Where Are The Pompano?

Finally went out to Playalinda Beach to see if the Pompano were in the area.

I took a couple of rods rigged with 30# and 60# Power Pro, a few pyramid sinkers, and some shrimp and sand fleas that I picked up at the bait shop.  What I neglected to bring along was a phone charger for my Android, hence no pics.

The weather was nice but a little windy and the surf was relatively calm for the area.

After rigging up with two and three hook pompano rigs and  4 oz. sinkers, I tossed my baits into the fartherest trough on one rod and closer in on the second rod.

I kept losing baits but finally after an hour or so, caught a couple  of small whiting which I released into the surf.

I noticed another surf fisherman a few yards from where I was fishing had been catching whiting and a couple of really nice bluefish on the same rod.

I walked over to him and found that he was using cut baits, clam strips, and sand fleas on the same rig.

After a bit of banter, I found out that he was using something called a Mortician  rig that allowed him to use several size hooks on heavier 60# terminal tackle.

He told me that a surf fisherman in Cocoa Beach told him about the rig and that I should search for it online.

We parted ways and I made a mentaal note to do just that.

Anyway, I believe that the variety of baits he was using on each of his rods is what gave him better luck than what I was having.

It was getting chilly and the bite was slow, so I decided to head for home and some dinner.

Evidently the pompano were on strike this afterrnoon, 

Till next time,

Tight Lines