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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : Latimeria May 17, 2026, 03:16:36 p

: I Had a Vision of a Surf Ghost! (3/16)
: Latimeria May 17, 2026, 03:16:36 p
On Friday night I kept going back and forth about what I wanted to do Saturday morning. The forecast looked pretty rough, so I just kicked back in my chair, trying to relax and see if any inspiration would hit me.

Somewhere in that little snooze, I had a dream of sticking a giant WSB right from the surf. Well damn, if that's not a premonition, I don't know what is.

I armed my surf gear and was ready to go.

I get to TP and the traffic was horrendous at o' dark thirty!  Then I realized, there was a marathon going on and all of the parking was taken up.  I must have watched a thousand runners go by, so I hit the beach through the back entrance.

The tides were looking good, but the beach was warning me this was going to be that type of trip.

(https://i.imgur.com/hylIdjR.jpeg)

I worked my way all the way to Delmar and only found a few spots to actually cast.  Most of the good holes were already taken up by perch guys.

(https://i.imgur.com/AUPGVaW.jpeg)

The waves were also getting bigger.  I switched to a 5" weedless swimbait and still managed to get weeds, albeit nowhere as bad as the double grappling hooks on my YoZuri.

I had two bites which removed the paddle from the body.  I'm thinking it might be a sand bass, but that was the extent of my success.  Otherwise, it just felt good to get back out in the sand, but this is back-to-back skunks for me and a little worrying....

Until next tide!
: Re: I Had a Vision of a Surf Ghost! (3/16)
: jrodda May 17, 2026, 06:41:10 p
Premonitions will definitely get you up early and casting. Too bad about the skunk. Wake me up when you hit double digit skunks, then Steve and I will put something together for you.
: Re: I Had a Vision of a Surf Ghost! (3/16)
: Latimeria May 17, 2026, 07:41:26 p
Hahahaha, I'll head down the street for some catfish before I let that happen.