we seem to have plenty of dads w/ kids here. we should do a day somewhere. maybe find a place that holds alot of scup

That sounds like a great idea and a good way to get people together.

Full. Of. WIN!

We are in! My son rocks a spiderman custom 2 foot with a sweet push button reel.

I'm in too, but we'll all have to listen to Tyler complain about catching small fish. He's been spoiled.

I'm in too, but we'll all have to listen to Tyler complain about catching small fish. He's been spoiled.

Just tell him catching small fish is a great way to obtain live bait for the bigger fish. You can never have too many skills when it comes to fishing.
Great idea Niko!

This sounds like a good time, count me in.

how about the weekend of aug 13/14th? any suggestions on locations? sakonnett - as i remember that jetty is pretty productive

Great idea! Unfortunately the grandparents will have my son that weekend so mom and dad can get a little r&r in Newport.
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I will try to do this. My 4 yr old will love it, just going to be tough leaving his 2 1/2 yr old sidekick behind. He worships his older brother.

What are some possible kid friendly locations? RI / Mass line area? Newport to Buzzards Bay?

in newport you could easily van stant pier, lots of room and parking, good bottom fishing spot.

on the jamestown side you could hit the old bridge area, theres a pier on that side.

sakonnet break wall is usually a good spot this time, albies, fluke, scup, bass and blues, you never know what your getting out there.

hope that helps.

great idea niko.

Sakonnet wouldn't be good for young ones at all. I'll see what I can come up with. How about a beach spot? A little safer than a Jetty.

I will try to do this. My 4 yr old will love it, just going to be tough leaving his 2 1/2 yr old sidekick behind. He worships his older brother.

If we do an easy beachy spot you can bring him. He can hang with Trent.

Easy beachy is fine as long as it is a fishy spot. Nothing worse than taking a bunch of kids fishing and not catching - thats why I was thinking scup
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Great idea Paul. Anyone know if any of the scup boats are catching?

Scup still to be found around Cleveland Ledge!
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how about we shoot for sunday august 14th

If my daughter doesn't make other plans, I'd like to get me and my grandson in on this.

mattapoisett has plenty scup on two peirs and snapper blues. Sometimes blue fish and sand sharks are common

We're in!! Jake would love it, as we fish daily (fresh water) but he wants to go scupping. Tons of scup in the Taunton River, mostly boat spot though. Any week end in Aug is fine.

mattapoisett has plenty scup on two peirs and snapper blues. Sometimes blue fish and sand sharks are common

I'm definitely in. How about Ned's Point in Mattapoisett? Not sure if it's resident only - lived there as a kid and spent every summer day possible on the peirs. Filled a 5 gallon bucket with scup and forgot to tell mom that I put it in the basement. :yak5:

anyone willing to adopt me? i learn fast!

great idea Niko!

Ned's point is a good place for a gathering and short drive to the piers.

These piers sound interesting. Plenty of parking?
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sounds fun!!

the piers in mattapoisett seem to be the winner. i'm not familiar w/ the spot so someone answer a few questions. plenty of parking? access to bathrooms? just in case. do the piers have railings or are they more like comm piers? we should probably give the harbormaster a call and just clue him in that we are invading the pier

Parking on the piers are supposedly for residents only w/ sticker. If it's a busy weekend they get a bit snitty. But there is plenty of street parking. There are restrooms at the Harbormasters shack, no railings . No sticker needed for Ned's point and there are picnic tables and such. Buzzards Bay Anglers Club holds their Scup Cup on the pier every year. We are trying to do it again in Sept this year - watch for it in club announcements.
Jim

thanks whiplash - good stuff

If interest in getting some groups up to Boston harbor I would be willing to help out with my boat.

I too would be willing to help out with my boat if we have groups near Pt. Judith. Carpenter's bar, near the Ocean Mist usually holds scup at high tide this time of year. You might want to wait until after Aug. 7th when the limit goes to 40 fish per angler on party/charter boats. At today's 10 fish per angler limit no one is fishing for them.

Very generious of you Ronnie. See everyone - the grinch does have a heart. I would love to get Dominic out w/ you sometime. Can we set something up for next month or do you think you'll be too busy w/ charters then. Maybe we can recruit another boat or 2
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My son Tyler and I would like this!

So, are we in for Mattapoisett? Date?

As I mentioned, I spent many years there as a kid fishing these piers and would love to share it with my kids. It would be nice to meet some of you guys as well.

Some recommendations:

There were always plenty of snapper blues on the top pier in the photo. This one has a wall to keep the shorties from falling off the pier. We used to use bread and a piece of screen to attract and catch silver side minnows then live line them on a bobber.

The long middle pier probably fishes better but I would definitely recommend life jackets as it's a long way down and a long swim to an easy exit point - trust me, i did it - once...

The other two piers were always too convoluted to fish - either boat rigging in the way or crusty old boat owners not wanting kids fishing around their boat. They didn't allow fishing from the floats for sure - I met the harbor master a few times over that one.

I say we pick a date and have at it. Not sure of bait shops in the area. It's probably best to just bring some worms and squid strips from your local shop.

let's do it next weekend. sunday august 14th at the mattapoisett piers. i'll bring a bunch of squid. looking forward to it. dominic and i are planning on being there at 7.

i've got a tote full of kids pfds if anyone needs one. i'll bring it. who's in for sure so i can give the harbormaster a heads up

Looks like my son and I are in. Gonna be tough getting him out the door that early, but he's excited so he might get his butt in gear. I've never fished that spot, but my dad used to own a property on Water St. and I'd sometimes see people fishing from tyhe piers.

Thanks for putting this together Niko and Liv2fish!

you don't have to get there that early fb, come at 8 or 9 - dominic will be up w/ the sun bugging me to go. he's excited to meet other kids that fish. i'll bring some minnow traps and some chum - we'll get every fish in the area hanging around that pier :)

What type of gear/rigs should we bring?

Jake and I are in....for sure!! He hasn't stopped talking about it. I also have a minnow trap I can bring and we have a bunch of bait too. Sound like a great day, see you there.

Spud

Im gonna try and make it, ill have a better idea towards the end of the week

What type of gear/rigs should we bring?

i would bring some snapper and scup rigs, lead, and plenty of bait. any rod will do - just as long as it can hoist a scup up to the pier. i usually use schoolie setups, but i'm gonna bring a heavier setup and chunk some pogie too. dominic wants a bluefish

Sounds good. I'll go through my gear in the next couple of days and figure out what to bring. I have some sand eels my son caught in the freezer, along with a bunch of minnows. Maybe I'll pick up some squid, too.

Anthony and I will be there. Are girlfriends allowed or is it a guy thing?

Unfortunately have a golf tournament. I am bummed. Was looking forward to this.
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Anthony and I will be there. Are girlfriends allowed or is it a guy thing?

bring her - one more set of eyes to keep the kids from pier diving

Will there be a rock throwing competition???:rotf2:

if you come there will be

Will there be a rock throwing competition???:rotf2:

In a kids fishing thread? Come on already. You know who it was. If you have beef with him just pm him. We all had to read about it and it was gross to say the least. Let's stay on track for this one.
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Anthony and I will be there. Are girlfriends allowed or is it a guy thing?

Most likely coming and the better half will be there to. Our son just turned 2 in April so he needs to be watched by many eyes.
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Unfortunately have a golf tournament. I am bummed. Was looking forward to this.
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Don't worry pete. Golfing is just part of being gay and rich.
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I'm too young to golf....

I would like to offer a half dozen plugs towards this event to be used as raffle prizes so everyone has a chance to win......maybe some others will donate in a like manner to the cause to help make it a great day for the kids! Paul I will get them to you if thats ok? Let me know if you accept!:)

The kids can throw these!

i've got a tote full of kids pfds if anyone needs one. i'll bring it. who's in for sure so i can give the harbormaster a heads up

I'm definitely in. I'll have my two girls - 2 and 3.5, and maybe my two nephews 10 and 12. I have all the gear we'll need and some extra for anyone that may need something.

This is going to be awesome - weather looks great for this type of fishing with kids.

I would like to offer a half dozen plugs towards this event to be used as raffle prizes so everyone has a chance to win......maybe some others will donate in a like manner to the cause to help make it a great day for the kids! Paul I will get them to you if thats ok? Let me know if you accept!:)

The kids can throw these!

you are a good man charlie brown :) thanks larry, call me

They are yours Paul for the kids and I wish you all....parents and children....a memorable day!:) Call you tomorrow!

I'll bring a couple of boxes of tip-tops and some ferrule cement. If you have a rod that needs a tip, bring it along.

Thats very generous Larrt. The kids will love it, Thanks.

Thanks for putting this together Niko and Liv2fish![/QUOTE]



All Niko's idea - and a great one. Looking forward to putting faces to names.:jump1:

How's the weather looking? We going to get rained out?
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Had skipped this thread for a few days :wall:

Weather looking fair for Sunday - a little cloudy but dry in the early forecast.

Will bring at least one extra pole. Best bait?

Squid for scup. ? For snapper blues - I've never targeted them. Gonna try the popping cork rig for them and see what happens
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Saturday is supposed to be 83 & Sunny, Sunday 79 & cloudy.

I'm in for either day with my boys (5 & 7) We'll bring an extra little guy rod if anyone needs it.

larry dropped off a big bag of plugs for the kids this morning. yeah for the kids - right. some nice looking swag in there. see everyone tomorrow morning.

We don't have much bait gear...Ty and I will be there, anyone think a 10'6 mojo is too much? Niko if you want to carpool I can pick you guys up. Truck seats 5, but no rod holders.
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We don't have much bait gear...Ty and I will be there, anyone think a 10'6 mojo is too much? Niko if you want to carpool I can pick you guys up. Truck seats 5, but no rod holders.
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i've got a bunch of extra gear i'm bringing - so your covered. i'm gonna take my truck, see you there

not sure if I'm going to be able to drag my grandson along or not. I think my daughter is making other plans. Hope to get there and see youz guys.

looks like rain by 8:00 - 8:30 based on the radar. everyone still heading out?

Yes we're leaving now. See what happens.
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The kids fished until around 1:30, minimal rain...few showers. GREAT day, many thanks to Niko for utting this togather. It was nice to meet some more guys from here, to put a name with a face.

Jake had a blast...cant wait to do this again.

Tyler, Jake, Liam and Dominick all doing what they do best....being boys.

Thats awesome.

There was a protective bubble around as the weather passed east and west of us, just a drop or two. Great time ~ we need to do this more often!

Bergals, to goosefish, to scup, and then some - to all the minnows the kids could scoop - kids had fun.

That was a great time guys - thanks to all. I'm game to do this any time. My girls had a blast.

My guy had fun! First time he ever wanted to leave anywhere. He passed out 2 minutes after we left. He had a big day yesterday with no nap. But he had fun and told mom all about it when he woke up. It was nice to meet some new people too.
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Thanks to everyone, we had a great day. Definately need to do this more often. Pics coming soon.

Catch of the day.

How many s-ber's does it take to remove a hook......3

Today

Always beware of the mafia family...or you'll be swimming in the bucket.

Soon to be outfishing all of us (not that it's difficult to do)

The kids

John had all he could do fighting this monster, lucky Liam came to the rescue

Awesome pics!!!:uhuh::bounce::kewl::claps:

There's more too, I'll put them up tomorrow

great time today guys - thanks for coming everyone. dominic had a ball w/ all the other kids. maybe next month we'll try to do it again but at a beach this time and get some stripers/blues.

Looks like everyone had a great time and hope those scup were'a grunting!:rotf2:

Thanks for the photo's goose and tysdad.

Great day today! Thanks for organizing it Niko and thanks for coming up with the location Liv2Fish. It was great seeing some familiar faces and meeting some new people. All the kids were great! As much as my son had fun catching a couple fish, I think he enjoyed playing with the minnows even more. We're already looking forward to the next one.

The kids obviously get the good looks from dad. :rotf2:

The kids obviously get the good looks from dad. :rotf2:

Who is his father?:biglaugh:

Looks like a great day out! I'll keep my eyes peeled for the next one and try to make it out with Jacob. We were in Newport for a family day but next time for sure.

[QUOTE=Goose;879872]Catch of the day.[/QUOTE

I was laughing so hard I am surprised I didn't fall off the pier!

thinking weekend of sept 17/18th for the next one. need suggestions for a location. maybe someplace sandy this time.