Highs:

two incredible clear July nights kayak fishing on joppa with eels catching PB fish with other yak fisherman

catching my 1st BFT with Buzz in October

learning how well eels work when slow trolling behind the yak at night

Lows Not putting my brother into fish when we kayak fished barnstable harbor one summer night in August

No Block trip this year

the high ; watching my 5 yr old daughter catch a snapper blue herself ! Also a PB on fluke(29.5") fishing w/ a good friend was awesome. BROKE THE NET !!!!

the low ; breaking off something really big early in the season inexpicably, while using fresh 50lb braid. pain+suffering.

All lows for me...spent the whole spring/summer paying off my truck only to have my truck get sideswiped in Wellfleet center about a week after paying her off. Luckily the damage is not so bad and can be repaired. It was a tough year for me, but looking forward to some great ice fishing to come. I have lots of payment free dreams for next year!
Later,
Rick

Season isn't over

Highs - Bought our first house in May (which will be a low as well). Fishing with some good people and some good fisherman. Lucky to be able to fish with some good experiernced anglers here and there, and occasionally get into some nice fish. The amount of bait locally really made for some great fall fishing. Some great beach blitzes 2 minutes from the house. You cant beat that.


Lows- Didnt get to really put in real hard hours in the surf. The first 2 1/2 months of this summer after working on the house I was to tired to fish. I was mostly just heading out for an hour or so. Ill make up for it next season.

Yes, I understand what your saying and such is life I guess.



. I do know what I did wrong and made that correction on the 2 PBs I caught a few days AFTER losing her. Never,ever fish a spot without an good place to land. I follow this rule 99.9% of the time and for some reason that night @ 1am..."oh Ill fish this rock over here, no good place to land but I'll worry about it later". All I really had to do was move 15 ft to the right while the fish was on would have had no problems landing as she was licked,laying on her side 10-12' ft away from where I was standing (had head lamp on her for about 5 seconds)...but after 1-2 minutes of trying to get my footing/finding a spot to land, she got her shoulders back, pulled hard, swinging parallel with the shore right through a large boulder-field into old dilapidated mussel bed, and well..."it just hurts". Both the 45+46 were caught in the same location where I lost this one (if I had to guess size Id say well over 50, maybe close to 55,but I was tired,1am in total darkness so take that for whats its worth) and where each fish struck was probably not 5 ft from one-another. I was just fishing to the right "15ft" where shallow water prevails and had access without falling into a hole 8-10' deep in waders @ 1am. Ill get my redemption, its just a matter of time. Cant stand the wait though. Now I can only dream as the water gets colder.

high points
learning to trust using a needlefish lure,slow and slower is killa'
(finally learning some patience)

found some hot blackfish spots in smithtown bay, 10 minutes from my launch spot

may/june fluking

low point
july/august fluking...heat was killer

breaking off some sweat lures only because of a cracked guide on my pole...more of a reason to keep building

high winds this fall...will it ever stop blowing????

LOWLIGHTS~~~

my first time to fish Geeberry, was way too late in the season and weedy in a blowing and wet Nov storm around the New.

losing "sumthing" HUGE at the Ditch in the middle, during an Easterly drop, around Oct's full. also, dropping my first take at the Canal
due to Spring and buck fever. tried to horse it in waaaaay too green.

landing bupkiss for the HABS Fall Classic.

zigging, when we should've zagged during the MS and missing some difference making stripers and booos during the tourney.

fishing the least amount of time i've ever fished in six yrs and for the first time not landing a pb from the surf.
i missed big fish in my honey hole, TWICE!!
:wall: :wall: :wall:

HIGHLIGHTS~~~

fished the DIIIIITCH for the first time ever and fished it w/BBeach!!!

landed a pb for AYC with one of Mike's conrads, 28#'er.

scored sum schwag from OTW for a Striper Cup weekly, and the StriperFest party was most excellent ~~hanginig with and seeing the usual suspects. i was bummed to have missed the DeCostas, there.

Prime Rib at FLO's and fishing with Iron Mike and Chefchrisjoe during the HABS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then, the Raffle/Awards Shindig on Sunday.

fishing the MS Surf Club Challenge with some old friends from SoCo and meeting Mooks and Dave from CA that same w/e!! fished with tha Bossman ~one night, and Veracka ~very briefly. also, finally landing some fish for the tourney and team!! took me 4 yrs, but it was worth the weight!! missed the heaviest striper by 4 lbs and lead all others.

winning the "It's Over" was a BLAST and i can't wait til next year.
thanks again, Mike and Scotty for the plug and tins. they WILL be abused next year!!!

meeting some of the MSBA's finest(Pollock, Pollock's partner, Sales) and getting to know and fish with them to wind down the season.
that same w/e, i talked to fishbones, and met OD Mike in SoCo.

finding Gooseberry Beach in a howling storm, in your face winds, plenty of rain, and high surf. then at first light, it cleared, the wind laid down, and i worked the entire neck,,,,,,,,,,,,,what a SPAWWWWT!!!

i had a GREAT year! not so much from the weight side of the equation, but from the people side,,,,,,,,,,,,this season was
off the charts and far more rewarding than any before it. and for that i am MOST grateful!!
:grins: :grins: :grins:

ALL HIGHS
 

:fishin:First year out in the surf,no injuries.joined CSA,awsome,met some,fished with some great people,kev,aram,fishrick,woody,billy d,and so on.lots of trips.not to many fish mostly schoolies.lots of awsome nights,ended the year with a 35" P.B.and managed somehow to get last fish in to ITS OVER contest.:uhuh:santas bringing some new gear so i can give back the stuff i borrowed that i couldnt have fished with out:jump1: The lows lets see ,the seasons over NOW WHAT!!!!!:buds: Great year looking foward to many more.:soon:

Highs: getting to kayak at night on some truly awesome nights. Getting to fish with sister & brothers and their kids and have THEM catch plenty. Getting swept up by the swell from a passing cargo ship in the canal and not losing the fish I had on at the time.
Kayaking with friends and family AND catching fish to boot!


Lows: not getting to fish as often as I would have liked due to weather conditions (kayak +wind +rain = :sick::yak::no2:)
I don't mind a little rain, but I'm talking gale force winds and tropical storms!
Not getting more friends out kayaking (I bought a 2nd one for that reason)

You need to get out for some Scrambles with the Yak Rats next year. Lots of fun with great people!

Lot's of highs with new boat, overnighting it with wife at neighboring islands and fishing our way home.

Lows...the depressing fall bass run on MV...

Highs: my boat in the water from mid-March until Nov 30th. Caught lots of different species including my annual BFT which this year waited to mid-Oct. Fished with many new friends, too numerous to mention, out on my boat. Made a few casts into the ditch with ODM(maybe that was a low?) Acquired lots of plugs, right BF?

Lows: no albies/bonito this seaon. got a job (maybe that was a high?)

Dawg, I gotta tell ya, I love you. I know you are bright, articulate and well spoken. But when you write a long post like this in BassDawgism, it just gives me a headache. Just to difficult to decipher all your.

love you too, my bruthah~~~
:) :) :)

thanks for the compliments; the length was due to the number of highs and lows, the text is directly attributable to my fun-loving nature when retelling tales. it is for some, and NOT for others.

i appreciate your opinion, and will endeavor to curb my enthusiasm a notch,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then again, it ain't EVEN Winter, yet!!!
once the popcorn begins to flurry, ALL bets are awfff~~~
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

:rotf2::rotf2::rotf2::rotf2:

Some might think the MV Fall Run was just right :hihi:

high point fishing with 2 of my sons south county rock pile and getting fish.low point was probably 2nd week of june fishing shut down for few months where i was fishing.all in all had a great year sure as heck beats works,when you have fishing rod and are out on the water its a great high.

High point: 9/1/10 between 10PM and 1 AM picked up 7 fish from 45 to 48". Best night of the season with high hopes for a strong fall season.

Very Low Point: 9/2/10 at 9:30 PM shortly after getting out on the rocks fell and broke 4 ribs. No fishing for the next 10-days.

High point was the fish in the picture. Nothing huge, but it was the first week of May. I think I was one of the first people in MA to catch a 20 lb. fish last season.

Low points -
1. My boat was out of commission for all of July.
2. I did not land my first BFT like I hoped.
3. The Elizabeth Island fishing was the worst it has been in years.

I would pay good money to watch Dawg go head to head with a Dragon speak program, the computer doesn't have a chance. :)

It would implode with a whimper.

High = 200+lb Mola on the tube and worm and getting my 2.5 year old daughter her first fishing rod.

Low = winterizing the boat

High- Going out fishing with my two daughters 16 and 21, one each night, on consecutive nights down Wellfleet in August. Didn't catch one thing but made me feel like a million bucks that they didn't mind spending some time with me, at that age, while on vacation.
Low- Son is still a baby and cant come out with me yet. I talk to him all the time about it though.

BELLY laughs, Makai!!!!


!!!~~BIIIIIIG BELLY LAFFFFFFS~~!!!

thanks, i needed that hilarity and the guffaws~~~
:rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2:

high was fishing on rock pile south county with 2 of my sons and getting into fish.

biggest fish if the year
 

wow

Great season overall lots of decent fish all season. Got to fish with a few great dudes from the site. Learned a ton this year and was able to put a lot in perspective. DJ's class really helped me to look at things a different way and get out of some bad habbits. Nothing for me was really a low, I try to learn something from every outing either why the fish were or weren't there.
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I only went fishing one time and caught zip.

i thought he was messin with me when chris told me that ha

High: sure was. fishin with a lot of good people, putting approximately a billion miles on my car traveling from boston to the cape and back along the southern coast of ma and ri this season. keeping track of where and when pretty effectively. Delivering fish to people mainly family and cookin up some good dishes.
Specifically one day in september on the cape: perfect weather in the afternoon. t shirt and shades, shorts and water shoes, crazy blue and bass blitz action using my light rod fighting fish all afternoon. watching plugs seemingly explode on the water with my good buddie from high school. then going home and eating what was swimming an hour before. good times

Lows: only fishing on nantucket one day with no success due to a rediculous work schedule. Bustin my balls at the canal in the twilight only to leave for work at 6am before it blew up countless times during mid summer. :wall: my rod exploding in my hands during awesome action with a crazy swell with a fish hooked at my feet.

falling.... a lot. usually in front of friends for their enjoyement:jump1:

Highs for me would have to be getting a call from ivanputski at 1am to get my a$$ out of bed on that august full moon night.:uhuh: Thanks for doing that dude. Great memories on that night. Also meeting a great fisherman from NY on BI. Thanks for taking time to share some of your knowledge with me and sending me all those sweet plugs.

Lows for the season I would have to say would be not taking enough trips out to BI.:wall:

Overall can't really complain got into alot of great fish and got to fish with some great people.

Good tides and tight lines.

Well now that it is officially over, I can finally give my take.
Was overall a pretty good year for size and numbers.
Due to having to get a real job, fished less than I can ever remember fishin in a season. Put a seriuos hurt on my soul. But when I did get out, I had that lucky horseshoe up my arse.
Fewer and a lot less productive trips to my island this year.
Highlight for me without a doubt was in July, I was at a yard sale in Plymouth with my Dad pickin up a lawnmower when the conversation turned to fishing. The guy said that his elderly father was quite the fisherman back in the day, having won the canal tounament several times. Well this old man skulked out of the shadows and when we got to talking it was incredible to see that twinkle in his eyes reminiscing about days of old of catchin supa cows all the time. Running from Plum Island to Chatham. The life that seemed to be breathed back into him was amazing to witness as we traded old war stories. I told him about never catchin a 40#+ fish in the canal yet, and low and behold, that nite I got that 47# fish that is now sitting on my ping pong table. Was a treat to meet and talk with him as the dread of not being able to fish at free will like I do now sets in.
Was able to make it through the season on limited gear and funds. Operation Live Well was a huge sucess on all fronts.
Managed to stay married (barely)
Spent more time doin other things besides fishin all summer.

Without a doubt the lowest point was helplessly watchin Bob go. Sights and sounds of that nite will haunt both myself and my fishin partner for the rest of our days.

Had some great laughs, times, and heartbreaks over the season fishin with my usual crew (Dan, Tbag, Lucini and even a guest appearence from Krispy and Toby). Disappointed I didn't get Tbag out swimmin and again didn't make it down to see TC on the back side.
Hopefully next year before there are no more years left.
A happy winter to all. See you at TCTFN.

hi/lows
 

highs would be catching and SELLING my first keeper bass of the season and lows would be only having 6wks to catch kill and sell them bastages.....on bait with treble hooks yoyoing pogieswith umbreller rigs:wall:

Biggest high for me this year was meeting and having the pleasure of fishing with a handful of new people this year. All great people and I look forward to fishing with them more next year.