I was out in that same spot yesterday. I was fishing large dines and must have had 15 raked baits, even using a trap. They were all bit in the middle, which suggests smaller fish. Guess there will be lots for this winter.

I had the same results with dines even with a trap hook. Gotta admit though that those little guys have heart.

I had the same results with dines even with a trap hook In that spot Gotta admit though that those little guys have heart.

ah yes, good ole SD Bay. what a great fishery, we have right here in our SD backyard.
anyone who fishes SDB often, will have those WFO days at times.

i have logged around 100+ outings in SDB over past 10 yrs of yakking, and 5+ yrs b4 that on skiffs.
and i have been lucky enough to have numerous WFO days amongst those many outings.

my top-4 WFO bites all time in SD Bay, all came from Shelter Island launches, and consisted of....
Spotties on plastics & gulp (drifting the deep channel),
Bonita on Berkley Frenzy crankbait (near the bait barge),
Barracuda on Krocodile spoon (near the "Danger Rocks" signs),
and Spotties on SpinnerBait (near concrete wall off NTC shore).

each of those separate days, produced around 30-40 fish, caught over 3-4 hour periods.
extremely fun times for sure !! i LOVE sd bay !!!!! :D
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