The weekend's forecast is only going to make it easier on me for not being in full swing.... I just pulled the still covered boat from the side of the house to out front on the street. Figured with the rain coming, I better get it out before the ground gets saturated. Not much to do. Paint the bottom, change out throttle cables, charge batteries, wax and splash.
I went codfishing once, and hit the surf twice. But just not feeling it this year... Anyone else not pressing for the early fish?

I know how you feel. Went and threw a bunch of stuff at the canal twice. Going to fish 3 or 4 out of the next seven days with good friends, but I'm just not amped up. Maybe it's the loss of access in a bunch of my usual haunts, maybe I'm just tired of the game. Staying home with the wife on weekends is getting more and more inviting.

Could be our career choices, Stewie? Surviving these winters without work, and then getting slammed in May is getting really trying.....

I know how you feel. Went and threw a bunch of stuff at the canal twice. Going to fish 3 or 4 out of the next seven days with good friends, but I'm just not amped up. Maybe it's the loss of access in a bunch of my usual haunts, maybe I'm just tired of the game. Staying home with the wife on weekends is getting more and more inviting.

Don't disappear altogether. That would be a drag. I mean way more drag than my Abus.

Why don't we just blame it on John Redmond. That way we'll all feel better about it. :rotf2:

The fish!

running late here as well by I feel sorry for the first good fish I setup on :vamp:

i just washed the boat and loaded up gear yesterday. running so late this year but finally am wrapping up some remodeling this weekend. time to fish finally

I'm ready forget the little thing the fish are here you can wax the boat when the dogfish move in
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Could be our career choices, Stewie? Surviving these winters without work, and then getting slammed in May is getting really trying.....
Yep, I hear ya

I I'd get out three times but not been to canal yet
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i was all pumped for 2013 but being the accident prone idiot that i am
and have been my entire life....
i dropped a fireplace brick right on top of my already injured bare foot
and pissed it off big time...the swelling is finally going down and i have
to put lidoderm patches on it to kill the pain... hence why i am awake
@ 4am ....so i am off to a very SLOW start this year :hs:

Yep, I hear ya

I I'd get out three times but not been to canal yet
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Canal is slow. I know there have been reports of fish and I have been getting my share but the biggest so for is 22# and almost everything else has been rats.
Fished from 3 to 5:30 AM this morning in a monsoon rain. Tide just turned, full moon, overcast and rain. 3, 25" rats to show for almost 3 hours.

I'm stating late myself. Seeing this weekend's camping is canceled maybe I'll start this weekend

Why don't we just blame it on John Redmond. That way we'll all feel better about it. :rotf2:

:rotf2:

i was all pumped for 2013 but being the accident prone idiot that i am
and have been my entire life....
i dropped a fireplace brick right on top of my already injured bare foot
and pissed it off big time...the swelling is finally going down and i have
to put lidoderm patches on it to kill the pain... hence why i am awake
@ 4am ....so i am off to a very SLOW start this year :hs:

Dude

no consistency down there so far. pods of fish one day, gone the next. seems like they're moving right through on their way to macs...

RI has been on FIRE though!!

Dude

:laughs:

seriously, feel better Raven :smokin:

Haven't been out yet...going out this weekend and give it a try

First cast this morning first fish might as well hang it up now I am officially hexed for the year I think
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This week I've caught fish on 3 nights. 5 total schoolies which is lame. I've just been hitting the beach in my neighborhood and havent been motivated to make a trip anywhere. Googans out on the jetty last night. One guy who claimed he was from Sandwich ran 100 yards down the jetty to where I was to show me his 20" fish and ask me what the limit was!!:smash:

no consistency down there so far. pods of fish one day, gone the next. seems like they're moving right through on their way to macs...

RI has been on FIRE though!!

you and I are hearing and seeing different things then.... other than way up North...

wicked late. 5 month old who doesn't sleep has cut into my nights considerably... que sera, good weekend to fish and it'll blow 30... :smash: oh well

Been out 2 times, with nothing but blues to show for it. Emily is keeping us busy with the every 2 hr feedings and diaper changes. But on the plus side I have finished more plugs this spring then ever before.
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I Put the boat in a week ago yesterday.... about a week latter than usual.. the cooler weather IMHO, has people going about "thier buisness" with less desperation...
I never really crank it up 'till June anyway...and only fish a few days a week and on week ends in May, so I'm pretty much on schedule...

Canal is slow. I know there have been reports of fish and I have been getting my share but the biggest so for is 22# and almost everything else has been rats.
Fished from 3 to 5:30 AM this morning in a monsoon rain. Tide just turned, full moon, overcast and rain. 3, 25" rats to show for almost 3 hours.

at least you got 3
I took my first canal skunking for my effort

water is dirty too

I haven't wet a line yet. Every year May seems to fly by due to other responsibilities and I don't get to fish. This weekend I will.

I got started really late and like some others...just not feeling the bug yet to go. Went surf casting a couple times...a few bluefish. There are some bass around but not in the mood to go out for some reason. (perhaps it's low T? )

So I chip away at small jobs on the boat and I am not even pushing to get it in. I work for a couple hours early in the morning until my back hurts then back to the house or the office. Boat is looking good though, got a lot of little projects off my check list.

Just finished painting the bilge...(It was always clean but I had the paint for 2 years and figured I better use it) I seem to get more satisfaction out of working on the boat then I do fishing...at least at the moment anyway. As soon as I hear there are tuna or white marlin around I may put it in gear.

ok, I'll be the a$$. I havent stopped fishing, I go weekly and after work. Boats never been winterized, Fished 60 degree days in Feb, Mar, Apr........
Living life to fish 6-7 months a year sucks.
then again watching tornado warnings sucks too....

Nice to see I'm not alone. I've had the boat ready for 3 weeks and I haven't even dug out my reels after getting them back from Shimano, just don't have the enthusiasm I've had in years past. I was hoping to hit Buzz Bay Sunday, but after looking at a really sloppy crappy marine forecast, I'm going to wait unit Tuesday I think. Hope the sea bass are in and hungry, Goose want to come up?

at least you got 3
I took my first canal skunking for my effort

water is dirty too

sure invite me to come fish in a fishless pond:rotf2:...

Put me in the late column.... getting boat ready, moving and all the crap that goes along with it. I'm a spent cartridge. Hope to start fishing the bay Sunday though. We'll see...

sure invite me to come fish in a fishless pond:rotf2:...
It was fishless for him Joe.:biglaugh:

This spring seems to be flying by but nothing is happening or getting done. Don't know why.

Anyone else running late this year?

Nope,,, launched boat mid April ,,, haven't missed fishing one day out of the last 7, boat and beach,,
Got soaked from the beach last night.

Yard work next,,, Gup

I've been out about a dozen times so far, mostly to try the lures i did this winter and to kind of reacquaint myself with some of my old haunts, and learn some new ones. Beverly and Salem have fish busting every time I'm there, but they seem tuned in on the herring fry. I did manage my first of the year....an impressively fiesty 9"! lol I did glimpse quite a few big boys in the 30-40" range, but they just weren't interested in what I had to offer.

to make matters worse, I had to get a steady stream of pics from my buddy who fished PI the other day, 17 in all. 30-36" range. Just lit the fire for me.

What are these "inches" this person speaks of????

I know how you feel. Went and threw a bunch of stuff at the canal twice. Going to fish 3 or 4 out of the next seven days with good friends, but I'm just not amped up. Maybe it's the loss of access in a bunch of my usual haunts, maybe I'm just tired of the game. Staying home with the wife on weekends is getting more and more inviting.

I know the last year was a tough one for me, and this year has it's share of distractions. Most of last season I stayed local, just wasn't feeling the drive! I too wanna spend the time with my family! I know this feels good, the quality time with the wife and son!:uhuh:

Running late seems to have become a way of life for me, too occupied to be away for more than a few hours. Been flyfishing for trout because I can steal an hour in the evenings behind my house.

Sigh.
I miss the surf.

What are these "inches" this person speaks of????

Hahaha, yes for those of us not used to catching 30-50lbers, we speak in inches....it's a different dialect. lol

I'm usually in on Mother's Day but this year my boat is still in storage in NH. I'll go get it next Friday. I need to touch up the bottom paint and maybe have it in the water the following week. It's been one of those Springs.

I scraped and bottom painted and loaded the gear May 1st. It's still in my driveway waiting for it's shake out cruise and then on the mooring it goes. Hopefully tomorrow is the day.
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Hahaha, yes for those of us not used to catching 30-50lbers, we speak in inches....it's a different dialect. lol

Oh I get it. Us old timers never spoke of inches. If it wasn't 15# we didn't even mention it. I know, times have changed. This guy stopped me at the Canal last night and inquired as to how I did. I told him I had a couple of mid-teens and one around 20. He said "wow, those are small fish. I said "really, since when is a 20# fish a small fish? He said OH, I thought your were talking inches.:smash:

yeah, well I get excited anytime anything starts tugging at the end of my line, never really bothered to weigh my fish, just always made sure they were over 28". Maybe because I never caught any fish worth mentioning....lol

I am kinda late with striper fishing, too. Hopefully, I will hit the canal one of the mornings this week...

Except for a quick boat trip with a friend a few weeks ago, I haven't even sniffed the salt. I only just cleaned up my gear...
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Oh I get it. Us old timers never spoke of inches. If it wasn't 15# we didn't even mention it. I know, times have changed. This guy stopped me at the Canal last night and inquired as to how I did. I told him I had a couple of mid-teens and one around 20. He said "wow, those are small fish. I said "really, since when is a 20# fish a small fish? He said OH, I thought your were talking inches.:smash:

yup.. schoolies were schoolies... students or rats.. back when 16" was a "keeper".. 10 -15lbs means they were mediums.. and that was only for market terms..... everyone I knew called 'em bulls... not cows when they got worth talking about( and of coarse no one did until after the fact)... even if they were female....

i'm still running late from last year -Night fighter

but things are vastly improving ,moving forward
licenses all in place now... foots almost back to brand new.
less restrictions ...