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I was told by a fishin' buddy of some BIG fish that hang around across from the pilot station dock in the mouth of the savannah river. I didnt really believe what i was told till i went there because no one has pulled one up that ive heard of. We all have gone there several times to try. We are not using big enough equipment and have upgraded every trip.
The pylons are in water about 50ft at low tide. We have upgraded to using 80lb braid and steel malin of the same size on #8 hooks. Our bait is blue crabs. It never takes long to get a hook-up and can last anywhere from 20seconds to a minute long. weve had poles snap and reels grind to the point where they break the gears.
On several occassions hooks have been straightened. Once i got a smaller fish up to the boat where i got to see the weight before my line broke but didnt see what it was on the end of it. Understand, im not a very experienced fisherman so my equipment isnt for the big big stuff. We pull up to the pylons and drop straight down so when we hook up weve got to pull'em out before they wrap around the structure which has happened. Most people have tried to tell us its a shark or ray BUT when ive said 'OK, come on with me' they go and I change their mind everytime. ive heard of some huge drum being in this area but HOW big?
we have pretty much loss interest lately but im starting to get that itch again. Most times when weve gotten a hook-up we get a few turns on the reel and then the fish turns his head and the pole droops right into the water.
any chance that these could be grouper or just big drum? AND how big?
The pylons are in water about 50ft at low tide. We have upgraded to using 80lb braid and steel malin of the same size on #8 hooks. Our bait is blue crabs. It never takes long to get a hook-up and can last anywhere from 20seconds to a minute long. weve had poles snap and reels grind to the point where they break the gears.
On several occassions hooks have been straightened. Once i got a smaller fish up to the boat where i got to see the weight before my line broke but didnt see what it was on the end of it. Understand, im not a very experienced fisherman so my equipment isnt for the big big stuff. We pull up to the pylons and drop straight down so when we hook up weve got to pull'em out before they wrap around the structure which has happened. Most people have tried to tell us its a shark or ray BUT when ive said 'OK, come on with me' they go and I change their mind everytime. ive heard of some huge drum being in this area but HOW big?
we have pretty much loss interest lately but im starting to get that itch again. Most times when weve gotten a hook-up we get a few turns on the reel and then the fish turns his head and the pole droops right into the water.
any chance that these could be grouper or just big drum? AND how big?