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Old 06-04-2015, 05:01 AM
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drift/anchor depending on conditions... Lots of very high rubble and extremely sticky bottom so drifting where it's nasty is tough...

There's always life there, loads of perch, some cod, pollock, maybe a few ling and seabass -- also lots of trash (banana cod love that reef).

In my experience fishing that area it can be feast or famine -- being just inside the mud hole there are always tidal/current changes there and fishing can be lights out one minute and DEAD the next, so be aware.

There are lots of basically invisible "pots" on that reef which are kept afloat by clear bottles - a navigational nightmare in the dark. Be aware of this also.

And not for nothing... We found more cod inshore the last few trips than there were out in that deeper water - just a point to consider
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