[oceanjake]

i'm leaving tomorrow night after work for the island, returning sunday. at the time i want to depart there will be no bait operations open in MDR. additionally it will be just me and my girlfriend so once at the island i will be too shorthanded to run the boat and pass a net to a squid boat at the same time. i'm going to have to make my own bait.

that being said, i want to fish squid for WSB and macks for lings. where is the best place to give this a try? last time i was there, empire was the ticket for the squirts. is this still the case? it'll mostly just be me fishing so i only really need about 20 of em. as for macks, i've never had success making them over there. how deep should i set up for em? i'm going to bring a chum bucket to cheat and help get em to the boat...where is a good place? lee side? west end?

all advice appreciated.

 

[JSea]

What time you leaving tomorrow night?
How big is your bait tank?

John.
Parker 2320 'FloMar'.

 

[Wideopen]

Bait and fish swim for a living....that said, during the marlin season, we have made bait on the Avalon moorings before, but first place I would try would be the mooring bouys at the slide, then move north and meter. Bill

 

[oceanjake]

never thought of making bait on a mooring ball. DUH! makes sense though.

jsea, i'll probably leave around 9pm or so, then do the SLOW boat ride over there around 8 or 9 knots due to darkness and fuel economy.

bait tank is 38 gallons.

 

[MarkW]

You'll find all the macks you need in the area where the squid was off Empire.

Good Luck

MarkW

 

[oceanjake]

thanks for the input. no matter what happens, it's time at the island. i can't wait.