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Personally, I have alot of trouble with this one. I love the stretch of beach on the Outer Cape, Truro to Nauset - just really started going there the last few years.. Getting to know her along with the Ditch. MV, Nantucket - those are great - can't wait until The Derby. If it was not for Block Island, I'd say from Narragansett to Watch Hill is my favorite stretch... But Block is what keeps returning to mind. Haven't been there all that much but I intend to correct that!!

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John, I have a 15 year+ love affair with the Vineyard--it has everything. Open beach with high surf, rocky areas ala the Block and Montauk, quiet little backwaters that you would swear couldn't hold a school of chubs but which give up 30# class fish, even a breachway or two. Definitely my favorite stretch.

You're onto something Mike...One of the great things about the Vineyard is the fact that it has almost every type of striper structure available... You have numerous salt ponds emptying into the ocean, you've got several flats, deep water, bridges, rips all over the place, rocky sections and the best thing about an island - you can almost always find a wind that you like!
Although Block is a little easier to get to...

Are you going to the derby this year??

...........THEDITCH..............

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There you go OX... If you select the help section at the top of this page it'll go over the various UB Code you can use. I believe Tim's site uses different code to accomplish the same thing... Hey, maybe I'll see you down there soon. It's such a long drive from Braintree...
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WOW this is a tough one......If I have to pick one, I would say Block Island is great!!!! We have gone up there for a week in the fall the last couple years. I love being out there the feel of the place, the fishing is good also :) I hope to hit da vinyard some day. The outer beaches are nice also, we are skipping the week on BLock Island this year and doing a week on the outer cape.........Over all, all of my favorite stretch of bass water is from Watch Hill through Provincetown.......not real narow but it pretty mcyh sums it up for me

I'll have the OSV permits for the Outer Cape this year.... Do some eeling!

I am looking forward to it John, I sent you an email about it.......

JohnM

The one I am fishing at any given time. The ocean is my best friend. Can't beat the solitude of hearing jah rythms of her. Every once in a while I'll fish with my eyes closed and really feel jah rythms inside my soul. It is almost like my rod is an extension of my being....

Dave

Thanks JohnR.........some is html and some UBB. Braintree closer than Foxboro.......like 495 better than 3.

I fish only on Ogunquit beach in maine, since this is where we have our summer home. The problem is that there are too many people in the water during the heat of the summer plus the Maine season usually only runs from Memeorial Day through the end of September.

i'm in:whackin:

The Ditch for sure. Ox do you liv in Brantree or Foxboro?

The Outer Cape and BI are by far my favorites

I'm In. Ah Squibby.

Who dug up this old chestnut? :rotf3:

Watch Hill-My favorite spot
Old Harbor Point to The Stairs-My favorite stretch

Outer cape

Quonnie to Watch Hill...

Scorton Creek to Billingsgate

Seal Point.

Who dug up this old chestnut? :rotf3:

That fella from RI that posted "I"m in" :laugha:

MV somewhere up islandhttp://img116.exs.cx/img116/6469/g5cgrin.gif

Well folks - for those that didn't figure it out, I believe this might be the first thread created on S-B, mebbe - ooohhllaallaaa - LONG time ago ;) ?

Hmmm....favorite stretch...:smokin:

I dunno, I think for me it's a toss-up between The Place at the End of the Long Walk and The Place at the End of the Short Walk. And last year I started to like The Place in the Middle again after giving it a break for a while.

You know the places I mean, Cap...:uhuh:

The place in my avatar is a close second to the El Canallo. If I could get out there more often, would prolly pass the ditch.

Probably the stretch that I get to fish the most...Brewster flats, from Quivet creek to Point of Rocks beach. Sure it's crowded in summertime and your chances at the really big girls aren't great, you can't beat it for alot of reasons. It used to be a great place to live line herring in the spring (maybe someday again in the future). Early summer mornings are productive, I can almost smell the smell of the predawn dropping tide...can't wait.

the little shops on thames street in newport

the little shops on thames street in newport

Good grief.

Block Island, for me hands down. If I could fish only one place, that would be it.

Pole 280 to 220

You mean to tell me there are other places to catch fish other than the canal. I wonder why I can't get my truck to drive past it?

Although it has been mostly barren the last several years, the outer Cape from Race Point to the Wellfleet line back beaches.

Someday someway they will be back, until then I fish where the fish are but my heart longs for the Truro sands.

I fish from the Hill, to the tail in the Bay. I do well.:kewl:

Well folks - for those that didn't figure it out, I believe this might be the first thread created on S-B, mebbe - ooohhllaallaaa - LONG time ago ;) ?

LOL....sorry JR...I was bored....:hihi:

Back in the day.....Mission Bell to High Head, hands down.

And if you don't know where they are....thank God because they will be back .:wavey:

Frenchmans to Deep Hole alot of history along this stretch

At first I was thinking it's not one place, but more like one type of place. That would be a long walk with nobody there but water, and hopefully a couple of fish. Then I realize it was a long walk, with maybe a couple of folks you know along the way or at the destination, with water and a couple of fish. Oh yeah, with a porch with a bunch of folks you know and good smokes (gars) and something to good to drink that warms you up (scotch), and stories of the nights' fishing and younger days' debauchery (Cutty). Especially if one the sons come along (not necessarily for the scotch, well OK, scotch too then for the full rights of passage). Bob H.

The whole Cape and Islands are my favorite. Out of that I'd have to say the Barnstable Bay side area.

Vineyard since "73" 1st last and always.

The Block, particularly a place on the SW and a place on the E. Don't get there enough and don't fish the surf enough when I'm there, but that has to be numero uno. Canal is a close second.

Gooseberry Island in Westport to Warren's Point in R.I. Just because it's in my comfort range with my little "tin" boat.

Al

The Outer Cape with Truro as the most senic. The dunes behind you ,and the waves crashing, now if there were more fish, instead of seals that would be outstanding.

Well folks - for those that didn't figure it out, I believe this might be the first thread created on S-B, mebbe - ooohhllaallaaa - LONG time ago ;) ?

It also proves that I was around here long before October 2000 :laughs:

I wonder whatever happened to that original reggie?

Aquinnah southside from Squibnocket to the north shore at Menemsha creek. If you walk this whole stretch and don't catch a fish your lures are contaminated, throw them away.

would have to be from middletown, to brenton point

cutty is to shabby either.

the cape and the islands!! in particular buzzards bay area and the canal

Aquinnah southside from Squibnocket to the north shore at Menemsha creek. If you walk this whole stretch and don't catch a fish your lures are contaminated, throw them away.

mv by far my favorite place as well, hence my license plate "SQUIBY"

If I'm traveling than M.V. is tops for me.

I have grown to love the Elizabeth Islands over the past two years. Such beautiful scenery and always some fish to be had someplace.

This is a tough one as I have seen a good part of the striper coast.
While I have never been to the Vineyaad or Cuttyhunk.I would have to say Montauk is my favorite.In no other place is there a community of surfcasters like there is in Montauk. New Yorkers can be hard,They covet their jewel out there,but they warm up in time.I could pull into the lower lot and never wet a line and not be board at all.While I have traveled quite a bit and have run into the most gracious people you could meet..And in the process I have made some good friends along the way...There's just nothing that can compare to "M"..
I just love fishing the sweeping currents.
If you took the current out of striper fishing I think I would rather play golf or checkers or something.

It also proves that I was around here long before October 2000 :laughs:

I wonder whatever happened to that original reggie?

And that we are gettin' reeeeeeeeeal old Mike...:)

the backbeaches of the Outer cape and the islands of N.&S. Monomoy.Having the privilage of staying in the dune shacks on the Backside and walking the deserted beaches is actually religeous to me.Walking the expansive flats of the Islands stalking cruising fish in calfdeep water is just as humbling.There's a few other places on the cape but mentioning them will upset a very close and dear friend with the initials T.C.Each area has it's merits.Also,a couple of Islands between The Rock& M.V. have been a special hideout.Like"redlite" says.Realy it is the HUNT.

Out all the places I have surf fished...the best stretch of beach for the plug aficionado (not the bottom dwellers) is the south side of BI. Anyplace from Old Harbor Point to SW point. To me that is the ultimate NE surf casters nirvana. It combines the best of everything. Location, structure, relative size, access, big water and low crowds and natural beauty. Yeah, other places have better single attributes that make them attractive...ie, Montauk, Cutty, MV, and many parts of the cape have some very appealing aspects but their drawbacks make them less ideal...but Block I and in particular the south side of block has the best combined attributes IMO.

Anywhere there's a large concentration of fish available. For me, every place has its own unique charm.

I'd have to the East River, NY.

Also....winter time, Virginia Beach

I haven’t traveled to many of the places others here have fished. I do really enjoy the area I fish most often from Naps to FPR but need to start doing a little more exploring.

Block Island south side - very, very reliable. I've had my most memorable experiences fishing there.

If you mean the stretch I can & will talk about on- line because it's all in the past? :hihi:


That stretch from Nauset North Lot, to Head of the Meadow! LOT of room & fishy water in there, most foot- accessible only! :kewl: :walk:


Do I even have to mention in those no- drive zones I was the only human seen there fishing late nights 98% of my trips even during prime- time? (Sept/ Oct. mid- late 90s). Ah... big Bass consistently from the beach with solitude too! Amid Cape Cods' natural Fall- time splendor & beauty! That was THE place/ those were the days! :yawn: :p



I'll tell you about my favorite stretch(es) today in about 20 years! (a la Frank D.-- only once I'm done w/ these beaches myself! ;) )

"local".....then what lecounts1099 said...:D

While I love fishing the NH rocky shoreline. The outer cape from Ballston beach North to Race Point just can't be beat. First got to fish there in 1965 and I've been hooked on the area ever since. Could do without the mung season but otherwise love the area.

I like the stretch from the hurricane barrior to the providence place mall. No where else can you catch coney island whitefish with such great abundance.

Seems as though MV,Outer Cape and BI are the pretty popular.

I have fished MV frequently in the past (worked and lived there for 3 years, mostly squibby) and I would have to say my "little" striper hide-out here in Americas Hometown would have to take the cake. So little is said (or known) about this rocky shoreline from Ellisville to Plymouth Beach. While not all of it holds "large" there are some hidden waters here that are always good for a 35-40 lb fish year in and year out. And the best part, you ALWAYS have these places to yourself.

-Fireman

I fish only on Ogunquit beach in maine, since this is where we have our summer home. The problem is that there are too many people in the water during the heat of the summer plus the Maine season usually only runs from Memeorial Day through the end of September.

Hey MARTY....I think we know each other, even fished together a couple of times...this is Joe from vermont....I also fish Ogunquit almost exclusively....but reading these posts, of regular big fish, great structure, a little privacy, makes me want to fish a lot of other spots. But if I'm right Marty, you did manage a gorgeous 42" this summer....I hope all is great with you...

Seems as though MV,Outer Cape and BI are the pretty popular.

I have fished MV frequently in the past (worked and lived there for 3 years, mostly squibby) and I would have to say my "little" striper hide-out here in Americas Hometown would have to take the cake. So little is said (or known) about this rocky shoreline from Ellisville to Plymouth Beach. While not all of it holds "large" there are some hidden waters here that are always good for a 35-40 lb fish year in and year out. And the best part, you ALWAYS have these places to yourself.

-FiremanPossibly not anymore!!!!!:crying:

When the OBX is on it can be red hot but for consistant action Block Island sure would be hard to beat as my favorite.

My home turf- Both sides of Barnstable and a little of Sandwich

Northern monmouth county, NJ for our springtime bunker blitzes

To narrow it down on the back beach, for me its fishing through from Longnook to Balston, or a longer huff from Ballston to Newcomb.

Late summer on a late night drop, it's a beautiful place.

Anywhere on Cutty is not a bad place to be!:wavey:

A certain stretch of Cutty highlighted in "Stripers Gone Wild."

saying which piece of scratch was the best
you ever had?? the worst i ever had was GREAT!!
:bl: :bl: :bl:

same-same for the Striper Coast,,,,,,,,,,,,
it's ALLLLLL Good, and i feel blessed each and
every time i am able to hop her mighty shores!!!

NOW, which is the most productive??
that is a feesh of a different color,,,,,,,,
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

Hey JohnR I used to be one of the guys that issued the oversand permits at the race. I worked there two summers ago. Maybe you bought it from me. haha. Sorry if the access may have been closed, I don't make the call on that...just sell the passes.

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Quonny to Watch Hill

Ahhhh....the good ole days of the backside from LeCounts to Highhead. You could get out of the truck, sniff the air and KNEW you were gonna catch at least 1 fish over 30# and be pizzed cause you only got 6. Nothin but waders, a bucket of eels, a tin and a jolt. Light travelin. Walk 3 to 10 miles a night poundin the sand......and then the seals took over.....Now, Westport. 8 miles each way instead of 100+ and no need to fish all night. If the wind is bad or the water is dirty, no wasted time. Wetsuit, korkers, tin and bucket of eels.. Hellava lot harder. But do I EVER miss the sands of the big back beaches.........someday........

Ahhhh....the good ole days of the backside from LeCounts to Highhead. You could get out of the truck, sniff the air and KNEW you were gonna catch at least 1 fish over 30# and be pizzed cause you only got 6. Nothin but waders, a bucket of eels, a tin and a jolt. Light travelin. Walk 3 to 10 miles a night poundin the sand......and then the seals took over.....Now, Westport. 8 miles each way instead of 100+ and no need to fish all night. If the wind is bad or the water is dirty, no wasted time. Wetsuit, korkers, tin and bucket of eels.. Hellava lot harder. But do I EVER miss the sands of the big back beaches.........someday........

we're still here....waitin for an invite down your way

The Weweantic River
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Hey JohnR I used to be one of the guys that issued the oversand permits at the race. I worked there two summers ago. Maybe you bought it from me. haha. Sorry if the access may have been closed, I don't make the call on that...just sell the passes.

I may have gotten one from you 2 years ago (didn't even get one last year) but this particular thread started in the year 2000.

There are a lot of us that feel that access is broken there (and no, we don't think it was your fault :huh: )