thanks for the input about the mystery fish. all i know it was creepy looking! yeah i have been out there once a week for the past 3 weeks and each trip gets better!

i get a skiff out of daveys locker. its a good deal. $45 for half day (5 hours) and a scoop of anchovies and some sardines. can fish up to 4 people comfortably. most of the time we fish the chovies. havent tried fishing the docks yet as we have had such success in the channel, but have thrown swimbaits with no avail. did get a nice sandy with a bonita feather! it was a nice one...surprised me because i didnt think the bass would go for the feather. but i know the swimbaits work well. in college, my buddy used to work at a bed and breakfast on the harbor. so we used to go there late at night and fish the docks with swimbaits and we used to hammer the sandies!

anyways, thanks for the replies and hope you all get a chance to get out and wet those lines!