WAS DEAD COLD THIS AFTERNOON

Why are there always fish where Numby decides to wet a line?

Why does anyone pay attention to anything Stiffy writes?

Why would an angler decide to free eels when I could eat them?

Why is Paul fishing the canal so much?

Why is DJ whining without cheese?

Why would you lose sleep to fish?

It was only 3 cars and, to be honest, I think the old lady who caused it slowed to check out my dog.........the bass were already on the ground between the cars where I don't think she would have seen them. Of course, she might have been checking out Sauerkraut instead, he's getting pretty old.

I agree though, anything big is best allowed to swim off.....for the benefit of us all..

Skip is a great guy, old time retired phone guy to boot.

skips ok but
 

still keeps too many bigger fish i beleave hes a great fisherman. but why keep 2 fish at 25 and 30 lbs ,you gould feed a group of 12 people w/ those 2 fish... i think its glorie seaking ,look what i caught.it takes a true lover of bass fishing to let the big ones go .to kill a big fish this late in the season is a sin.let the big cow go to reproduce be a real sportsman.......

stiff tip, it's difficult to accept you criticizing people for keeping big fish when you make posts like the following that will motivate a lot of people (many that I'm sure will keep fish) to get down to the canal under specific conditions that seem to trigger the big fish
let others be a real sportsman and figure it out on their

Hi Mike
Can you help an old schoolie out? Pole, tide etc....
I won't say a word to the rest of the school.:gh:

MH

your right no more canal info from me .but keep i mind i,ve fished the canal for the last 25yrs steady, i see lots of new faces there . w/ fish. its all my fault for the crowds.but be a hero to me and let the big GIRLS GO to reproduce ... so i can sell um.......

Dave, time to step away from the Ball Jar for a while, give it a week or twos' rest I would say. Youre giving up some surprising contradictions.:uhuh:

And to be honest the fishing there at the canal is not really that good for quality fish, mostly sub legal with the occasional 20 plus pounder.

Sure there are tons of fish but it would ten or twelve to get to 30 pounds. The hook is that an average angler may catch a bigger fish, that's the draw and the canal is easy access, daylight (except for those who are hard core) and stamina is not an overiding nescessity.

O'l Skip has earned the right to take what he legally can take,
whether we agree or not. I ve been on a roll since early September and every fish I caught is still swimming (hopefully) but that is my choice. It's a long winter and some people really love to eat striped bass though I don't know why, I would take a flounder or haddock anyday over bass.

Now, I have to go pour some more Peroxide over my hands, they resemble hamburger more than attached digits.

Flap, I agree with everything you said. I haven't killed anything in the canal this year.
I ran into 2 jamokes last night that had 3 fish and there wasn't one over 28". I was just releasing a17#er and they were agast that I would put back a fish that "big". They had no idea of what was going on and actually asked me if I thought the fish was over 30#.

The facts are that the vast majority of the guys fishing everywhere (but the canal in particular because of the easy access) have never seen a 30# never mind caught one.

Everyone is entitled to there opinion on keeping fish. I make it a practice of not killing anything under 20# and then only enough for family and a few friends who like to grill it.

Me? I'd rather eat cod any day.

:agree:

I'm with you, Paul

Blackfish...:drool:

Not for nothing - I've seen Skip @ the club - yes, again nice guy.
Not to incite a $^!#storm here, but I think he "may" have kept the fish for the club derby, it is a placing fish.... and i'm sure for consumption as well.

Me, I prefer cod as well... Majority of bass caught 95%- released. only keep derby or tournament grade fish and what will be eaten.

This is all good reading:lurk:
I think the problem with the inconsistency of fish being caught its driving most of us crazy,we are all looking for where & when to fish,but with one person posting of decent fish being landed it starts the flare ups on the blabber net :rumble:

I just hope that this years fall run isn't a complete wash out and that we all can get out there and enjoy the end of yet another great year of fishing.



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me too Bob. I really don't mind not getting fish. I just enjoy being able to be out there and seeing guys get fish, doesn't have to be me but once in a while would be nice. Friday I couldn't not hook up and today they just came up and touched the plugs gently and laughed at my offerings.

I blame it all on Backbeach:fury::smash:

I agree, God is punishing all fishermen because of him.

:laugha:

I gave you a good suggestion, did I not?

From here forward I'm posting my weekly fishing schedule to aid my fellow s-b ers...The fish seem to go in the opposite direction when I approach the water, just ask redlite...he was kind enough to invite me out fishing several times this past week, all of which I refused due to a conflict of mojo and it seems to have worked out for him. :laugha: Slipknot was unlucky enough to run into me yesterday and has thus been hexed..:hang:

I still haven't caught a %$%$%$%$ing fish in october yet..it seems impossible to believe, but its true...stay away from me...here's my schedule for the upcoming week...

Tonight- Gansett shore on the incoming tide 8pm-1am

Tuesday- Canal from 9pm-1am

Thursday- Canal- 11 pm-3am

Friday- I will be posting my annual "Its over" thread :rollem:

This %$%$%$%$ is serious, Flaptail had better hope I don't track him down or he'll be drinking the peroxide as opposed to rubbing it on his hands...

only thing happening this morning were fussy fish and frozen feet for me

Down on Cape here we call what you have "the stink" and you seem to have it bad. Not much hope what with the season winding down and all. You have to do penance.

First you must release all your eels back to freedom, second you must call Numbskull and profess the past ignorance of your ways and ask forgiveness for allowing your soul to be tempted and snapped up by the wily demon serpent. You see, in a way, you have been cast out of the garden and from now on you will feel the nakedness of an eel fisherman not as a producer of big fish but as a pox, a wretched curse. You are in the same predicament as a teenager, about to go out on a date with the prettiest girl in his class out but suddenly breaks out in a horrible case of acne with large festering boils about his face and neck the day before.

You have the stink on you bad, the only cure I know of would be a yellow darter half tide down where I was last night. Then you may come to find the inner peace that Numby and I experienced as we left with fish still taking because we had already taken enough and it was getting too repetitive and decided to try somewhere where the fishing was a bit more "challenging".

Seek Numbskull's guidance and accept the way of the plug into your life, it's your only hope.

If not..... get drunk.:uhuh:

^
Be careful Flap, by simply quoting my text and inserting it into your post you may be implicated into this mess. This isn't the flu, its a social thing. I can only hope Numby's presence is enough to serve as your firewall.

Now go, both of you, and cleanse yourselves in a strong solution of terpentine, white primer, and snake urine while there's still time. Be sure to get the bottoms of your feet good as I may have inadvertently set foot in your spot.

wtf killum all
 

say n think what u want..:fury:. as far as keeping 2 fish 25to30lbs anyone is eather a glory seeker, or a bass pig that kill and hordes... a late season cow that has 1000000s of ripe eggs that will never get a chance to spawn is a sin.. why not keep the 10 to 20 lbers and let the big ones go..its the look what i caught, aint i great thing.skip would keep every fish he catches for showoff look at me .let thebig females full of eggs go....i will say no more about this subject again:wall:.....stick it up your kazoo....btw

Dave, how many large bass have you sold in your day? I remember a night back in 78' when Old Harbor gave you a check for 1000 lbs + of large in one night. Which is still the greatest night of fishing I know of by anybody on this site or anywhere else for that matter. Up until last year you still had a commercial bass license did you not?

I think your going thru the change or something. You need some starlight on your face. Call me. :uhuh:

Glass House, meet Stone.

hay flap.... i donated all my bass money to the pedaphile priest fund. lond before they got caught...u girls r a bunch of dill holes if u take me serious!!!!! u bunch of "jamoks"

Oh.... the what do priests and tuna have in common thing? Isn't it something to do with little cans or something to that effect?

Anyway, it's "jamokes" with an "e", I think "jamoks" was a race of space creatures from Star Wars.

'Luv You Stiffy!
 

Only you can say it like I feel it is...and get away with it. I've watched Skip kill everything 28.1" and over all summer long from his perch. He always has an excuse. Point blank I asked him what the hell he was going to do with all the meat, while Numbskull was enabling the situation by carrying out the fish. I confess I carried out a few for him also, until I gradually learned he always has an excuse.

BTW: re the three car accident that Skip and Numby caused on Friday morning: the first car stopped and was trying to make a left turn. The second car was oogling the fish as Numby stepped out of the woods and was trying to look between the cars. The third car driver was either blind or was texting because he just absolutely demoished himself into the second car. Another reason not to kill a great fish at that age.

I don't think an excuse is necessary to kill fish over 28".They make great fertilizer as well as a tasty meal.This thread jumped the shark when the kill was posted.I hope the old codger kills whatever makes him happy.Sauerkraut,I expect to see your shadow this week.

Skip has helped me a lot and, more than the fishing, is a major reason I've enjoyed my infrequent forays to the canal. I'm sorry this thread ended up critical of him. I had meant the post to honor him and inspire others to fish. I'd carry his fish again.

I hate the Ditch

Skip is a great guy and he is well within his rights and the law so cut him a break!

yes, I stayed in tonight because you posted this:uhuh:

I hate the canal too

Stand Corrected
 

Sorry, too strong. A few hrs. earlier, I fielded a phone call from brother Don in N.J., about a lifelong surf friend who is selling his legally caught bass out of his trunk to the Green Cards and Para Illegals at his retirement place of work. Guess I'm just bummed by my bad fishing, and anybody I feel threatens it further.

If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

Well thats not right! My only point Alan was he is within his rights....I also do not agree with keeping everything you catch! I only keep a few myself each season!:drool:

Slots??
 

I am new to this board and relatively new to surf casting. I have enjoyed my stay so far. Spent one night at the canal last weekend--caught three small fish (all released) and left with a smile.

What are your thoughts about a slot limit, for example, in an attempt to conserve the big egg filled cows, we limit the keepers to those under 36 or 38 inches and above 48 inches. This method is used commonly in freshwater management. I guess if you could allow 30 pounders up to say 45 pounders to continue to reproduce instead of harvesting those fish you'd have a better hatch. Killing a 28" bass does not have the same effect on the future population that killing a large female does. Of course I would be hard pressed to release a 45lb fish or even a 35 lb fish as I've not caught one that large. Sigh...

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for your thoughts.

ab

Welcome to the site.
Search on "slot limits" and you'll find an earful.
I suspect people may be reluctant to rehash all that, however.

:confused:Leave Skip alone. I would be more than happy to help him carry his fish too.

Not much, nothing, happening last nite for me with an eelskin conrad. Didn't run into many either which was surprising with such a nice nite, except for the cold. Home by 11 with frozen feet.

AG - welcome to S-B.

I'm up for a slot limit. In fact, I'm up for a 30% reduction all across the board; Recreational, R&R Comm, and the trap boys.

Cutting the Rec take 30% will ease a lot of fish, cutting the comm 30% will stop a lot of whining :rotf2:

Seriously, we have Amendment 6 that is supposed to kick in with a big drop in the fishery so if that happens, sure hope we see it. Otherwise, I'd be OK with a 30% reduction anyway. Still gotta protect the forage fish though.

Hey, maybe Obama can come out with forage redistribution too. I'd support that.

One pogie for you, one for him, 4 for the guvmint, one for you, one for...

Am I crazy or, with the post DaveS put up about the Block and how good it was, did these fish go by already????

I suspect the fish getting hammered on BI right now are the southern mass that only got as far as the south shore of Cutty this year (and accounted for the great late summer fishery they had). The northern mass of fish has partially gone past, but I hope there are still more in CCB (the post from PI was encouraging) or off the outer cape yet to go. It is the southern mass (or the tail end of the spring migration) that I think used to summer off the outer cape, but now hang up in the triangle between BI, Narragansett, and Squibnocket these days. Those fish are long gone for us.