Seems myself and others are having a poor spring here in MT Hope bay I have only caught 3 keepers . On 5 different trips. Bait was a little late and I always had live pogies. When this time of year 3 fish on one trip was the norm ..... I don't see this a doom and gloom predictions about Bass .. just a current observation. Who knows it could change in a day

Be grateful you can be out....

Be grateful you can be out....

I am fortunate to have the time and the heath and a boat and a wife who allows me to fish as often as I can ..

Sorry if it sounded like poor me only 3 fish ..that was not its intent .. but rather what's happening in the bay ..

All the fish I have caught have been Fatter than usual for this time of year :buds:

TRUE ITS BEEN SLOW .. BUT LIKE WAYNE SAID ………… all the fish are heavy for their length …………..BTW , another fuc ken windy ass week ><><.:whackin:

Yeah. I feel your pain. I haven't even caught a keeper yet this year and it's not for a lack of effort. But I'm still not gonna take up golf
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damn right on that redlite :nopain:

I am just pissy…. Have had a slight setback and waiting to see what it means…. Felt like it was going to collapse under me three times. That millisecond of terror sucks. Still on two crutches when I should have gravitated to a cane or be close. Just a little edgy, but still off the butts.

Enjoy the little ones too, for me, Wayne....

Oh Ross !!!! That is some scar. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery
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Seems myself and others are having a poor spring here in MT Hope bay I have only caught 3 keepers . On 5 different trips. Bait was a little late and I always had live pogies. When this time of year 3 fish on one trip was the norm ..... I don't see this a doom and gloom predictions about Bass .. just a current observation. Who knows it could change in a day

Right spot,wrong time perhaps.🧐
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Spent more time on repairs than fishin so far but fished enough to agree with Wayne...
things just don’t feel right, nothing but wind and rain, the macs are tiny tiny and sitting on the bottom, local herring run just about died, the squid run was nothing like it’s been, I hear the Race is dead and the usual pile of small fish down inside the bay (cc) isn’t close to being a pile...

On a bright note, the BSB are huge IMO and I got 5 bugs out of one pot with a two day soak.....

Ross,,,, stay with it, it’ll get better.... :-)

I am just pissy…. Have had a slight setback and waiting to see what it means…. Felt like it was going to collapse under me three times. That millisecond of terror sucks. Still on two crutches when I should have gravitated to a cane or be close. Just a little edgy, but still off the butts.

Enjoy the little ones too, for me, Wayne....

Ouch.. everyone I know who's had it done said it was worth it.. hope you have the same outcome ...
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I,m still holding off ><><

Yeah. I feel your pain. I haven't even caught a keeper yet this year and it's not for a lack of effort.
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Wow, that’s saying a lot
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Went out today plenty of pogies to be had .. had one blue take the tail off.. and 2 small fish attempt to eat a pogies and that was that
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Went out today plenty of pogies to be had .. had one blue take the tail off.. and 2 small fish attempt to eat a pogies and that was that
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Night bite
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Nothin but flip flops again in a notorious big fish spot. And left my simms boots in the parking lot. Went back and gone. So now I'm bootless to boot. At least they were pretty much shot anyway Good grief.
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Night bite
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you may be right

I,m still holding off ><><

Me too Mike. I have talked with folks in our family (4 so far) who had the knee replacement and no one is 100%.

gale is 26% disabled .

the guy the owns Morris farms ,got two infections & was down 6 months before he started recovery .

Indians never had knee surgery ><>:uhuh:

Horrible spring ???

I got a very late start due to my boat getting a complete rehab/facelift
(it’s for sale now)
Got launched finally a week ago yesterday.
Smallest fish I’ve caught 18 lbs, biggest 46 lbs and Bunch of 20-25 lbs fish.

Maybe you should spend less time in the political forum bitching about Trump and more time fishing and/trying different spots and methods.
You could also buy my boat
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Horrible spring ???

I got a very late start due to my boat getting a complete rehab/facelift
(it’s for sale now)
Got launched finally a week ago yesterday.
Smallest fish I’ve caught 18 lbs, biggest 46 lbs and Bunch of 20-25 lbs fish.

Maybe you should spend less time in the political forum bitching about Trump and more time fishing and/trying different spots and methods.
You could also buy my boat
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Maybe you should try to stop being a #^&#^&#^&#^& .. oh wait thats Just your nature ... :kewl:

but as usual we never see any of your fish ... or posts about fishing

Just the usual punk drive by's :want:

just sent you a pm Wayne:kewl:

just sent you a pm Wayne:kewl:

Sharing fishing reports is socialism !!! 😂
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Sharing fishing reports is socialism !!! ��
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empathetic :laugha:...it would only be socialism if the government forced me to share

just sent you a pm Wayne:kewl:


thanks got it ..sent a response

Maybe you should try to stop being a #^&#^&#^&#^& .. oh wait thats Just your nature ... :kewl:

but as usual we never see any of your fish ... or posts about fishing

Just the usual punk drive by's :want:




No idea how to post pictures from iPad or iPhone.
As far as I know John R doesn’t have support to upload from Mac but if it will make you happy I’ll text or email them to you to post
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First day of summer soon I hope

Horrible spring ???

I got a very late start due to my boat getting a complete rehab/facelift
(it’s for sale now)
Got launched finally a week ago yesterday.
Smallest fish I’ve caught 18 lbs, biggest 46 lbs and Bunch of 20-25 lbs fish.

Maybe you should spend less time in the political forum bitching about Trump and more time fishing and/trying different spots and methods.
You could also buy my boat
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I have been staying away from the Libs on the political forum and have spent some Great Days on the water with my daughter. So far her best this year has been just over 20 pounds at 37 inches. We have caught fish every single trip. Striper, fluke and squid... it's been an Awesome start of the year.

Trump Trump Trump.... LOL had to throw that in there... hahahahahaha

Oh Ya WE KEEP OUR FISH AND EAT THEM... fish are food not friends....

Still haven't gotten off the dock, problem starting the starboard engine. Hopefully it'll be fixed this week.

I have been staying away from the Libs on the political forum and have spent some Great Days on the water with my daughter. So far her best this year has been just over 20 pounds at 37 inches. We have caught fish every single trip. Striper, fluke and squid... it's been an Awesome start of the year.

Trump Trump Trump.... LOL had to throw that in there... hahahahahaha

Oh Ya WE KEEP OUR FISH AND EAT THEM... fish are food not friends....



Thursday I went out for about 3-4 hrs by myself to do some scouting as I was booked for Friday.
Had 5 fish, all 20-25 lbs.
released 4, kept a 25 lb fish as I got a few people who asked me for some filets.
Instead of killing it or making a mess of my boat I stuck it in my livewell (livewell is below deck and huge)
I got close to my marina, made a few calls, no answers so I said I’m not going to kill this fish.
Pulled it out of the livewell, back in the water making sure it was good & lively and let it go.
Maybe one of these guys who can’t catch a keeper may want to go fish near my marina 😜
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Nice move, and nice livewell to be able to do that! :claps:

I gave up on giving filets last year to all but two neighbors, so was one fish. And this year I am not fishing so they know better than to expect as the boat is sitting covered in the yard. My brother can just go himself and figure it out.... not sure he has ever caught or cleaned one....

No idea how to post pictures from iPad or iPhone.
As far as I know John R doesn’t have support to upload from Mac but if it will make you happy I’ll text or email them to you to post
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Clearly you missed the sarcasm

Your inability to separate the fishing post from the political ones.. are no surprise.. no one else seems to have that issues ?

Seeing you have great skill in bitching about posts in both areas. and the threads you actually decide to post in, are usually prompted by who the poster is not the topic.. with no intent of participating is not surprising either :kewl:

Seeing you mentioned Trump I now see why he inspires you..

you both get off on petty insults . and endless self promotions .. I am happy you have found a like minded roll model... And keep working on how to post pictures it is a fishing site and we should be happy when members show off their hard work

And keep working on how to post pictures it is a fishing site and we should be happy when members show off their hard work

As long as there is no shoreline or any identifying things in the pic or you'll blasted for spot burning, (even though it's your spot) and be sure to take the picture with you cradling the fish ever so gently in the water, while stating how you released it to be caught again (all of the environmentalists here will approve and tell you "good job").

Always remember this is a fish oriented environmentalist website with a large political forum.

As long as there is no shoreline or any identifying things in the pic or you'll blasted for spot burning, (even though it's your spot) and be sure to take the picture with you cradling the fish ever so gently in the water, while stating how you released it to be caught again (all of the environmentalists here will approve and tell you "good job").

Always remember this is a fish oriented environmentalist website with a large political forum.

And most can separate the the 2 it's not that hard

also I have let go more pogies at the end of the day seeing the 1st one can swim for 6 hours unmolested in the bay in multiple spots to include elbow ledge:jump:

You must have a good live well.👍🏽
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