and its on once again. :smash::smash::wall:

sexual tension :humpty: BD is secretly in love with RHM.

Maybe BD can teach RHM the "formula". :laugha:

I think some people need to take the foot off the gas a little.

RHM/OCM/SFM - I'm not keenly aware of your history "over there" but the few instances I've seen here follow the same theme of fish that appear smaller (lots) than the claim. That is the reputation that someone like me, who knows little about you, quickly gets from others and from what little I see on your posts. And unless you're 7 feet tall, that fish ain't 40.

My honest and sincere recommendation to you is that you need to back up your statements with a little more than statements. Whether right or wrong, you are on the short end of the credibility stick and you need to calmly and coolly rectify that. That does not mean to weigh in every keeper you catch as that would be wasteful, but the few that you do keep, you might want to have slips on that are entered into an annual tournament or something. Pictures you take (at least a few I've seen) look horribly measured if not intentionally distorting.

I see some people are less than enamored with you, personally I don't have a dog in this fight. Just giving some simple and I think honest advice.

WOW!!! tough crowd.

:hihi::hihi:

Proof that most articles are BS...:buds:

i dont think its so much as saying fish are bigger than actually are, as i think the bigger issue is entering a fish into a fun contest, that you didnt even catch.

The part that gets me is, for him to be saying these things and posting these pics, he must think we're all dumb, or maybe he's one of those guys that believes his own lies. I'm starting to think it's the latter. Mike you're a pathological liar and you need some help.

I apologize to S-B.Com and its members
 

I should`nt have posted that.... should know better no excuses or reasons.


Sincerely,
Mike

Sometimes you can lose your sense in the surf. Too many late nights in a row. I thought this was a 40 too. I'd be lucky if it went 15. The face tells the story.

:lurk:

Hey, T Orlando told me he needed help landing a fish one night that ended up a 4 pound blue.

I dont think you can blame this thread on "winter" these dsiucssion have been going on for a year on the "other" site.

he's the bluefish master

Nuff said, John and i'll be happy to comply.
That Mikey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,he's an "inspiration" to us all!!
:nailem: :rocketem: :liquify:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

QUOTE=NIB;558670]What ever happened to catching good sized fish an not telling anyone...[/QUOTE]

:humpty::humpty::humpty:[

so isn`t da dawg :hihi:

Hell, I've been doing this for the past four years :rotf2:

-spence

Haters and internet fishing experts are never in short supply mike..lol
I'm guessing the "men" that partake in these online bashings need to fine tune their geritol/red bull intake:devil2: otherwise,in a state as small as ours they would save their comments for the inevitable(assuming they actually FISH) face to face on the beach.You have every right to be proud of your accomplishments,no matter what the "experts" say

Wow... the audio version is just amazing. So let's see, Penn has been around for only 30 years... only fishes green penns (yet it's a blackie in the pictures)... tieing direct with braid... 5 AM in the morning as opposed the to the ever elusive 5 AM in the evening... swish, swish, swish :bl:... mono backing to braid topshot with a good old cinch knot... you know, the one "normal guys" know how to tie... :rotflmao:

Just too much, Mikey, keep it coming.

http://www.projo.com/fishing/audio/rockhoppinmike.mp3

It amazes me people are disecting the interview only to bash Mike. The guy loves to fish and does it more than 90% of the VS yuppies on this board including myself.Some unorthodox methods perhaps but at least he's out there doing his thing. I have heard stories about more than one fish regarding the bass n blues contest down there. So before you throw stones at Mike I would suggest a mirror. It is a tournament for shore caught fish,right?....

I'm sure at some point we all had methods that sharpies like Toby would find silly but you have to start somewhere.

Sounds like the guy fishes hard and is obviously very entertaining. We actually need more guys like him. As for the weights and measures, who really cares? Everyone reading this has exaggerated at one time or another. Except me, of course:angel:

You guys remember the Bud commercial with the lizards, Frankie and Louie?

Louie starts obsessing about not getting a frog and Frankie finally has had enough and says:

LEY IT GO LOUIE, LET IT GO!!!

That's what I have to say about this whole insane thread:

Let it go!!! Enough already!!!

I'm on my second helping of :lurk:

He got bagged trying to pull a fast one in big fish for plugs contest is what really got many, here and there ,going about Mike and that was just wrong. He does exaggerate about the size of fish he catches also.

Now what I like about Mike is his being a regular guy and though many call him a clown he is real even though transparent.Seems he works and fishes hard and has great enthusiasm for the sport. Another big positive to me is he offers to fish with just about anyone and often does so.He also is`nt afraid to not go by the ' acceptable book' on how to do things...he just does them and is vulnerable to much critisism about his methods at times.

I think he has a big heart and is a good guy despite his shortcomings. Its very important for him to be seen as a highliner/sharpie and many laugh at him for this when many want the same.... he is just more open about this even if he is wrong. Are there worse things to want to be? Should we make fun of him for our supposed superiority?


I like Mike :wavey: Have a great 2008 Mike :btu:

I HAVE fished with Mike of SOCO.
Other than the obligatory plug exchange,
It was uneventful for the both of us.
If he wasn't such a fraudulent chest beater, then
His comments would be held to less scrutiny.

And I yell at my kids, sometimes, when I don't mean to! I've also left work early ~with permission~ to go fishing before and not told the bride, and I think I bounced a check to AJ for a reel, but i'm not sure since it's only a forum board rumor and Hounder has yet to contact me, personally. Point being, WE ALL Efff up!

This is not about Mike's desire to fish and his relentless efforts to drive five minutes from his front doorstep on his way to work every morning and wet a line. Hell, we all should have it so goood :drool: :drool: :drool:!!!

It's about his SELF proclamation as a SHARPIE!

I would be so bold as to say, that not a one of NE's REEL sharpies
ever claimed to be one, let alone called up/took the call of some guy
from the local rag to be put into his misinformed and cockamaimey article,
'prematurely' so to speak.

I do believe that RockHoppy will indeed catch the fish of his lifetime, from HIS ROCKS one day and when that day arrives we'll all celebrate his accomplishment. I mean who gets to that most excellent part of the Striper Coast as regularly as him? Of the +/- 270 day season (April to Dec), Mike's prolly out there 259.367823 days! Even a broken watch is right, twice a day, right :bl: :bl:? But seriously folks,

NO ONE doubts Mike's efforts, just the veracity of his claims.

Nice new plug design, Mike, for real :btu: :btu:.
That does look feeshy, are they weighted or au natural and
have ya got anything in yellow over yellow/pearl or mack green over yellow :uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:?
Sea ya at The Edge's Show in NPT, bro.

Well said Skitter, my sentiments

EXACTLY!

GO PATS!!!!

When it comes to fishing, I believe half of what I see and nothing of what I hear.

My definition of a sharpie is a guy who catches fish and keeps his yap shut about it.

But, if anyone wants to paint a bullseye on themselves, it's their prerogative. Mike will learn in time why the real sharpies don't yap about what they catch. Instant acclaim gets old real quick when it results in a crowd following you around.

i think if he just apologized for cheating then we'd all wipe the slate clean

Same for BassDawg, if he just apologized for his pirate/rapper-like antics, and gave us his word he would never post on a fishing forum again, we'd could give him a clean slate too :hihi:

If he wasn't such a fraudulent chest beater, then
His comments would be held to less scrutiny

:wave:








You say it all for me. Thank you bAssDawg :cheers:

Also, if he didn't take pics with fish that he never caught and lie to people about catching it to win a friendly contest, he wouldn't get this reaction. Just the thought of that makes me want to :yak6:

did you see his latest video? I think its HOT!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=1555244086

:rollem:

Thought we all agreed to let bygones be bygones?
Play nice, now boyz................Winter will be over soon enough :bl2: :bl2:.

LOL. You're not letting any of Mike's bygones be bygones. why is he fair game and not you?

If your directing your 'rumors' at me, I think this thread should answer any questions. I dont have to cheat to win a contest.
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...30&postcount=1

ahh and i just read page 3..where you passively imply i bought the fish or something... come on :hs:

Nothing to do ???

It doesn't matter how big someone elses fish is. It doesn't matter how big your past ones were. Your next fish is what matters. And even that one single fish is only important if you have fun catching it.