i WASN,T SURE IF I WAS GOING TO WRITE THIS POST ....,BUT I AM FOR THE GOOD TIMES WITH SOME OF THE OLDLIES THAT MAYBE STILL ON THIS SITE .
i,VE BEEN ON A MINI ROLL THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS /SEARCHING /FINDING & THEN TRYING TO FIGURE THE BASS OUT .
LAST WEEK IT WAS DAYLIGHT IN THE BOAT / MADE 4 SHORT TRIPS && THEY WERE DESCENT AT LEAST TO MY STANDARD .
TO CATCH THEM YOU HAD TO HAVE WHAT THEY WANTED & FISHED EXACTLY HOW THEY WANTED IT >>>>DENIS CAN ATTEST TO THAT . HAD TO BE 3.5 FEET OR LESS ><><><
ALONG & IN BETWEEN THOSE THRIPS I HAVE BEEN MAKING A FEW SHORE TRIPS WITH VARIOUS DEGRESS OF SUCCESS .FROM SHORE;;;;

AGAIN , YA HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT & HOW THEY WANTED IT .
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT / 1ST FISH 10# / NICE FISH ON LIGHT GEAR & WEIGHTLESS PLASTIC . I HAD A GOOD NIGHT /
BUT ALSO HAD A FISH TAKE A TON OF LINE & THE HOOK PULLED /// THEN I HOOKED UP AGAIN & SHE PEELED LINE ,,UNTIL THE LINE JUST WENT DEAD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SNAP STRAIGHTENED RIGHT OUT ................... A FEW MORE FISH & THEN BANG / ANOTHER LONG RUN /BROKE OFF . CALLED IT A NIGHT .............. THE CONDITIONS WERE GREAT .
I WENT BACK THE NEXT NIGHT ..AGAIN CONDITIONS WERE GREAT ...............ONE SMACK ..
THEN WE GOT THE LOUSY WEATHER SO IT WAS A COUPLE MORE SHORE TRIPS WITH SOME SUCCESS // WEDS NIGHT THE CONDITIONS WERE ALL WRONG /IN MY MIND / BUT IM SITIING IN THE TRUCK & THE RAIN ,DRIZZLE STOPS / SO WTF I FIGURE I,LL GIVE IT A FEW CASTS . EVERYTHING IS WRONG BUT NO ONE TOLD THE FISH ....... THE BITE & SIZE WAS DESCENT .... I GOT HUNG UP ON SOMETHING & BROKE OFF / GOOD ENOUGH .TIME TO GO HOME .
TODAY / WORKED AROUND THE HOUSE & LISTENED TO THE WIND CHIMES / MID AFTERNOON I NOTICED THEY WERE QUIET . CHECK THINGS OUT & IT WAS NICE / HEY MAKE A QUICKIE / HAD JUST A TWO HOUR WINDOW BUT HAD A DESCENT BITE WITH DESCENT FISH ;;
THIS EVENING VIC [THROWING THUNDER] CALLED & ASKED IF I HAD EATEN / NOPE ....SO HE SAID I,LL MEET YA .THAT WAS GOOD BECAUSE WE HAD A CHANCE TO B/S >>>THANKS VIC .................... HE HEADED NORTH & I HEADED SOUTH .
WELL WTF . MIGHT AS WELL TRY AGAIN .. I LEFT THE HOUSE AROUND 11;15 & THE BREEZE WAS PICKING UP / I WAS SURPRIZE BECAUSE CONDITIONS DIDN,T WARRANT IT .
I CAUGHT A COUPLE OF SMALLER FISH & HAD TWO VERY SOLID WACKS ;
WELL IT WAS NEARING F/I TIME WHEN I GOT SLAMMED .................................. & THE LINE WAS HEADING TO THE BLOCK & THERE WASN,T ANYTHING I COULD DO BUT HOLD ON .................................... WE WENT BACK & FORTH FOR A WHILE & I COULD FEEL THE WEIGHT & THE HEAD SHAKE / DAMN WTF .ONE LEG IS SHAKING /THAT,S BEEN AWHILE .................................................. .. AFTER WHAT FELT LIKE FOR EVER / SHE CAME UP / IT WAS TO DARK TO SEE , BUT ENOUGHT NOISE & SLAPS TO LET ME KNOW SHE,S PISSED ....... FINALLY I SEE HER HEAD / NICE / NOW SHE .S STILL NOT READY BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO WALK ABOUT 150YDS TO SAND SO I CAN BRING HER IN EASY .
WE MADE IT ........... I LOOKED & SHE WAS BIG , FOR WHERE I WAS & WHAT I WAS USING .
NO CAMERA // NO PHOTO PHONE .BUT A TAPE MEASURE IN THE TRUCK / THAT WOULD TAKE ALITTLE TIME TO GET TOO & SHE WOULD BE LAYING IN THE SAND .
i DECIDED IT WASN,T WORTH THE CHANCE OF HER LOSING HER LIFE FOR A MEASUREMENT .
SHE WENT BACK , REGAINED HER STRENGTH & WAS GONE ................. ALL I KNOW IS THAT FISH WAS BY FAR THE LARGEST I HAVE EVER CAUGHT ON A WEIGHTLESS PLASTIC / && THAT.S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME UNTIL I LOSE MY MIND .

I MADE A FEW MORE CASTS / CAUGHT ANOTHER SMALL && HOOKED UP TO ANOTHER GOOD FISH THAT TOOK MY LINE FOR A RIDE UNTIL THE HOOK PULLED .
SO ALL IS GOOD ............. GET UP GO TO BREAKFAST .. CHECK OUT A VACANT HOUSE /.. COME HOME PLANT SOME LATE SPRING BULBS //
HELP OUT / BY TAKING MY GRANDAUGHTER TO & FROM DANCE & THEN MESS UP HER PLANS OF BEING ALONE AFTER FOR 2 HOURS ............. SHE DOESN,T KNOW IT BUT SHE,LL BE SPENDING THEM WITH ME SOMEWHERE .EITHE R OUT TO EAT OR TO SHOP ;;
SUNDAY /S/B 1ST FLUKE TRIP ;;

ALL IS GOOD & IM ENJOYING WHAT I HAVE && HAD :fishin:

I love the Play by play Clammer

thanks for the story telling big time

most contributors will simply say "got a forty"
and that's about it...

but with you ...i feel like i was there .... :claps:

Congrats on your recent successes sounds like your having a good time! WTG on the big fish! Well done and nicely done on the catch and release. We could use more like you.
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wHO NEEDS A >//>(*#4?r LIGHT!!!!!!

:hihi:

Nice Mike,you have a good life.Thanks for sharing.

Mike ,
I like the leg movement action! lol it's been awhile 4 sure :)
Great Job my friend

good stuff clammer... way to release the beast!

<----- you know there's this button on the left side of your keyboard. it reads "Caps Lock". :grins: it does crazy things

nice story bud ...you ever think about writing a book,I would buy it....we got to wet a line soon,been to long

Nice story Mike, the caps hurt my eye and makes you sound angry :smash:

Any idea how big the fish was? weight, length?

Ive been fishing a lot more soft plastics myself, so far my number one producer this season.

Thanks guys ,
Sorry about the caps .But I forget

I do online reports >>fill in the blanks && it has to be all caps . so I don,t even see it ..

Just FYI I don,t fish 9" - 12" Hogy,s , Sluggo,s , etc

The fish was caught on a 4 " knockoff sold by that couple @ the RISSA show that sells plastic by weight .,.,

CC,

I don,t know .... everyfish fish I,ve caught this season has had a gut .. no matter what size .
I guess 25# ish ><<><<>:confused:

Great recount of the weeks fishing Clammer. I can feel the excitement through the words. :)

Cool thanks Mike, was just curious.

The couple that sells plastics by weight is one of my only
Every year stops.

Good stuff man
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Way to go Clammer!

Great post, Mike. Glad you're having fun...

What Sea Dangles said!

Glad to hear it Mike
and glad you enjoy what you have

:fishin::uhuh::fishin:

Good for you, bro! Glad you're hittin' em hard. :)

Sweet CLAMMER, that must have been one hell of a fight on that small reel. Good of you to be more worried about releasing her than measuring, your a good man.

Nice work Mike congrats on the release :) :uhuh: Stay on 'em!!:fishin:

he he he, good job Mike.

he,he,he I know what ya thinking ......................:soon:

great story Mike, glad to hear you're doing good

Nice Freakin Job out there Mike!! Glad to hear you're getting some!! I'd love to fish with you anytime. I hope you have an awesome season! Sounds like it's off to an epic start!

Clammer: the Striper Whisperer! Great story...nice fishes from the reading!

Mike,

quality of life.

There is worm hatch of biblical proportions in the cove where my boat is. The Clammer will nail another biggie tonight!

Great Mike, your over due and deserve it. :btu:

But, in between Thrips????? You altenating with insects????? :D

First time in a long time your leg shook? Musta been the middle one. :huh: :hidin:

I didn,t know if you could read this because its not in Clammerize :confused:

One of the nice things with bein on a good bite is that it reassures you that what you do is workin so you try to add to it an do it better. the only prob is that you will never again be able to drive by that spot with out makin a few cast there hoping for a repeat.thats one reason some of us carry rods 12 mos a yr in our buggies hopin for a repeat. Over n over n over again.Yup we're nuts but trust me repeats do happen. Nice that you started the seaon this way. i'm already jealous. Tight lines Ron

I didn,t know if you could read this because its not in Clammerize :confused:

LOL, your alter ego musta written it. :buds:

Nice. This story got me pumped for this weekend.

Clamtastic story , you've always had a way with words
Link:smokin::bo:

JUST WEIGHT TIL i GET INK & SMOKE CIGERE:devil2:TTES

The feds have a super computer that processes twenty trillion bits on info per second and Clammer code nearly fried it. :)

nice story bud ...you ever think about writing a book,I would buy it....we got to wet a line soon,been to long

His editor/proofreader/grammerist would have Quite a bit of work ahead of them.

Great story.
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Milo ........waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay toof #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& long .............................. Gilly & Tony // been ages ..

I loved the part about your leg shaking. I remember the first fish that I caught over 40 made my leg shake like crazy. I totally forgot about that.:)