Who will catch the first thirty Pounder in New England and when? Shore or Boat? What general vicinity?

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Who - ?
Where - A tributary of the Thames from shore
When - April 17 5:38am using a 10' surf rod Saltiga reel w/65lb Stealth and
a Gibbs 2-3/4 oz yellow pencil popper. :wiggle: :hihi:

When - April 17 5:38am using a 10' surf rod Saltiga reel w/65lb Stealth and a Gibbs 2-3/4 oz yellow pencil popper. :wiggle: :hihi:

Wow, that is a lot of firepower for a 18" schoolie don'tchathink? : :rocketem:

Its not the first that matters. Its the tonnage. :hihi:

Who - ?
Where - A tributary of the Thames from shore
When - April 17 5:38am using a 10' surf rod Saltiga reel w/65lb Stealth and
a Gibbs 2-3/4 oz yellow pencil popper. :wiggle: :hihi:
Actually Jeff, I'm going tomorrow and it is a 9' rod there. it won't be that early in the morning either. Have I taught you nothing?

Tobi, I forgot you have a job now and evenings are probably better for you. :hihi: Only 15 lbers there now. I would go with a Fin-S with the higher water. I've learned you are always right behind me.............

15#ers???? I won't even get out of my truck for fish that small. Don't worry, I'll find the bigger girls just like last year and the year before that and the year before that...

hahaha uhhh oh.... the water will be high but the fish are in there.

Hi Jeff!!!!

At the rate we are going , me and mine won't even get fishing until mid May so it won't be me. Unlessss....where is JeffH's email address :)

Hi Jeff...

Should have made the disclaimer for salt caught fish, not those mystical sweetwater ones :) ...

Mr Sandman - reread the question - first 35 POUNDER :hihi: . Usually not much gets by you but you must be jonesing as this one did... Did they change the herring issues over there?

Menemsha in May? :soon:

U can do what a chatham guide did a year or so back...freeze a big one then pull it out about now to get your name in the paper :rollem: first big bass caught in 2003 by local guide..and people ate it up.




JOHN R>>U GET MY PM REPLY??

See that's how fish stories go. First post its a 30 pounder , by the 10th post its already a 35 pounder!! :)

Fish are safe from me, next weekend it's a two day yard sale and then it's get the house on the market. I'm afraid my fishing days are done for the short term, but maybe now that I have some additional daylight and warmer weather coming, I can sneak out some night.

What???? Christian caught a 35 pound brookie????????? :laughs:

by boat ..... waters off the cape.... before me.... :hihi:

I was just fishing off of tributary of the Thames yesterday. Tripped on a rock, and popped up about 15 yards down the river from where I was. The water is high!

Probably shore;
One of the early season bait soakin spots...
Squid on the bottom...

I WILL!!!

And I ain't saying where dammit! :laugha: