Actually looking forward to winter.......shoot me now!:wall:

you mean SOX?

gookins

Hang in there gents... There running a little late this year..
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The canal is maddening ... no takers ...

I am feeling your pain. But i'll keep looking for them.
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The canal is maddening ... no takers ...

You just didn't like getting yelled at by all the bikers...
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The good news is...this winter I will be catching almost as many fish from my couch as I have all this season!!!!!:wall:

You just didn't like getting yelled at by all the bikers...
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Disturbing ... Men in tights ... Isn't there a law ? If your going to wear tights you shouldn't be making snide remarks or yelling at people who don't leap out of the way of Tour de France. I've heard about it ,but never witnessed the level of ignorance I've seen today . Kick his azz Sea Bass ...

The good news is...this winter I will be catching almost as many fish from my couch as I have all this season!!!!!:wall:

Larry .. I've had season's like that when I just couldn't get to the water when I wanted too .. I saw pics of you and Matt with cows and hitting it right all the time . I made it for the scraps . This is my best year ever (didn't even fish in August) only because my boss kept laying me off when the fishing was good .. dumb luck I guess .. Keep the Faith Bro ..

te albie action is making up for the lack of bass action

Eddie thats about the size of it.....getting out when I can....not when I want!!!!:smash:

Come out for some livelining macks before it's over, Larry. It is boatfishing.... but it's all good. They are crushing the macks! Almost have PaulS converted....:rotf2:

Come out for some livelining macks before it's over, Larry. It is boatfishing.... but it's all good. They are crushing the macks!

Ditto

My knee has thoroughly screwed up my year.

My least amount of trips and fish for 12-14 something years.

Sucks, John. My knee has never been the same since I tore my ACL five years ago...

Too much BBQ, I need some fishing partners to drag my ass outta the rack

Sucks, John. My knee has never been the same since I tore my ACL five years ago...

My knee giving me problems now is the one WITH an ACL, the one with no ACL is doing OK. :wall:

My knee giving me problems now is the one WITH an ACL, the one with no ACL is doing OK. :wall:

John, Please have a PT look at it.

"Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" :rotf2:

it's not over big feller...the old fat kid's fall is just starting- come on down :)

it's not over big feller...the old fat kid's fall is just starting- come on down :)

Great seeing you out there yesterday,Don!Hope you got into them.

My knee giving me problems now is the one WITH an ACL, the one with no ACL is doing OK. :wall:

Probably overcompensating. I'm starting to have pain in my other knee as well. Good luck..

Eddie thats about the size of it.....getting out when I can....not when I want!!!!:smash:

let me know when you can.... and I'll set you up with an experienced guide that can really put you on the fish...


sorry, couldn't resist :)

She work for plugs??? LOL!:rotf2:

My best year since the 70s. I have put in a lot of time but I have caught a ton of bass. Biggest was around 37-38# so no monsters. Still hundreds of 20#+ fish and maybe 30, 30#+ fish. I would say that the ratio is probably 70% to 30% boat fish to surf caught.

my season had sucked this year,

due to work,the kid, and other things didn't get out as much as I wanted, watched other people bail 30's-40's outta the canal in the spring, and honestly the times I went out I was skunked. But went out on Labor day, caught my first fish of the year, a black sea bass, then a few days later, I caught a schoolie bass, also my first of the year. Last week got into some albies and had a blast. These 3 trips have turned my season around. Don't get discouraged, it's about enjoying the time out there that matters. Catching is just a bonus.

i have had one of my best years ever, minus a cow, but i have caught some species that i have never caught before, my check list has grown!

Disturbing ... Men in tights ... Isn't there a law ? If your going to wear tights you shouldn't be making snide remarks or yelling at people who don't leap out of the way of Tour de France.......

Or should it be "Tour de Prance"? or maybe "Tour de Pants"?:biglaugh:

it's not over big feller...the old fat kid's fall is just starting- come on down :)

Shaping up nicely...

Worst season I ever had. Hhmmmm, could it be all the over-fishing?

Or should it be "Tour de Prance"? or maybe "Tour de Pants"?:biglaugh:

There were quite a few spandex wearing,bike riding tough guys there Sunday...a few felt like making some snide remarks, but none would stop when offered the chance to "elaborate" on their comments and respond to our witty replies. :rumble:

Hhmmmm, could it be all the over-fishing?

Nah, just a change in where the fish are. Plenty of fish around and also more schoolies than I've seen in at least 5 years. I'm actually pretty encouraged by the number of small fish I've been seeing. Hopefully it's a sign that things aren't as bad as a lot of people think.

There were quite a few spandex wearing,bike riding tough guys there Sunday...a few felt like making some snide remarks, but none would stop when offered the chance to "elaborate" on their comments and respond to our witty replies. :rumble:

Hmmm.....wish I was there....I love to....talk!:fury:

Don't feel too bad Larry, last night was the first time I wet a line in 3 months. Just the way the cards of life fell. . . . . . . . . Oh, by the way I didn't even get a bump. :doh:



And another thing, if a person wears spandex and it looks like a sock filled with cottage cheese, spare us the agony of witness.

I caught a tog the other day on a 3 oz. kastmaster at a secret location.

:fishin:

:fishin:

Hard to be upset about not catching when you see that in the morning.
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Typical reply from someone that has the attitude, "as long as im catching, nowhere else matters". Just wait until your area goes dry.

Nah, just a change in where the fish are. Plenty of fish around and also more schoolies than I've seen in at least 5 years. I'm actually pretty encouraged by the number of small fish I've been seeing. Hopefully it's a sign that things aren't as bad as a lot of people think.
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Typical reply from someone that has the attitude, "as long as im catching, nowhere else matters". Just wait until your area goes dry.


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I could say that yours is a typical reply from someone bitter about their lack of success, but I won't. My spot most likely won't go dry because I fish a lot of different spots. I move around and fish different areas and tides and work pretty hard for the fish I'm lucky enough to catch. All I said was that I'm encouraged by the number of small fish I've seen and caught this year. This is the second time you've played the "woe is me" card and blamed a decline in fish populations. Maybe you're just unlucky because the evidence points to there being a lot of stripers out there being caught.
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I don't see where Fishbones said anything of the kind??:confused:

:uhuh: there getting heaver.

I too fish mant different areas and cover a ton of territory. I only fish at night and I fish pretty hard. Also, this is not only me catching a small amount of fish this year. A couple of the hard core guys that fish with me and the region I fish have been seeing a huge decline the past few years.
Sorry if I sounded quick with u, but I don't understand some people out there. If I was still catching fish, but people in other areas saw a rapid decline in their region, I would be concerned. I just understand people's thinking....as long as they don't see it, everything must be ok. That is not the right mentality.
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Myself and many others here believe there is a problem with the striped bass fishery...as usual it will have to crash before anything gets done! 2 fish a day in Ma. is 1 fish more than anyone needs in a day.

PS-Doing my best to restore the stocks by not catching any at all...as you can see!:rotf2:

PS-Doing my best to restore the stocks by not catching any at all...as you can see!:rotf2:

LOL! Same here. And it's not for lack of trying.
I'm just telling it like it is. We fish hard and we have had many skunked nights.
If you guys fished we're I did and you saw the lack of fish, I have no doubt you would be very concerned.

LOL! Same here. And it's not for lack of trying.
I'm just telling it like it is. We fish hard and we have had many skunked nights.
If you guys fished we're I did and you saw the lack of fish, I have no doubt you would be very concerned.

I'm not being a wise ass, but the fish are where the bait is. I agree that the stocks are down, but there are still fish to be caught. As I mentioned before, I've seen a lot more small fish this year than in several years. Also, look at the commercial catches and how early the comm season closed this year. The commercial boat guys weren't struggling to find fish.

I just think everybody needs to look at the bigger picture. If my area is affected first, then it's another area and then your area. The lack of fish in my area should be a concern to even the areas that are well populated. Because at one time, my area was populated pretty nicely. It is not just this year. It has been a downward trend. I am only speaking from experience.