Im toast. work is getting busy and i just dont have the time any more. Rods are about to go up on the racks till may. I'll poke around once in a while for a sschoole or 2, but the big rods are going up-

howd everyone do? I couldnt muster a single fish over 30 lbs, but i took june to mid october off, so i dont feel that bad about it..

Changed the oil and winterized the engine this afternoon Eben. All done. There were some really good days this year. I saw alot of bigger class fish this year in my usual haunts. May and June were my best. :cheers:

Done here! Put the rods and reels up this morning! On to winter projects.....and trout for a while!:kewl:

I am going to try one or two more times. I did start the snow blower and put the lawn tractor away though.

Falmouth and Plymouth

Last week I thought I was, then five little fishies.....

I sadly wrapped it up about a month ago. I'm back in college, working a ton of hours and just don't have enough time to fish. I just run out of time. Maybe Deval's "together we can" team can add a few extra hours to each day so I can fish.

I may make a few morning schoolie trips but no more nights.
As far as 2006 goes, this was going to be my big year, more trips than ever, longer nights, eels,new spots, etc ....but I caught fewer and smaller fish that ever. My largest fish was 18lbs. Need to drastically change my approach next year. Another season of this much effort and so few fish, I'm not sure if I'll keep this up.

Its far from over for me, but I am seeing a lull in the action. I've got plans of being on the beach Christmas eve, Ive got a feeling :D

Its far from over for me, but I am seeing a lull in the action. I've got plans of being on the beach Christmas eve, Ive got a feeling :D

vic, your going to loose all feeling that night :hihi:

a few weeks to go i think- those migrating cows might need to stop at a restaurant to eat some.........;)

Done now, crappy year, no bigguns!
Works is too busy, got too many holiday parties to host, too.
Anybody up for an Iron Chef night?
Later,
Rick

There's still a few left w/ my name on 'em. The big blow surely affected them, but I'm hoping that my 3:50am alarm is worth it after all... Going to my favorite spot... We'll see. Have gotten 3 keepers there, w/ 1 over 30#. Keep the hope alive!:kewl:

Eben spray some pam on your guides lets go :kewl:

:sleeps: ...I am now Rumplestilskin

Wrapped it up on November 1st. Cleaned up the Man-Cave today and am going to start making saw dust for the next few months.

Nothing changes except the temp & weather // I,ll continue to fish all year ......& as usual //one boat in the slip /The other all ready to go in the garage ; just hook up & screw...// had a great winter last year hoping for the same :fishslap:

I'll Keep trying a long as the weather holds up :fishslap:

maybe one more night trip still got some eels left got a few day trips left in the next week or so.then that will be it. It has been a pretty disapointing fall,yet I had pretty good year altogether other then june and october.

yesterday was my last trip. went to soco and hit about 10 areas, no bait, no birds, nothing. Time to hang it up.

Fair year for me overall. Caught my personal best this year in June. Things are changing going to fish harder May to July then the fall going forward. Out of town next week in St Louis then I will finish up the season the week after fishing down in Long Island for several days.

Just a few more sunrise/sunset trips for me.

Boat is still ready to go, but have gotten the skunk last few times out.
I have not run across the big schoolie blitzs yet:soon:

i'm done , boat was winterized last week , hit a few spots on the cape yesterday skunk city . for me it was a great spring , summer the usuall , grind out a fish here and there , spent the mounth of augest chasing tuna , with no luck , fall run was a dissapointment , tons of fish but no large .now 6 mounths of spending way to much money on new gear that i realy don't need :D

Considering throwing in the towel. I'll see what this week brings. Definately throwing it in after next weekend cept for a few day trips.

Im probably done... I actually did quite well at the canal Friday night.. and I felt at peace on the way home...

Maybe one more run out in the coming weeks, but the gear is out of the car.... so im probably done.

heading down to LI mid week for the last trip of the year. with any luck weather wise the ski season should start as soon as i get home so no down time for me

heading down to LI mid week for the last trip of the year. with any luck weather wise the ski season should start as soon as i get home so no down time for me

love that talk .. put the rods away strap the boards on .

I thought i was done....till last night. Lost a "horse" after 2 screaming runs on the 10', VS 250. This was a very decent fish. Got to keep going.

Fished eels for 4 hours last nite at my favorite late fall spot on the south shore of the mid cape. 1 run eel bit in half. Still blues around. Couldn't ask for better weather mid Nov... 1 more trip to Westport maybe next week and that is it for me. Probably winterize the 2 boats this week. P.

I thought i was done....till last night. Lost a "horse" after 2 screaming runs on the 10', VS 250. This was a very decent fish. Got to keep going.


ahh the ellusive steaker bath mat strikes agian :hihi:

you are [all] done //you old wanna be F $%^&*( :smash:

I'm gonna go cod fishing a few times in the next couple weeks.
Cox's ledge, the east grounds ?
I want a fat Thanksgiving cod this year.

Wife is pissed, nothing done on house since April (in the middle of a partial reno. project) so to keep peace in the beetle house, I will start to "switch gears" to winter mode and get the hammer and nails out.....:smash:

But I'm not putting the gear away just yet :faga:

you are [all] done //you old wanna be F $%^&*( :smash:

...and where have you been hiding?

Now I am done. gave it one more shot tonight. NADA. Chasing canaries in a coal mine.....
See ya in April. Off to the bat cave to spin AYC for next year

It's over for me!!!
That Fat Lady is not only singing, she is screaming in my ears!!!
:as: :crying: :af: :bc: :hee: :hee:

Wow, Are there any fisherman here???
Still plenty of fishing here...

Then stick a fork in me... This fall sucked.

Wow, Are there any fisherman here???
Still plenty of fishing here...

I may actually hit the surf down that way :ss:

We got guys in NJ who are crying that it's over hahaha :). You Rhody guys still have 2-3 weeks left I'm sure, maybe some large around still to boot ;)

Wow, Are there any fisherman here???
Still plenty of fishing here...

Tony:
I had such a great year in the Bay on my boat. I just can't stay motivated to fish all night hopping rock for a skunk.
I know, I know, boat fish don't count but when I can catch and release 5, 30 lb + in a couple of hours on my boat, I just don't see the point of killing myself in the surf anymore.
41 years I in the surf has finally started to catch up with me. Knees, back, legs all hurt in November. See you in the Spring. :wavey: :wavey:

I will probably fish for another 2 weeks and then I am done.

I'm done, Sat we had a few small bass and a few blues to 12 lbs in R.I. but like most tough fall on the cape and soco. Mostly small and you had to work for them. Still hope to try a cod and/or blackfish trip or two the next couple of weeks, but the rod rack are put away till next season.

Never....
They can take our lives but they cant take our Fishing!!!!!!

Actually I'm winding down, the water is still very warm, but without bait = no good fish, so I'll keep pluggin along for another 2 weeks.. after turkey day I'm almost done, except for blackfish...

not done yet- but i'm not holding out much hope due to lack of bait.

I hate to say it but I ...think...that's...all...folks.
Well at least for me, unless I take the big ride to Joisey.
I have a hard time driving 10 hrs to catch rats never mind a skunkin.

All done. Kid can't get another weekend off for a couple more weeks and I'm tired of catching soooooooooo many small fish. Bad year for big fish for me. :sick:

I'm going mackerel fishing in the Canal this week.

Nothing to do but to be done with my season. The horror. The horror.

Nothing to do but to be done. The horror. The horror.

Nothing to do but to be done. The horror. The horror.

Unless we make a ~T-Day-ish dawn bluefish run......

have been catching schoolie fishing lite tackle and having fun if weather holds going to try till end of nov.

I've had a very productive past few weeks, much better than years past. And in years past I've fishied into late december.....So got plenty of time to go!:boots:

I just brought my gear to the storage unit today. There were a few tears.:err: :crying: But trout fishing is still very good! Right? At least there is a tug on the end of my line. Besides, it's almost April!!

But.... I have relatives moving to the Myrtle area in a couple of months. Woo-hooooo!:bounce:

Going out in an hour or so and beat on some fish....Buddy of mine just had some to 44lbs...Some awesome weather!

I'm done with striper for the year.

I might try to get out to do some ice fishing over the winter.

I am not done till there is snow to ride on.

canalman and I were talkin about it the other night as us and Redcrabber pulled our pork for a while.
We have never felt so defeated so early in the year.
The weather is so warm and fishable and dark, but the waters around us that are usually prime time right now still look like a large regular Dunks coffee. It has been brown for over 2 weeks now since that big storm. and the reports from further south (or west) are pretty dismal as well.
sad to say, but I think the fat lady has sang......
but then agian, I will let you know in a little while. I still got a dozen select eels that I have somehow managed not to kill, so I either gots to swim them, or free them (or decorate some cars)....
I'm off for some more punishment...Tonite is THE NITE. It has GOT to happen...or its "Plan B" sesaon fo me.......
ad to say it,

There are keeper size bass still in Mass........... some twenties to thirties....and who knows about the small pods of giant cows?

Give it up Skitter....tell us what you know or I will sit you under a hot light and beat you with a banana peel!:lasso:

"Pork Pulling" seems to be the latest pastime!:hidin:

Everyone grab a torch and meet me on Skitterpops front lawn....he knows where the monster is and he won't tell!!! Dr. Skitterpopstein must tell us!:devil:

Give it up Skitter....tell us what you know or I will sit you under a hot light and beat you with a banana peel!:lasso:

Now you`re talking....got leather mask? :spin:

I'll make a couple more runs. I had a decent season, some nice size bass. I have to say it. I had a blast. The seasons go as the season's go. They are all good, and I enjoy the heck out of 'em all.:D

Still have a bucket of eels at the dock. Put away 95% of my gear away, just 2 surf rods and reels and a couple plug bags remain. Reels will be sent in in Dec. Boat is winterized but needs to be covered

I have been meaning to test the surf but got tied up with other matters. They are still getting a few and I may get out for a few more surf trips but that is about it. There is a lot of other things to do around the water to keep me busy. Shellfish for one. I get a bigger kick about catching a bushell of scallops then a couple schoolie bass anyway.

Unconfirmed rumors of a blitz of 12 lb + blues yesterday, "somewhere north of the Canal" ;)

Not finished Stripering until the snow really starts to fall.

But it is a good time for drifting scuds for Sea-runs up here...You actually CATCH! fish.....

It's all over. Time to look in Providence. They are catching fish there already.

I've never given up this early, but those storms we had destroyed the water in my area. We had nice fish here right before the storm, but the water has been clean a total of 3 days out of 16 in Nov... I've caught 7 fish in Nov and my last was a Blue! :af: it was 37" but now I have to go through the winter with my last surf fish a %$%$%$%$ing bluefish!

-Dave

It hasn't even started :musc:

-spence

It isn't over up here and I think the Rhode Island boyz might have finny visitors soon as these aren't little holdover fish, for the first time this fall we have consistent bait, peanuts, tinker macks and 6 inch long silversides and the fish are barfing them up. Last night looking east in a southeast swell and alone my arm was sore and it's nice to be able to leave fish when they are still hitting cause you caught enough. There have been many years where bass are caught on the cape beaches while snowflakes flutter down around you. This is going to be one of those years. Hint: you need to get a one day permit now at the CCNS station to run the beach, if you had a permit there is no cost for it but you must sign in. Yesterday was the last legal day to run the beach with the red 2006 permit. ANd you will have to air up in town.:bl: