Sounds like any bottom structure in 40 to 60 feet of water is holding LOADS of Sea Bass lately! Doesn’t sound like many real big ones, but plenty of keepers and simply tons of action! Any of the local reefs like the Atlantic Beach Reef and Hempstead Reef would be great places to start but the Cholera Banks and the McAllister wreck have been producing as well.
Glenn, from the shop, fished aboard his boat the “Kerri Lee” on Friday and they put the hurt on the Sea Bass. They fished in 50 feet of water, on a piece south west of our inlet and had action ALL DAY LONG. They had a few Porgies in the mix too!
Judging by the reports we’ve had, we would recommend using rigs like the Fin- Strike Hi-Low style rigs and it’s pretty hard to go wrong with clams for bait.