You don't know the half of it :hihi:
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Bill,
after I landed Block Island Jeff's 15lb 'cow', and was holding it by the plug (needlfish) he hemmed and hawed about keeping it and it flopped off in the interim. End of story.

It was cold though, but Joe and I have done some colder nights in subsequent years....

meh,
 

there have been times when it was never worth gettin them.

plus they die more easily than a herring. gimme an eel, or a danny.

yup.

Live ones late!
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It was cold though, but Joe and I have done some colder nights in subsequent years....[/QUOTE]

I also have had colder nights. Worst I remember was maybe 92 or 93 with the late Gil Guillitone at the short wall. Had to be mid-Dec. 9 degrees and NW at 20. Saltwater freezing in the guides. As the sun came up there was a blitz on the backside of the wall. Nothing over 35" but a fish on every cast on white 1/2 oz bucktails.

i also remember fishing in front of PJ Light in a snowstorm with fish all around us but no takers.

This cold front arriving today should get the feedbag on IMO. Bait is still around. Seeing more blues. This is when to put in the time on the water. Have to juggle a few jobs around tides and window deliveries... Cod on Sunday hopefully. Chasing bass the rest of the time. Time to press is now.....

it's been on all week Ross.. and they were headed in your direction.. ....:chased:

yup, blues have moved in...

nice plug.......is that mostly green, or just on top. AH ?

I really like the stripermaineiac plugs I got at the show last winter.

wish I had some more in green colors, tho'

referance
 

In case you missed it JohnR.
Not much different than my words.
BTW I saw Rick a couple days ago,never got an apology.
But I'm the bad guy for pointing it out.

hey Mike,

could it be that the "It's OVAH,,,,,,,,,,,,,Extravaganza Tourney" is about to get fired UP?

due to a NAGGING and persistent work related (L) shoulder/elbow strain
and working 6-10's~~ i've only been striperin' TWICE since June!!!
:fury: :fury: :wall: :wall: :wall: :fury: :fury:

coupla three nights ago, 'round the Other Cape, i landed my first keeper of this migration~ 29.50/35.5". injury SUX,,,,,,but it was the last night of The Cup, so i had to give it a go. that action seems to be right on schedule for my share of the Striper Coast. the bigguns should be right behind that sweet li'l belly filler.

am hoping to be able to 'represent' for the HABS and for the MS Tourney in Wkpg later in the season; the tear doesn't seem to hurt so much when i am offering eels?? :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

WAIT!!!

29.50 pounds and only 35.5 inches. I never question you DAWG but Holy &*&% that fish would have to have been 35" around. 36" fish is usually around 20#. Always has been as long as I have been doin' this and that's coming up on 45 years.

You got a picture? I would love to see that fish. The fish in my avatar is 31# and 39 inches long.

That would be one of mine bro... not an AH plug.
3oz

That is a pig

OK, I'll say it ---- BULLSH!T

that's why i weighed it, my man!! i'll bring the pink OTW slip to The Fest, what a noggin' on that cruiser, too!! i could not find the camera that night before i went out, but a friend of mine took a rigored-up shot before we cleaned it. there was nothing in her belly, weird, huh? this fish looked heavier on the water than she really was, no girth measurement, and she was a pig!! i had to get to work and was in a hurry to get her back on the ice.

i only kept her because i ALWAYS keep my first keeper of every year.
goes back to my Choctaw heritage and my thanks to God for providing me with a small portion of His Glorious bounty!!

am kicking my self for not being more thorough with the pix and a girth size, now that you mention it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
:wall: :wall: :wall:

NAHIIIIICE HAWWWWWWG, by the weigh!!
:btu: :btu: :btu:

i sort of agree with you on this one, Bill L~~

but that is what the scale(OTW certified weigh station) at Winchester's of GLSCTR showed and what they put down on the slip??

something about those ###'s seems highly suspect to me, also.
it felt more like a mid-thirties, next time i'm doing the measuring!!

:confused:

LOL Well food for thought. I was at east end beach in Portland harbor this afternoon.All of a sudden the fog rolled in and that real strong smell of fish. Trucks loaded to go to the Vineyard Sunday . So grabbed a rod with a new popper I'm workin on.2nd cast slam got a blue around 13 lb. Missed a couple hits on the next cast then on again. stopped castin after 6 fish all fat an happy. All up to mid teens.Called my buddy on the Island an told him . Hardly any fish down there. Figures leavin fish to find fish. Might be a late year.

I love the Derby.... but still plenty of fish locally. Just can't bear to leave fish and the boat.... Good luck, Ron. Sandman is going after the bones big time with his son I see...

Jim's one hell of a fisherman. He's old school surf guy that took that to the boat with him. I know the fishin is hard out there lately but the friends make it well worth it.

So here is the weight chart:

Length 34" 35" 36" 37" 38" 39" 40" 41" 42" 43" 44"

Max lb 19.0 20.5 22.0 23.5 25.5 27.2 29.5 31.0 33.5 36.3 39.0
Avg lb 16.5 18.0 19.5 20.7 22.0 24.5 26.0 27.3 29.7 32.0 34.0
Min lb 14.0 15.5 16.8 17.5 19.0 20.7 22.0 23.0 25.0 27.0 29.0


Bass weight = (length x length x girth) / 1,200

35.5 x 35.5 x 28.5 /1200 = 29.40

So your bass had almost a 29"waist

that "seems" about right,

hard tellin' not knowing and foolishly NOT measuring on my part!!
:smash: :smash: :smash:

will be more diligent, next time! was in a stinking rush to get it on ice and had to beat the clock at Seabrook Station and the commute. thanks for the numbers, piemma :uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

Jess - no need to measure just go by this method:

"In the arm, shoulder or brain of a striped bass fisherman is a scale, and the moment the bass goes in the air the striped bass fisherman, no matter what his blood pressure is, places that imaginary scale under the bass and coolly weighs it."

One of my favorite quotes.

Original quote by Norman Maclean was edited by DZ to encompass striped bass fishermen.

BRAVO, Dennis, BRAVISSIMO!!
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

excellently stated and more intune with

why i am out there,,,,,,,,in the surf,,,,,,,