OK guys, let's see what gets eaten this year.

Here are a few to start it off.

First is a 30" fish that liked a 5" darter off a quiet shallow beach.
Second a 6" Musso clone and a somewhat better fish that apparently was on its way to P-Town.

No picture but a 30+in. on a "Numbskull" 5" darter. White. First cast, nevertheless.

Had success with pikies last spring, so I replenished my stock with a nighttime color.

Been catchin most of my spring fish on top with a bigfish 1oz pencil, that counts right?:huh: nothing really over 35" but plenty of em. And on the pencil yesterday got my first blue of the season... NOOo0o0oooooo... too early!

Jeeeezzzz guys. Save some fish for us NorthShore boys!! lol I love the "only 35in" comment. Man, I need some fish! Nice fish everyone!

I'm only good at catchin fish less than 35" So I gotta try and soak up the glory when I can :)

BTW fellas we got lots of blues comin in more every day... I dropped one in the rocks... whoops he'll get out with the tide its fine :devil2:

Very cool morning with a water temp equally chilly, my toes were cold standing in the water!

But after making a diligent effort, switching from plug to plug to plug, Larry's 1 oz. pencil came through so I could get my Jones' taken care of.

This was my first keeper sized this season on a Blondterror plug. One of my canal pencils red head, yellow upper/white belly. Fish was 15 lbs on my boga and 32-33 inches.

This was my first keeper sized this season on a Blondterror plug. One of my canal pencils red head, yellow upper/white belly. Fish was 15 lbs on my boga and 32-33 inches.

Nice fish, Chris. I had a lot of luck with the yellow red head canal pencil you gave me a couple years ago. But, it's a bit beat up from all the fish it's caught, hint hint.:)

Yo FishBones.... that BT plug you have has great Mojo now... fish it with pride... change the hooks if need be

Nice Chris.. I know what I'm using,!! the plug you gave me at the fest!

Yo FishBones.... that BT plug you have has great Mojo now... fish it with pride... change the hooks if need be

I must need to sharpen my plug ho'ing skills, lol. I was hoping you'd put a 2013 model BT in my hands. I'll definitely keep using this one and hope I don't lose it. I've already changed the hooks a couple times.

No pic, but got into some bluefish this a.m, with a small pencil I finished this winter. Felt good to be on the board.
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Visited my dad Bill's marker that was just installed this week at Bourne National Cemetery Friday then caught a 26" bass (missed several others) that afternoon on his yellow pencil with his signature red throat. Will be throwing a lot of his wood this year ( as usual). He and I always talked about me " visiting" him when I fished to cape, an easy promise to keep. Looking for 1st 2013 keeper on his wood, but I am sure it will come soon.

Visited my dad Bill's marker that was just installed this week at Bourne National Cemetery Friday then caught a 26" bass (missed several others) that afternoon on his yellow pencil with his signature red throat. Will be throwing a lot of his wood this year ( as usual). He and I always talked about me " visiting" him when I fished to cape, an easy promise to keep. Looking for 1st 2013 keeper on his wood, but I am sure it will come soon.

Very cool!

Visited my dad Bill's marker that was just installed this week at Bourne National Cemetery Friday then caught a 26" bass (missed several others) that afternoon on his yellow pencil with his signature red throat. Will be throwing a lot of his wood this year ( as usual). He and I always talked about me " visiting" him when I fished to cape, an easy promise to keep. Looking for 1st 2013 keeper on his wood, but I am sure it will come soon.

Bill I am turning up somewhat similar long green needles such as what your dad made for you and was so successfull on the island. Just thought I'd let you know. Peace

Got this one yesterday off the buzzbay shoreline on a 3.25oz gibbs pencil copy:

I'll bet that felt good. A little time for yourself likely comes hard these days.

good show Mike.

Good Stuff Mike I love the purple hues in that fish!

that looks like a real slob!

looks way better on the comp than on the phone. beautiful shot

that looks like a real slob!

looks way better on the comp than on the phone. beautiful shot
It is an absolurely gorgeous shot. I am going to print it out for further consideration and attempt to paint the pic.

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couldn't resist the Chefchris pencil.

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and one on a green/silver swimmer that I made.
Good times.

Shade over 33 pounds on one of my medium "Double Shots" in a Creek Chub Silver Flash! Also a 14 pounder I caught and kept first for the table........the biggun is for the chowdah pot!!:uhuh:

Shade over 33 pounds on one of my medium "Double Shots" in a Creek Chub Silver Flash! Also a 14 pounder I caught and kept first for the table........the biggun is for the chowdah pot!!:uhuh:

Way to go Larry.
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Got this low 20ish fish this morning on a 2.25oz skinny pencil in "great white" color scheme. Pic doesn't do the fish justice, but it went airborne several times during the shallow water battle and was a real pretty fish when it hit the rocks.

Got this low 20ish fish this morning on a 2.25oz skinny pencil in "great white" color scheme. Pic doesn't do the fish justice, but it went airborne several times during the shallow water battle and was a real pretty fish when it hit the rocks.

Nice Mike!!
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Nice fish and nice plug, Mike.

This guy inhaled an OD Mike 2.6 oz. pencil last week. That plug's done pretty well for me so far this season with bass and blues.

got a bm clone from Kurt goette from the other site, hes the guy who runs their spring fling donation/fundraiser

took it for a test this am and it worked great,

19" and 39" fish, both for daves tourney

Got this low 20ish fish this morning on a 2.25oz skinny pencil in "great white" color scheme. Pic doesn't do the fish justice, but it went airborne several times during the shallow water battle and was a real pretty fish when it hit the rocks.

Watch out. This daytime plug fishing will spoil you.

Always been a fan of Bigfish pencils, so did some over the winter and tweaked them for what I wanted. Second cast from the dock fooled a just legal fish.

Wow......thanks Ross I think I am blushing! Love to see some pics of your work!:uhuh: Congrats on the catch! It does not get old does it?!!!

squid colored, little more weight in tail, moved hook hole forward just a touch. But it is still a Bigfish!

How about we call it a "NightFish" or a "BigFighter"! LOL!! Looks great Ross! Go get em'!

Nightfighter mac patern last years plug fest swap.
Got a bunch of mid teen fish and a few low 20's. this the only one I remembered to take a picture of
Also killed a 30pounder on Christians ballerina. But lost the plug on the next fish.
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Thanks for posting that Mike! Very cool to see stuff work!

I also want you to know I put a couple plugs in the hands of my friend, Jarrod, who was a survivor of the Marathon bombing, including a few you gave me. He and two of his friends are fishing them while recovering at Shaughnessy! He wheels them out in their wheelchairs! Both brothers lost legs.... Jarrod was more fortunate, but still has a lot of shrapnel in his lower legs.

Here are a few

First a small fish on a pretty day that ate a pretty plug , one of Ted's (Greek) spooks.

A 10# fish (good for me these days) that jumped one of Franks (Eskimo) medium skinny donny swimmers (with a downsized lip).

.....and finally a fish with some shoulders that inhaled a big maple swimmer last pm.

Nice job George! Some Numby Darters packed in the bag for the weekend. Be there tomorrow night, how bout meeting up?

blonde terror needles continue to produce well for me, no monsters but lots of fish

.....and finally a fish with some shoulders that inhaled a big maple swimmer last pm.


Nice one George, that weed looks real familiar.

This one liked a Numbskull darter too. Thank you George, since Tyler is in school today I figured I would borrow it. I really like this plug:love:.

Thank you George, since Tyler is in school today I figured I would borrow it.

Poor kid. I'll bet you steal from his dessert plate as well ;)

The kid ain't dumb....he knows where Dad's plugs are!! LOL!!:uhuh:

The kid ain't dumb....he knows where Dad's plugs are!! LOL!!:uhuh:

Pretty close to his tools And gear and all the cool things dads own ;).
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chapter four, always remember to raid your sons stash of plugs

George, your darters are amazing
I tried the small one and it has great action, I hope to break it in next weekend

This one liked a Numbskull darter too. Thank you George, since Tyler is in school today I figured I would borrow it. I really like this plug:love:.

Nice one Andy. George was kind enough to give me one of those a few years ago. Admittedly, I still have no clue as to how a darter is fished and have never caught a fish on one. Just for reference, how is it rigged with regard to hook size and placement? Seeing I'm off the eel kick there's never been a better time than now to learn something new.

Got this hefty mid 20# class fish this morning on one of my skinny brown pencils. Action was real slow where I was but this fish chased it quite a long distance and finally took the plug down after about 10 attempts...surprised she kept with it as long as she did.

It's rigged with two cut 3/0 and a 5/0 dressed swash on tail. I love fishing darters. That fish was 42", 26# . Nothing great, but it couldn't resist the plug.
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The kid ain't dumb....he knows where Dad's plugs are!! LOL!!:uhuh:

He speaks the truth..Ty has great taste when it comes to swiping my stuff.
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Poor kid. I'll bet you steal from his dessert plate as well ;)
You ever have breakfast with Tyler and Andy @ leo's the kid dont leave scraps lol
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23# on one of my yellow/white medium pencils.

wow....you guys are putting me to shame....only catching on bucktails right now for me....some wood to come hopefully.

wow....you guys are putting me to shame....only catching on bucktails right now for me....some wood to come hopefully.

Sounds like a personal problem :eek:

I love these posts every year, so good after a long winter and plug building to see the pictures of fish on new wood. I got this one about a month ago. Friend and i were fishing in a bay which seemed like the dead sea. Tide was absolutely not moving, water dead flat, no birds, lots of fishing boats not doing anything. After several hours we were makeing our way back to the launch when my friend said, that bird has been diving down in that spot for a while, there must be bait so let's troll by it. Bam, fish on... nice wake up call on this 36"er. The cool part is I had been playing around with this small swimmer at around 4.875" that you can see hanging in the back of the kayak next to the wheel.

Good luck everyone, tight lines.

Ok, this is getting old...one hit all morning today, low 20# fish on brown pencil. Kind of a repeat of my entire season so far. Nice hit and fight though:

that plug has been a winner for you.

Mark's mac did the job just fine...

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Brief trip this am. Got this youngster to eat Lou's (SgtStriper) Nike.
Cool plug, has an action much like a predator.

Brief trip this am. Got this youngster to eat Lou's (SgtStriper) Nike.
Cool plug, has an action much like a predator.

See they do catch, but I wish bigger!!

Nightfighter surf howdy first cast tonight this schoolie blasted it.
Then the cops told me I was too close to the airport. Apparently The blitzing fish didn't impress them much.
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Another great fish on a Numby 2 oz darter at Cutty on Sat night at high tide. No picture but this was the fattest 38" fish I have ever seen... football shaped and a massive tail... Mark (Just fishin) and I got a private lap dance before I set her free... very powerful fish... gave my ZB27 a nice workout

Hey F Freak
remember you gave me this plug long ago? I pulled it out a few weeks ago and got a couple micros on it

Got some action on my reliable EricW spook a few weeks ago
great plug

Hey F Freak
remember you gave me this plug long ago? I pulled it out a few weeks ago and got a couple micros on it

Nice. Yes I remember
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Finally got some pic's of fish on my large 9" 5oz. Darter.

Sweet fish Sarge... that darter looks like it has seen some serious action and the big girls love it

nice sarge

Sweet fish Sarge... that darter looks like it has seen some serious action and the big girls love it

nice sarge

Not me who caught them, one of my plug testers!

caught some fish on a custom by Johnny he gave to me
works well

A couple more recent fish

Numbskull darter
and one on Professor Moriarty's pencil I modified

I dont have the pic but a friend of mine caught a 44 #er on one of my new pencils the other morning. He then released after boga weighing the fish. Another friend took pics of the fish prior to releasing.
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Here's the pic Frank. Soups with a 44# fish caught on a Yellow pencil Frank gave him not 5 minutes before this fish hit it.. a great fish. Released to fight again as always. And by the look of the hook she was landed at just the right time.

Thanks Andy
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Nice work Frank!! Congrats to Mike! Super fish!!:uhuh:

Here's the pic Frank. Soups with a 44# fish caught on a Yellow pencil Frank gave him not 5 minutes before this fish hit it.. a great fish. Released to fight again as always. And by the look of the hook she was landed at just the right time.

When he start using hooks?
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Beauty. Congrats.
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Great catch, greater release. Double credit to him.

Nice Job! I saw that fish caught. awesome release!

Nice Job! I saw that fish caught. awesome release!

Damn, didn't know that was you. We swam her a while, she kicked strong swimming away.
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Excellent job all around, the angler, the builder and the photographer
wish I could catch something that big
I'll try to cast closer to shore soups

Excellent job all around, the angler, the builder and the photographer
wish I could catch something that big
I'll try to cast closer to shore soups

Doesnt matter he get the power from his hair! I would start there slip!
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Doesnt matter he get the power from his hair! I would start there slip!
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I have plenty of hair and I'd rather keep it not grey like it is

but I hear you

What a great night surrounded by good friends. Lost two, caught two close to 30 pounds and this 36 pounder from the sand on my needle

What a great night surrounded by good friends.

Good move not taking Ernie.
I'm jealous.

Beauty of a fish.
Jim was the man last nite.:want::want:

Beauty of a fish.
Jim was the man last nite.:want::want:

Considering the lack of talent around him ..he made it look easy. Nice fish Jim.
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I was a little nervous when the guy on the right side of me says he loves me and the guy on the left says he hates me
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Hey I had a horse in the race. Bruce was just being honest.

What a nice fish, good going!

Ya Killin me :wall:

Real good fish there Jim, catching on wood with feet in the sand has to be even better when they are that large :btu: 47-1/2" shoulda been a 40. congrats parrot needle

George is jealous, wonder what that makes me???
and Andy is right, considering the lack of talent, not sure how a needle outfishes a live eel, but it made me re-evaluate the choice of snakes or wood from shore again.
Hope you feel better enough to go tonight Ernie, not to worry I won't be there.

I was a little nervous when the guy on the right side of me says he loves me and the guy on the left says he hates me
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no porkfrogging

no porkfrogging

Can we call it "fishing from Jim's back pocket?"
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his boots

George is jealous, wonder what that makes me???


Badly blue-balled it would appear.

Nice Fish Jim!

A couple of plug fish George and I scared up a day or so ago. One on a pencil by G and one on a plug that was hanging on the cellar ceiling for 5 years that I grabbed the night before.

Nice fish!:uhuh:

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A couple fish caught on Georges needle.

Here is a fish that jumped on a small flaptail Ted (Greek) gave me.
I had been striking out all day, too calm and clear, but could see decent fish. Tried going small and 3 casts later kaboom. Very cool little plug.

nice one. Ted does make a beautiful plug.

Here are a couple on a GooGoo Man subsurface swimmer. Worked like a charm in VERY fast current.

This is a disappointing photo of an impressive bluefish. It is rotated and swinging away from the camera. It was an honest #15 on a Boga. CRUSHED Ted's (The Greek) large flaptail in tight in a boulder field and got foul hooked in nearly 3 kts of current then took me on a slalom run through Woods Hole. Five hours later and I'm still tingling.

Thanks Ted.

sweet. By yourself ? must have been a challenge driving the boat and catching that size blue in that washing machine of current. He had me out there yesterday and I could not believe the water rushing thru there. Unbelievable. I kept thinking we were going to go over a waterfall.

You made my day with those pics. I'll have to get you another one this winter. That swimmer of Glen's you show just above has been getting me most of my fish lately. That is a great plug that covers a bit more of the water column and is the perfect size for most of my fishing.

Always good to see the plugs working!

Puts a smile on my face :bl:

Makes all the hours invested so worthwhile!

sweet. By yourself ? must have been a challenge driving the boat and catching that size blue in that washing machine of current. He had me out there yesterday and I could not believe the water rushing thru there. Unbelievable. I kept thinking we were going to go over a waterfall.

Yesterday?
really?
You have a real princess of a wife there Paul

Nice fish George :btu: