Ocean fishing season should be hoppin’

09:02 AM EST on Wednesday, January 23, 2008

By TOM MEADE
Journal Sports Writer
Fishing experts are optimistic about the coming season in South County despite unusual fishing conditions last year.
A massive amount of menhaden moved into Narragansett Bay early last season and kept large striped bass in the Bay longer than anyone had expected, according to charter boat skippers Steve Travisono of Seadog Inshore Charters and Ron Mouchon of Breachway Bait & Tackle, both in Charlestown.
Instead of fishing the reefs off Green Hill and Charlestown, where he found fish in other seasons, Mouchon said he was forced to fish to the east.
“I was fishing off Stinky Beach and Scarborough Beach” in Narragansett, Mouchon says. Big bass stayed close to the mouth of the Bay because the bait was there.
” Mike Frank, a Westerly surf fisherman who throws plugs “Rock Hoppin’ only, caught and released several hundred keeper-size bass last season. Among the fish he released were eight bass over 35 pounds, including a 40-pounder he caught Nov. 1.
“Rock Hoppin’ Mike is a name one of my buddies came up with because we live in the rocks at Weekapaug and Watch Hill,” Frank said. “We wade out and wait until the last wave comes in and then pop up onto that last rock. The stripers are there, in the reefs looking for lobsters and other things to eat, and they’ll stay there all night long. But you can die out there. It’s dangerous. You have to know what you’re doing.”
During the season, Rock Hoppin’ Mike fishes for bass every day that weather allows. He works the surf from Watch Hill to Narragansett. Most of his large stripers came from reefs near Watch Hill last season. He prefers to fish from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., midway through a falling tide, with a southwest wind.
Last year, he started catching bass during the third week of April when the bass were feeding on squid. By the third week of May, the night bite had begun. “I had to move around a lot,” he says, “because the fish weren’t in their usual spots. Overall, I had a very good season, but it could have been better. I managed to catch eight big fish; I normally do 20.”
He predicts that the number of large bass in South County’s surf will rebound this season.
Mouchon is also a striper specialist. “With the amount of peanut bunker we’ve been seeing, I think it’s going to be another fantastic year,” he says. “Last year was one of the better ones I’ve had. I just had to go to different areas to find the fish.”
Travisono is equally optimistic about other fishing opportunities.
“I expect a good fluke fishery,” he says. “There were a lot of 17- to 19-inch fish, and there were a lot of bigger ones, too — a lot of 20- and 21-inch fish. Every year, the size is going up.”
Sea-bass fishing was relatively slow inshore as dogfish replaced the bass in traditional fishing spots, he says.
Catching scup should still be easy, even from shore, but Travisono says it’s getting more difficult to catch keeper-size scup. He says, “There were still some frying-pan-sized fish out there when you found the right spot.”
“Bluefish? There were plenty — big ones,” he says. “There were small ones early, but by October, they were alligators. It wasn’t hard to catch a 10- or-12-pounder from the shore. We’ll see a lot of bluefish this year,”
For a brief time in September, fishing for bonito and false albacore was good, according to Travisono and Mouchon. They expect more of the same this year.
Rock Hoppin’ Mike talks about his surf fishing on Hot Bytes at
http://www.projo.com/fishing/audio/rockhoppinmike.mp3

RHM..............:conf::conf::conf:

I smell a "spot-burning"! With all those details I might have to fish Rhody more this season!:hihi:

:laugha::laugha::laugha::laugha:

I smell a "spot-burning"! With all those details I might have to fish Rhody more this season!:hihi:


NOT AGAIN!!! :hee:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71D42VNP2RL._AA280_.gif

The striper in the photo weighed 40 pounds. Rock Hoppin' Mike caught it on Nov. 1.

:smash::smash::smash::smash::rotf3:

Chef -

40, come on, that's @ least "50"

:doh:

Should we all pool our money together and buy that guy a scale...

I'll toss 20 bucks in :bl2:

that fish may not go twenty

maybe he meant 40" ? :confused:

WTH was Tom Meade thinking?

thanks for all the kind words guys!

Soooooooo(and i WILL try to restrain myself)...............................

Lemee get this straight. This Tom Meade guy, who pens for the ProJo, just takes anybody at their word without researching the veracity of their BULLSHEET :huh:!??!

Or is he just as clueless about surfcasting as he sounds in the soundbyte? What a FUNNY piece of work that article is; while the audio speaks volumes in and of itself ~if i may paraphrase a bit,
".......and he just comes up out of the water to smash my own 'spook-slider-pencil-floater lure'" :smash::smash:
Fogeddah bout the part about how stripers can see a shock leader at night, ROFL!!!
Guess WE'VE all been doing this wrong and that explains why he lands hundreds of keepers/schoolies???

Once again, RHM/OCM, is truly a LEGEND in his own "mind". Even skeerier is the fact that Mike actually believes his own press/lies :wall: :spin: :doh: :spin: :wall:.

40lbs I think so.
dont be haten BD
tom put in the wrong pic.

I thought your biggest was the 50lb 50" you caught during the summer??

:biglaugh:

This winter has not disappointed at all.
:hidin::btu::rotf2::lurk:

:lurk:

40lbs I think so.
dont be haten BD
tom put in the wrong pic.

Look, I am very happy you had an interview with Tom, I know Tom well and he is willing to talk to anyone at anytime and loves a fish story as much as the next guy...How ever it happened, Good for you..

But to call those fish 40lbers or that fish 40lbs And force smart , inteligent, adults and people who have fished and seen fish of every size for many years...to believe it is asking for trouble...I know as one who gets myself into trouble all the time...Just some advice it looks foolish...I am not going to say you didnt catch alot of fish because for all I know you certainly did...But I cannot dismiss with my own eyes what I see and know to be ridiculas, You lose all credibility trying to pass off obvious 18lb fish as 40s Just cant do it...

If I was you and wanted to make a name for myself as "Rock Hoppin" I would start to weigh my fish on certified scales in well known tackle shops and have the proof to back it up and to be honest, it looks like you could use a helpfull lesson or two using a scale and reading it properly..

Tom is a nice guy, But Tom is not a fisherman at all....Tom writes a column, I do not fault him at all, he will believe what you tell him...But from the looks of your pictures, it would not have mattered which one he used, becaue none of those fish come anywhere near 40lbs...In the last picture here you say is a 40, is no more than 20-22 tops(I hate to even say that because it acually could be smaller now that I look at the head more)

Remember also, Just as it has been told to me, you asked for the this once you gave the interview...it goes with the territory...

Be able to back up what you claim!

the thing is, he obviously loves to fish, he puts some time and passion into his plugs (I haven't made one yet) and he can catch bass, but EVERY pic I have seen on either site is questionable. If he just posted the pics and didn't put numbers to them it would be a whole different story. He would be just another character in the world of striper fishing. Instead....:wall:

the thing is, he obviously loves to fish, he puts some time and passion into his plugs (I haven't made one yet) and he can catch bass, but EVERY pic I have seen on either site is questionable. If he just posted the pics and didn't put numbers to them it would be a whole different story. He would be just another character in the world of striper fishing. Instead....:wall:


I in no way fault his love for fishing at all ! But give me a break here....Questionable? there not even close? just assanine claims and If he acually believes it? I feel for the guy...

Its one thing to love fishing and building plugs but its quite another to constantly show teen fish as large...after awhile someone is going to say something for the mere fact that it is just so stupid to do:confused::confused:

either he really believes it or he thinks everyone has fell out of a balloon.....after awhile it makes everyone look like a fool...

But hey, the guy is having fun! thats all that matters, if he thinks its a 40 then I say Congrats! Its takes a long time for most guys to land a fish that size....From the article it looks like he has had several that have come close and over! Awesome! A Sharpie he is!

yeah, I was being kind with "questionable", I know.:angel: I kinda do feel bad I guess, I think he really does believe...

once again bill thanks for the kind words. hope your feeling better. you'll be fine... your in good hands..
I will fish my butt off as always.
Good luck to you guys this year.
Mike

Glad you posted Bill... I suck at judging size, always have. and those fish looked small to me also.

Asop once wrote a great profile about someone.. it was called ''the boy who cried wolf".

Mike this is a great thing for you if you want your name to be known, however YOU have destroyed all of your credibility with exaggerations, showboating online, not to mention the fact that you were busted cheating in a contest for plugs..

No matter what you do from now on, everything will be questioned. Every fish you catch and post pictures will will be questioned and every report you post will be questioned and you have only yourself to blame.

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& is 110% right. start weighing stuff on certified scales and do stuff legitimately otherwise no one is going to take you seriously.

Tough to rebuild a reputation once you destroy it! Like the "Cheers" song says......"Everybody knows your name......"!:gu:

What ever happened to catching good sized fish an not telling anyone...

Never caught a bass in my life.Is that what they look like?:pop:

Soooooooo(and i WILL try to restrain myself)...............................

Lemee get this straight. This Tom Meade guy, who pens for the ProJo, just takes anybody at their word without researching the voracity of their BULLSHEET :huh:!??!

Or is he just as clueless about surfcasting as he sounds in the soundbyte? What a FUNNY piece of work that article is; while the audio speaks volumes in and of itself ~if i may paraphrase a bit,
".......and he just comes up out of the water to smash my own 'spook-slider-pencil-floater lure'" :smash::smash:
Fogeddah bout the part about how stripers can see a shock leader at night, ROFL!!!
Guess WE'VE all been doing this wrong and that explains why he lands hundreds of keepers/schoolies???

Once again, RHM/OCM, is truly a LEGEND in his own "mind". Even skeerier is the fact that Mike actually believes his own press/lies :wall: :spin: :doh: :spin: :wall:.

:doh: WAM

Winter can be fun:gu:

:pop::lurk::pop:

Is this thing on?

:wave: testing 1 2 3 testing

Asop once wrote a great profile about someone.. it was called ''the boy who cried wolf".

Mike this is a great thing for you if you want your name to be known, however YOU have destroyed all of your credibility with exaggerations, showboating online, not to mention the fact that you were busted cheating in a contest for plugs..

No matter what you do from now on, everything will be questioned. Every fish you catch and post pictures will will be questioned and every report you post will be questioned and you have only yourself to blame.

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& is 110% right. start weighing stuff on certified scales and do stuff legitimately otherwise no one is going to take you seriously.

What else can you say?

But like an old wise man once said, Mr. John Haberek... "any press is good press Davey"

40lbs I think so.
dont be haten BD
tom put in the wrong pic.

As REEL SHARPIES have so aptly put,
And :lurk: corn i WILL not compute.
Yer feeble tales have rot u SHAME,
Ahhhh, what price; the undoing of YER NAME??

A fiddy, a 70, an 80 do we hear?
Better go drown yoseff in unuther beer.
Then that teener can be full grown,
"and the sharpiest of sharpies i'll be known"

TO BE.....................................TO ME

TO ME.....................................TO BE

or two anyone who'll believe me, YOU!!
woan u believe me? i'll make you some of MY plugs....
i'll show u ME ROCKS, and i'll HOPPITY HOPS, AESOPPITY POP!!
:poke: :poke: :poke:

Mike, this is not haten
this is love. You need help, doood,
and a scale and a tape and prayer.
GREAT that u love to fish, just save the "lahhhge" pix
for a true trophy!!! Don't tell me how BIG she ISN'T,
and expect me to believe it ~~~because, YOU, think so???

I like you as a person and mean you no harm or ill will, just
doan piss on my waders and tell me it's a rogue wave, brah!

besides, why not land something for reals and wipe that puss offin yer face!??!
word of advice, for style points, lose the butt for the money shot ~~~it's not
doin' ya any flavors and it makes yer feesh look smaller :uhuh: :uhuh:!

".......And the TRUTH shall set you free......."

World Peace
Mike

Will you all tone it down a bit please. thanks

............
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/ravenob1/IMUS.jpg

and its on once again. :smash::smash::wall:

BassDawg?Oh no? Why do you act like he did?
Mike

sexual tension :humpty: BD is secretly in love with RHM.

sexual tension :humpty: BD is secretly in love with RHM.

Maybe BD can teach RHM the "formula". :laugha:

:pop:YIKES!!!!!:eyes::lurk: I know, I know, Shut the fack up & MYOB...Done:walk:

I think some people need to take the foot off the gas a little.

RHM/OCM/SFM - I'm not keenly aware of your history "over there" but the few instances I've seen here follow the same theme of fish that appear smaller (lots) than the claim. That is the reputation that someone like me, who knows little about you, quickly gets from others and from what little I see on your posts. And unless you're 7 feet tall, that fish ain't 40.

My honest and sincere recommendation to you is that you need to back up your statements with a little more than statements. Whether right or wrong, you are on the short end of the credibility stick and you need to calmly and coolly rectify that. That does not mean to weigh in every keeper you catch as that would be wasteful, but the few that you do keep, you might want to have slips on that are entered into an annual tournament or something. Pictures you take (at least a few I've seen) look horribly measured if not intentionally distorting.

I see some people are less than enamored with you, personally I don't have a dog in this fight. Just giving some simple and I think honest advice.

WOW!!! tough crowd.

sexual tension :humpty: BD is secretly in love with RHM.

:hihi::hihi:

Proof that most articles are BS...:buds:

I think some people need to take the foot off the gas a little.

RHM/OCM/SFM - I'm not keenly aware of your history "over there" but the few instances I've seen here follow the same theme of fish that appear smaller (lots) than the claim. That is the reputation that someone like me, who knows little about you, quickly gets from others and from what little I see on your posts. And unless you're 7 feet tall, that fish ain't 40.

My honest and sincere recommendation to you is that you need to back up your statements with a little more than statements. Whether right or wrong, you are on the short end of the credibility stick and you need to calmly and coolly rectify that. That does not mean to weigh in every keeper you catch as that would be wasteful, but the few that you do keep, you might want to have slips on that are entered into an annual tournament or something. Pictures you take (at least a few I've seen) look horribly measured if not intentionally distorting.

I see some people are less than enamored with you, personally I don't have a dog in this fight. Just giving some simple and I think honest advice.


i dont think its so much as saying fish are bigger than actually are, as i think the bigger issue is entering a fish into a fun contest, that you didnt even catch.

The part that gets me is, for him to be saying these things and posting these pics, he must think we're all dumb, or maybe he's one of those guys that believes his own lies. I'm starting to think it's the latter. Mike you're a pathological liar and you need some help.

I should`nt have posted that.... should know better no excuses or reasons.


Sincerely,
Mike

Sometimes you can lose your sense in the surf. Too many late nights in a row. I thought this was a 40 too. I'd be lucky if it went 15. The face tells the story.

:lurk:

:lurk:

Hey, T Orlando told me he needed help landing a fish one night that ended up a 4 pound blue.

I dont think you can blame this thread on "winter" these dsiucssion have been going on for a year on the "other" site.

Hey, T Orlando told me he needed help landing a fish one night that ended up a 4 pound blue.

he's the bluefish master

Nuff said, John and i'll be happy to comply.
That Mikey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,he's an "inspiration" to us all!!
:nailem: :rocketem: :liquify:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

QUOTE=NIB;558670]What ever happened to catching good sized fish an not telling anyone...[/QUOTE]

:humpty::humpty::humpty:[

he's the bluefish master

so isn`t da dawg :hihi:

What ever happened to catching good sized fish an not telling anyone...

:humpty::humpty::humpty:
Hell, I've been doing this for the past four years :rotf2:

-spence

40lbs I think so.
dont be haten BD
tom put in the wrong pic.
Haters and internet fishing experts are never in short supply mike..lol
I'm guessing the "men" that partake in these online bashings need to fine tune their geritol/red bull intake:devil2: otherwise,in a state as small as ours they would save their comments for the inevitable(assuming they actually FISH) face to face on the beach.You have every right to be proud of your accomplishments,no matter what the "experts" say

Wow... the audio version is just amazing. So let's see, Penn has been around for only 30 years... only fishes green penns (yet it's a blackie in the pictures)... tieing direct with braid... 5 AM in the morning as opposed the to the ever elusive 5 AM in the evening... swish, swish, swish :bl:... mono backing to braid topshot with a good old cinch knot... you know, the one "normal guys" know how to tie... :rotflmao:

Just too much, Mikey, keep it coming.

http://www.projo.com/fishing/audio/rockhoppinmike.mp3

It amazes me people are disecting the interview only to bash Mike. The guy loves to fish and does it more than 90% of the VS yuppies on this board including myself.Some unorthodox methods perhaps but at least he's out there doing his thing. I have heard stories about more than one fish regarding the bass n blues contest down there. So before you throw stones at Mike I would suggest a mirror. It is a tournament for shore caught fish,right?....

I'm sure at some point we all had methods that sharpies like Toby would find silly but you have to start somewhere.

Sounds like the guy fishes hard and is obviously very entertaining. We actually need more guys like him. As for the weights and measures, who really cares? Everyone reading this has exaggerated at one time or another. Except me, of course:angel:

You guys remember the Bud commercial with the lizards, Frankie and Louie?

Louie starts obsessing about not getting a frog and Frankie finally has had enough and says:

LEY IT GO LOUIE, LET IT GO!!!

That's what I have to say about this whole insane thread:

Let it go!!! Enough already!!!

I'm on my second helping of :lurk:

It amazes me people are disecting the interview only to bash Mike. The guy loves to fish and does it more than 90% of the VS yuppies on this board including myself.Some unorthodox methods perhaps but at least he's out there doing his thing. I have heard stories about more than one fish regarding the bass n blues contest down there. So before you throw stones at Mike I would suggest a mirror. It is a tournament for shore caught fish,right?....

I'm sure at some point we all had methods that sharpies like Toby would find silly but you have to start somewhere.

He got bagged trying to pull a fast one in big fish for plugs contest is what really got many, here and there ,going about Mike and that was just wrong. He does exaggerate about the size of fish he catches also.

Now what I like about Mike is his being a regular guy and though many call him a clown he is real even though transparent.Seems he works and fishes hard and has great enthusiasm for the sport. Another big positive to me is he offers to fish with just about anyone and often does so.He also is`nt afraid to not go by the ' acceptable book' on how to do things...he just does them and is vulnerable to much critisism about his methods at times.

I think he has a big heart and is a good guy despite his shortcomings. Its very important for him to be seen as a highliner/sharpie and many laugh at him for this when many want the same.... he is just more open about this even if he is wrong. Are there worse things to want to be? Should we make fun of him for our supposed superiority?


I like Mike :wavey: Have a great 2008 Mike :btu:

Haters and internet fishing experts are never in short supply mike..lol
I'm guessing the "men" that partake in these online bashings need to fine tune their geritol/red bull intake:devil2: otherwise,in a state as small as ours they would save their comments for the inevitable(assuming they actually FISH) face to face on the beach.You have every right to be proud of your accomplishments,no matter what the "experts" say

I HAVE fished with Mike of SOCO.
Other than the obligatory plug exchange,
It was uneventful for the both of us.
If he wasn't such a fraudulent chest beater, then
His comments would be held to less scrutiny.

And I yell at my kids, sometimes, when I don't mean to! I've also left work early ~with permission~ to go fishing before and not told the bride, and I think I bounced a check to AJ for a reel, but i'm not sure since it's only a forum board rumor and Hounder has yet to contact me, personally. Point being, WE ALL Efff up!

This is not about Mike's desire to fish and his relentless efforts to drive five minutes from his front doorstep on his way to work every morning and wet a line. Hell, we all should have it so goood :drool: :drool: :drool:!!!

It's about his SELF proclamation as a SHARPIE!

I would be so bold as to say, that not a one of NE's REEL sharpies
ever claimed to be one, let alone called up/took the call of some guy
from the local rag to be put into his misinformed and cockamaimey article,
'prematurely' so to speak.

I do believe that RockHoppy will indeed catch the fish of his lifetime, from HIS ROCKS one day and when that day arrives we'll all celebrate his accomplishment. I mean who gets to that most excellent part of the Striper Coast as regularly as him? Of the +/- 270 day season (April to Dec), Mike's prolly out there 259.367823 days! Even a broken watch is right, twice a day, right :bl: :bl:? But seriously folks,

NO ONE doubts Mike's efforts, just the veracity of his claims.

Nice new plug design, Mike, for real :btu: :btu:.
That does look feeshy, are they weighted or au natural and
have ya got anything in yellow over yellow/pearl or mack green over yellow :uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:?
Sea ya at The Edge's Show in NPT, bro.

Well said Skitter, my sentiments

EXACTLY!

GO PATS!!!!

When it comes to fishing, I believe half of what I see and nothing of what I hear.

My definition of a sharpie is a guy who catches fish and keeps his yap shut about it.

But, if anyone wants to paint a bullseye on themselves, it's their prerogative. Mike will learn in time why the real sharpies don't yap about what they catch. Instant acclaim gets old real quick when it results in a crowd following you around.

i think if he just apologized for cheating then we'd all wipe the slate clean

Same for BassDawg, if he just apologized for his pirate/rapper-like antics, and gave us his word he would never post on a fishing forum again, we'd could give him a clean slate too :hihi:

If he wasn't such a fraudulent chest beater, then
His comments would be held to less scrutiny

:wave:








You say it all for me. Thank you bAssDawg :cheers:

Also, if he didn't take pics with fish that he never caught and lie to people about catching it to win a friendly contest, he wouldn't get this reaction. Just the thought of that makes me want to :yak6:

i think if he just apologized for cheating then we'd all wipe the slate clean

Same for BassDawg, if he just apologized for his pirate/rapper-like antics, and gave us his word he would never post on a fishing forum again, we'd could give him a clean slate too :hihi:


did you see his latest video? I think its HOT!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1555244086

:rollem:

Thought we all agreed to let bygones be bygones?
Play nice, now boyz................Winter will be over soon enough :bl2: :bl2:.

Thought we all agreed to let bygones be bygones?
Play nice, now boyz................Winter will be over soon enough :bl2: :bl2:.

LOL. You're not letting any of Mike's bygones be bygones. why is he fair game and not you?

I have heard stories about more than one fish regarding the bass n blues contest down there. So before you throw stones at Mike I would suggest a mirror. It is a tournament for shore caught fish,right?....


If your directing your 'rumors' at me, I think this thread should answer any questions. I dont have to cheat to win a contest.
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/showpost.php?p=301430&postcount=1

ahh and i just read page 3..where you passively imply i bought the fish or something... come on :hs:

Nothing to do ???

It doesn't matter how big someone elses fish is. It doesn't matter how big your past ones were. Your next fish is what matters. And even that one single fish is only important if you have fun catching it.

It doesn't matter how big someone elses fish is. It doesn't matter how big your past ones were. Your next fish is what matters. And even that one single fish is only important if you have fun catching it.
that is one of the best things I have read on s-b...:cheers:
Sounds like the guy fishes hard and is obviously very entertaining. We actually need more guys like him. As for the weights and measures, who really cares? Everyone reading this has exaggerated at one time or another. Except me, of course:angel:
I thought part of fishing was telling fish stories...:tooth: :laugha:

the best r.i. surf fisherman and his partner have never graced the pages of this site. the locals here in so.co. do know of whom i'm talking about. i really get a kick out of the guys who have been fishing for 20 yrs. or so and do consider themselfs sharpies. hell, i've been doing it for 50 yrs andf still know as much about bass as i do about women.

So you know a lot about women? Let these guys write the bass books, I'll work with you and we'll sell "Slow Eddie's Guide to Women, Life, Love, and the DogHouse" Should be far more enjoyable :tooth:

I know both about Women & Bass... just ask! :wiggle:


Pencil- Poppin' Mike... if you really want a "40" try a large Pikie/ Jointed Eel, or real Eel in the Wee hours! Poppers are for Rats! :wavey:


That fish in your pic w/ the Pencil on your rod as #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& said is tops 22 lbs! The one on the rocks eating the Darter is MAYBE 14 lbs! :laughs:

Ya never know - this is the age of outsized personalities...Never say anything bad in public against a person who someday may have a decision as to whether or not cut you a check.

Ya never know - this is the age of outsized personalities...Never say anything bad in public against a person who someday may have a decision as to whether or not cut you a check.


Spoken like a true merchant!!! :btu:

Sooooo, who's Mike?

The Merchant of Menace :usd: :usd:!

LOL. You're not letting any of Mike's bygones be bygones. why is he fair game and not you?

Hey Zac, this all began with Mikey's latest installment of

"The Making of One's Name".

Perpetrated by him,
with his permission granted
and released by the ProJo last week :wave: :wave:.

Bygones would be in the PAST, right?
Check my posts, they all refer to these latest "claims".
~~~"A 40" that's a 20, "tie direct" like McReynolds, "several hundred keepers" vs 1 or 200, tops!!~~~

What would you have us to do, embrace such blatant bafoonery :1poke:?

:behead:I don't know this guy personal (altough the other two guys mentioned in the article are my cousin and my partner) but after the pounding he's taken over the last few days, it might be wise to put him on suicide watch. One thing for sure, be careful when you bash lest you never know when it'll be your turn in the barrel:gorez:

Hey Zac, this all began with Mikey's latest installment of

"The Making of One's Name".

Perpetrated by him,
with his permission granted
and released by the ProJo last week :wave: :wave:.

Bygones would be in the PAST, right?
Check my posts, they all refer to these latest "claims".
~~~"A 40" that's a 20, "tie direct" like McReynolds, "several hundred keepers" vs 1 or 200, tops!!~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What would you have us to do, embrace such blatant bafoonery :poke:?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Your crap is worse than his BD. All this us and we when its only you with the obnoxious way over the top attacks.

Tomcat.... don't worrie about me. I'll can take a little razzin from time to time. But wait till dark thats when ya have too worry..... whos out here sneeking around in the dark..

theres no question Mike fishes more than most here.. Mike if you do tong another biggie, please take it to a tackleshop and when you do that, I will be first to congratulate you :toast:

And I yell at my kids, sometimes, when I don't mean to! I've also left work early ~with permission~ to go fishing before and not told the bride, and I think I bounced a check to AJ for a reel, but i'm not sure since it's only a forum board rumor and Hounder has yet to contact me, personally. Point being, WE ALL Efff up!

So I guess your bank doesn't routinely mail you back your checks?They didn't charge you a fee?They charged AJ over at his bank.You should tell us what bank you use so we can all write rubber checks and not have to worry about the consequenses.

Maybe you should clean up your own backyard,and leave Mike alone.You should also be very thankful that AJ is not as bitter and spiteful as you apparently are.

Say goodnight, Gracie :hs:

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Your crap is worse than his BD. All this us and we when its only you with the obnoxious way over the top attacks.
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Tomcat.... don't worrie about me. I'll can take a little razzin from time to time. But wait till dark thats when ya have too worry..... whos out here sneeking around in the dark..

I'm sneaking around on occasion :hee:
:deadhorse:

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OK Folks, I think this horse is pretty much dead.

Seriously considering to close it... Well, someone beat me to it...