[strangelove]

I would have done somewhat different (I am not sure if the result would be any different – but just something else to try), if I have come to spot where I have see the fish, I would just stop at that place and I would do dives down where I would just hide myself and wait. In fact normally I don’t have the luxury of seeing the bottom (in Alaska and Brazil) , even tough my gun has a reel I also haul a float with a 1 lb weight, so when I dive down and see the fish I sometimes don’t even shot, just drop the weight to mark the place. On the dives down I would have my back to current and try to be as stealthy as I can and just wait for the fish to comeback. The waiting position is really important, you want to have the fish swimming in front of you gun, not at your back, the main reason you definitely want to figure out the current.

I have try flashers on my float line, it did not make a difference in Brazil (the water is never that clear). The flasher does attract the rock fish in Alaska.

Just something else to try, that is normally how I fish for mullets, since you’ve asked for input, again it is just another way.