There are lots of dead crabs floating in the Merrimack River estuary, near Plum Island and Newburyport, Massachusetts. It doesn’t look like the birds are eating them, even though they’re eating fish. I spotted all these dead crabs from a kayak at high tide.
Does anybody know what’s going on?
I have looked at all the sites and stuff and none of them really explain it or show a picture of a real one.
My questions:
1. How does the balloon “Release” after it gets into deep enough water? ( I fish at night and I also have a bb gun to do the job).
2. Do I just get a wind blowing away from the water by pure luck? or can the balloon rig work with just current?
3. If the current is against me and the wind is against me, what options do I have for getting the bait into deeper water? (Don’t have kayak and im not jumping into dirty water, not today).
4. Since i am planning to use a whole mackeral/bluefish/ladyfish, and a 6oz-8oz weight, will casting still work from a Penn Senator Special/Penn Slammer Rod combo?
5. LAST AND UNRELATED: Is chumming neccessary? Would just bleeding a fish work?
I am fishing from here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=gulf+shores+bridge&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.424342,75.849609&ie=UTF8&ll=30.277488,-87.556186&spn=0,359.981482&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=30.277459,-87.556284&panoid=wRCMlYfg86L3zL6kPehIWg&cbp=12,155,,0,-3.42
I am an avid fisherman and am looking for a new spot. I have some great ones already but am looking for something hard to reach. I always catch and release and will leave the area better than it was when I got there. I would be willing to give up a spot myself for the best answer. I dont mind hiking into the woods or having to kayak there, actually prefer it. just looking for a different spot. Sick of catching the same fish. Maybe you know a spot nobody goes to or really hard to get to, or in your Grandmothers woods behind the hose? Open to all suggestions.