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Sun, I'm in Oceanside also. Where does he live, I'm south of Atlantic Ave. around Dunkin Donuts. Maybe I know him. Dominic

Thanks. Ben ripping the place apart. internet is hit or miss.

I hope everyone is safe. We took a beating here on long island. House had 2 ft of saltwater on my first floor up to second step on the stairs. Lost everything from boiler to appliances. Trees on the deck. Had the truck at the dealer for front end work, they never moved it. Storm surge knocked out front window and completely submerged it. Total loss. Not having a good week. Last year Irene flooded the block but never came near the house. My neighbors been here 50 years and shes never seen this. The sewage treatment plant in the next town over is unstable and had a fire. Streets are undermining from water and tides. Plus, no one has power. I hope everyone in this things wake is safe and cleaning up the best they can. Deep, nice jig.

Jig and buzzbait. As long as the water is in the upper 50s you might not get a bunch, but the ones you get will be nice fish. The jig works all year long.

Candlewood X3, but from a canoe, try across the road at Squantz Pond. I've caught some really nice fish out of there. Plenty of 3+'s.

Ponds on Long Island or Queens = black senko (3" or 4") wacky style or Texas rigged weightless and small 1/8 all black finesse jigs, throw in a frog or small spinnerbait and your good to go.

1/4 or 3/8

I would definitely use a leader. I personally like mono for spinnerbaits and crankbaits. I think a little stretch is good for those types of baits. As for visibilty, I don't think it makes a difference.

Sorry blue, was typing at same time you were.

I don't care for jigs with rattles on them. What I do if I want a rattle in a jig, is add a glass worm rattle to the trailer. This allows me the best of both worlds, plus the rattle in the trailer has a more subtle sound.

Most ponds in Suffolk have bass and at least some access. Look on the DEC website for region 1. Blydenburgh, Ronkonkama and the Peconic River all gave good fishing. Blydenburgh rents boats.

2.5 normally, but like Cadman said, go more for bulk and slower fall.

Crankbait and spinnerbait also. I throw the same baits at night, that I do in the daytime.

Glad your ok. MirroLure makes some great baits, especially the Poppa Dog. We've been catching stripers and big bluefish for years on them.

I've tried the Albright and for some reason it's hit or miss. The double uni is my go to with 100% confidence.

Been using bobber stops from 6th sense. They've been working great.

I like wire guards on finesse jigs and ones I fish around docks. They are mostly lighter weights though. No reason to cut them off, just save them for specific conditions.

Definitely! 1/4 oz tungsten bullet weight, small glass bead and small swivel. A 10lb flouro leader and your ready to go. I like 4" straight tail worms, swing impacts or even a 3" slim senko.

X2 on what Mike said. I go mostly all white though. Day or night. No trailer.

Spinnerbait-custom 1/4oz 3 blade in a light perch color 4" blue fleck finesse power worm 4" dt hula grub on a 1/4 football head green pumpkin

Honestly, cranking amps for an electric motor don't mean anything. You need a deep cycle battery that is able to be recharged over and over. They make different size deep cycles also. A 27 series is a good overall size. Some people go larger, but smaller might not last as long as you need.

Thanks.

Larger worms, say 7" and up I like to Texas rig. Smaller finesse worms, say 4" and 6" straight tail work well with a spider slider head or a shakey head ( ball style) but both are still technically Texas rigged. I used 4" worms on a ball head for bed fishing, but never to throw into grass or wood. A football Jighead will probably work in rock, it works good in this situation for spider grubs and baits like this.

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A 1/8 oz. football jig (all black) with a small craw trailer. I've been catching them all year on this setup in small ponds.