a 5/0 hook? ;-)

briansII