I Should Have Quit After 20 Minutes.
Woke up around 4:45, hit Dunkin Donuts at 5am and was on the water by 5:30am. Temps already in the mid 70's and super humid at 5am.
The fishing was absolutely on FIRE!!! Within the first 20 minutes I had hit 4 LMB, all in the 1 1/2 to 2lb range. It didn't matter what I tossed out, what color, what size.... BAM, BAM, BAM.. they were hitting it alll. I could not believe all the fish I was getting.
Then.....
At 6am.....
It stopped.
I continued to fish for FOUR HOURS, and only hit 2 more VERY SMALL LMB by 8am, and that was it..... No more fish all morning.
What an odd day. I should have gone home at 6am.
Oh well...
No pics, since... well, it was an odd day.....
solunar table said 8:30 to 9:30 was best morning time so we started at 8:00. caught 10-12 and then nothing after 9:30 , nada.
I was on the water at 6am. I was thinking the same as you. Get out early before it gets hot. The sun was up and no clouds made for a tough bite. I only had small fish all morning. Tomorrow we'll have to head out earlier...