Winthrop Inlet Striped Bassin'
Hit the open beach during the afternoon. Was bugged by a southwest wind that was definitely not blowing in my favor. No sign of bait, a seemingly low high tide... All signs pointed to a retreat toward the backwaters.
The tide was still coming up a little. I made a few casts with the SP and caught a schoolie.
I decided to head home and wait til dark. Typically, I've had success here with the tide ripping back out...
I came back a few hours later with a pal and threw a yellow bomber 17a. Second cast, near structure; boom. Had a nice 32". While I'm reeling in, my buddy hit a 28"er. At this point we paused and my friend took a photo of me holding both fish. We released them and continued to fish. No bites for a while so I switched over to the trusty Yozuri magdarter. Boom. A 28". My buddy's turn came next and he hit a fish around 30". Then, for the rest of the night, we hit schoolie after schoolie til we got tired and decided to pack it in.
Lots of schoolies and some cookie cutter bass. It was 45 degrees out, but the wind made it feel 30. It was very cold and the way my legs felt in my waders reminded me that there is probably only a week or so left before this season comes to an end!
Definitely going back out tomorrow night. Still trying for that absolute monster from shore on plugs... **phone won't let me add pics so I will just add them to my profile.