Or does anybody really care...:huh:

I dunno, it's not like I target them - unless I'm looking for 5# smokers - but the buggers have saved more than a few nights from a total skunk

Can't say I like having them turn my eels into cigar butts, either but they seem to be real scarce

Haven't caught one yet this season - and the only ones I've seen so far were probably 1 or 2 lbs flipping out of the water with BIG swirls all around them at a UDL

Talk about a decline in numbers - couldn't find any for sharkbait on a long cruise last week in the lower bay and out on the reefs and humps - what gives, I wonder

they met up with Clammer :)

Good observation Crafty. They have been very scarce - this week I had my first cigar butts in over a month. That is unheard of if you fish live eels in this neck of the woods. Even more of a puzzle since we've had loads of sandeels/bait around. Somebody/somewhere must have tons of bluefish because they also have our share.

DZ

Off to Bluefish Vegas to mate - which, given their freindly personalities, it's probably best if they do it in private.

East Passage was "run and gun" this morning. 5 to7# Blues everywhere. From Providence Point all the way to the little light house on Prudence. You have to chase them as they are up and down but the birds are all over them. They were taking anything small on top.

I haven't got one, in all the times I've been out this season so far.
Yes, that is odd.:)

The bluefish would save me from skunkings at the canal but I've yet to even see one caught this season.

ive caught about 5 or 6, half were 4-5 pounders, the others were big, in the 12-14 lb range. But the weird thing was they werent all caught in one shot. 1 here, 1 there, not like in the past where i would catch 20 in an hour if I caught one.

My prayers to the Clammer gods was finally answered ;;

plenty of 3# to 5# around / but they can,t be everywhere because they are paying .70 pp in RI which means Ma. is much higher .
>70 pp is high this time of year in RI .
But I still won,t fish for them even with a F $%^&*() bounty on their head :wall:

Haven't caught one this year as well. The wife had two last week while I got the skunk.

Only Blue I saw this year was at Shaws $5.99 a pound!! Very weird indeed?

the same over here. beaches always have some this time of the year. trying to put my grandson into them. not much.

seals ate em all

I take that back. Last night the toothy ones were all over the place. I mean all over.:uhuh:

Whomever told you that bluefish save you from getting skunked is a an absolute liar. In fact its actually a worse skunking when you only get blewfish :uhuh:

Whomever told you that bluefish save you from getting skunked is a an absolute liar. In fact its actually a worse skunking when you only get blewfish :uhuh:

Vic, in 30 years those words are gonna come back and haunt you - maybe even sooner...:smokin:

With any luck, I'll be around to remind ya, too...:hihi:

hopefully you'll be around to remind me chuck.

Vic, if I'm around in 30 years, hopefully I'll remember...:laughs:

chuck. at your well advanced age, do not buy any green banana's

chuck. at your well advanced age, do not buy any green banana's

:rotflmao:...:rotflmao:...:rotflmao:...

Whomever told you that bluefish save you from getting skunked is a an absolute liar. In fact its actually a worse skunking when you only get blewfish :uhuh:

I seem to remember you smiling a few years back bailing bluefish during a DAY time blitz and smiling :smash: :devil2: Bring them back for the fall when I am there :uhuh:

Jigman

I seem to remember you smiling a few years back bailing bluefish during a DAY time blitz and smiling :smash: :devil2: Bring them back for the fall when I am there :uhuh:

Jigman

Oh I have NEVER said they arent fun :uhuh: I Love 'em especially on the fly rod :uhuh: But theres no way in hell they save you from being skunked :hidin: I almost kissed a blufish last year because he helped me make a grand slam for the day. bass blues and albie.

Ive caught one so far, it was in june and it was about 15". I had one 12+ pounds crash a danny the same day, that is all. Weird for sure.

Oh I have NEVER said they arent fun :uhuh: .... I almost kissed a blufish last year because he helped me make a grand slam for the day. bass blues and albie.

AHAA!

I knew it....:smokin:

I have noticed as well and figured they are offshore with the big girls...

they have moved in now...

seals ate em all

I hope so,,,,

That I've seen this year...seen. He was doing the sidestroke and I barehanded him while I was looking for my lost rods after rolling my yak (yet another adventure by Jake) He was alive enough toscare away seagulls....
Aw geeze, I just realized that I fought over a dieing bluefish with a seagull.
But I won...:uhuh:

seems that all the fish are off shore down in my neck of the woods also jersey that is.could be all the sandeels of shore,dont really target them but its not like past years when they showed up at the end of april and didnot leave inshore till october.

found the blues last night...they were small though..

Good observation Crafty. They have been very scarce - this week I had my first cigar butts in over a month. That is unheard of if you fish live eels in this neck of the woods. Even more of a puzzle since we've had loads of sandeels/bait around. Somebody/somewhere must have tons of bluefish because they also have our share.

DZ

Lost over 30 eels to choppers this morning... pain in the ass, most of them were over 15 lbs, just not what I was looking for!!

Lost over 30 eels to choppers this morning... pain in the ass, most of them were over 15 lbs, just not what I was looking for!!

30 eels?

When I go to the canal for the night, I get about a dozen. If I lose a few in quick succession, I switch over to single-hook plugs. IMO, Why waste the time and money?

had a ton of eels, was commercially fishing... hit the stripers big time after that... it was worth it :)

Lost over 30 eels to choppers this morning... pain in the ass, most of them were over 15 lbs, just not what I was looking for!!

Hey, Cap...ya might wanna check the IP address on this one...:hihi:

FH, you're not really FWW in disguise again are ya...:laughs:

Hey, Cap...ya might wanna check the IP address on this one...:hihi:

FH, you're not really FWW in disguise again are ya...:laughs:


Not unless he moved :tooth:

I don't fish eels, but 30 seems like a lot of bait to waste. Why not switch to plugs?

I don't fish eels, but 30 seems like a lot of bait to waste. Why not switch to plugs?

Exactly my point.