Bad Habit

Any ideas on the proper way to dispose of outdated flares?

Set up in 90 feet straight out of the bay. Found mid 40's temp down 75'. Worked between 100' to 200' between the Bay and Webster Park. Boated 7 fish and lost one. 6 small kings and one decent Brown. 3 kings on a Carbon 14 Moonshine down 80', Two on a Mixed veggie stinger on a slider, and the other on a white Moonshine with Green dots at 75'. The Brown came on the same Carbon 14 as the 3 Kings at 80'. Couldn't find the bigger Kings but at least the rods were moving.

Heading out again Tomorrow. Hopefully the temps aren’t as deep.

Stopped in 125' and found 45-degree water still over 100'down. Fished between 130 to 250 foot of water. Boated 4 fish. Two kings, one a little over 20 lbs, one about 12lb and 2 high teen lakers. Dropped 2 others that I'm pretty sure were kings. 2 releases with nothing there. One King was on an NBK Stinger 115 down and all other hits were on Carbon 14 Moonshine 115-120 down.

That is a great idea. I always wear an auto PFD when I'm alone. I also want to look into this. FELL Marine MOB+ Wireless Kill Switch Basepack - TackleDirect. At least I could get back to the boat if I had too.

I did see boats running out and did think about going deeper but I was fishing alone. I don't like the idea of being so far out in case something does happen.

I haven’t Fished for bass in front of Hedges since the goby explosion. It used to be a blast. Maybe time to give it a try again. Is it mostly drop shot rigs to keep baits off the bottom?

Saw the same today out of the bay. Started in 100' and 45 degree temp was down 110'. Went 3 for 6 but nothing over 10 to 12 pounds. Rods were set between 90' to 125' with sliders. Five hits on the same rod. Carbon 14 down 120ft. the other fish came on an NBK stinger set at 115'.

Saw the same today out of the bay. Started in 100' and 45 degree temp was down 110'. Went 3 for 6 but nothing over 10 to 12 pounds. Rods were set between 90' to 125' with sliders. Five hits on the same rod. Carbon 14 down 120ft. the other fish came on an NBK stinger set at 115'.

Found a planer board off I-Bay this morning. Message me the Brand and what lure was on it, and I'll get it back to you.

Dropped lines about 7 AM in 100' of water. Found 45 degree water down about 60'. Never went deeper than 135 and went 7 for 11. 6 kings, biggest was 24lbs. Carbon 14 and Spindoctor with a white fly took most hits. Carbon 14 was on a rigger down 70' and Spindoctor was on a wire diver out 150'. Fleas were terrible again. I'm going to spool a few reels with 40lb test with leaders and see how that works.

I'm with you on the bass fishing. Fishing solo gets to be a pain in the arse checking lines every half hour. Plus running sliders doesn't work out well!!

What size line are people using to keep fleas off? In the past I've been running 30lb test but even that has been covered in fleas the last couple of trips.