Miss Judy Charters
Captain Judy Helmey
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956!"
124 Palmetto Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31410
912 897 4921 or 912 897 3460 fax
www.missjudycharters.com
September 17, 2007
Captain Judy's Saltwater Fishing Report
Which includes:
Inshore report, Offshore Report, Freshies Suggestions, and "Little Miss Judy's Believe It or Not!" (Story)
Savannah Snapper Banks
Captain Ken Kennickell Report!
The bottom bite for the first part of the week was good. Then rough sea condition kept us from fishing this area until the end of the week. The bottom line is that fall is in the air and the fish know it. The bottom bite on Monday was pretty good offering the customers quite a bit of "bite action!" From this report it looks like the fall/winter fish-catching season has started!
Captain Ken found plenty of bait while using signature gold hook rigs. He did offer a few suggestions, which will help those wanting to do some bait collecting before heading out to the snapper banks. Firstly, all fishermen need to know especially at this time that live baits such as cigar minnows and Spanish sardines are perfect to use while bottom fishing at the banks.
Big bottom fish that are going to go "make a move" will be bulking up." Their feeding patterns are more aggressive offering the fishermen lots more of a sporting opportunity! With that being said, "fish are more aggressive and know that there is going to be a limit to their food source. "
When bottom fishing there are all sort of different kinds of baits both dead, fresh dead, and alive to offer. The best dead baits are going to be squid either small whole or cut into different shaped pieces. This bait offers up the smell that brings in a fish bite from all of those finned friends down under. Squid is known for "being the universal bait of all times!"
For those that want to go with "fresh dead" this is simple. This bait normally is cut from some sort of a dead fish. Some fishermen fillet off the side of the fish that they are using for bait and then cut it into small hook-up size pieces. When going with this sort of cut bait I suggest leaving the skin on, because it helps to hold the meat together. The other reason is that the skin in itself has some real interesting bait qualities. When a fish hits your piece of cut bait it normally does get some of the meat off of the skin. Believe me it's a known fact that when fish start feeding and get results they camp out until they have gotten it all. After the fish has gotten most all of the meat off the skin is left there "just flowing in the current." Fish can't resist this sort of movement much less the smell that it offers giving this bait a two-fold part.