I have a bunch of health issues, but only got out 3 times last year :cens: But this year was able to get out at least 1 time a week!!
Had a great time with friends, and my son, he still has work to do, but he manged he boat, and was able to back the trailer in the water!! :love:

Did not try as many things as I wanted to, and did not catch as many fish as I use to, but was able to get my 76 year old Dad out,and meet some people from here for the Togfest, and got to fish with some friends. All and all I had a great year!


Here is that we all get to do it again next year!! :cheers:

Had my best season ever. I had 6 bass over 30lbs from shore, all on plugs, with the first being on May 1st in the top of the bay. 3 of the 6 fish were on my own plugs including my new PB 38lbs at the ditch. Also got put on the Century Pro-staff this year. I'm pretty honored.

Every day I made it fishing was a highlight.........

PB striper....46" from the surf on 15 lb test
PB brown trout...24" in a smallish river on 4 lb test and a spoon.
Catching 3 steelhead on flies I tied so far this season.
Watching my friend and his 2 daughters each land a beautiful striper in the surf.
Losing 11 lbs.

For not getting out much this year I had a few highlights.

Ice Fishing with Joe (Rockfish9) and Brian (NightShift) was a good time

Getting my neice on a 12 lb. carp was fun. She thought she was fighting a monster :hihi:

Squidding this year was awesome. Never did it before and had a blast. Me and Ross (Nightfighter) were laughing our asses off catching them in Marblehead....

Caught a couple of Hickory Shad at Cuttyhunk this year. Never caught those before either.

Caught my 1st Fluke this year from the Yak. That was cool.

Got a PB Striper from the yak this past September....nothing huge but the biggest so far from the yak.

I had a few great trips out in the yak.....had keepers which was nice and got some great video of one of them! I posted it on Youtube but do not know how to post it here! Search under "Hobie Striper Fishing" if you are bored!

Post the youtube link here!

better appreciation for fish fishing this year, both fresh and saltwater. as opposed to the last 2 years when i'd be frurious about skunked outings or not producing larger fish.

had a few 30's but no epic outings or trips to brag about. got out when i could and didn't let it bother me. kids are getting old fast, hopefully at least one will like fishing and will want to get out with me in 10 years.

I'd say thankfully the most memorable day on the water for me this year was my last day out, unseaonably warm, light winds, one keeper tog after the other until we just were too tired to continue. It would have only been better if it were my son out with me instead of a client/friend.

Where do I begin, I think this may have been the best season ever for me, not in terms of numbers or lengths, but just great experiences all around.

Cuttyhunk: Getting lost on the way back home the first night out with Slip, of course it starts to rain on us, as were wondering where in the hell we were. Luckily and thankfully we hitch hiked a ride from some dude in a golf cart.
Mr.Stripers credit card reciept story :)
Catching my PB one early morning, my own pencil at sunrise, it was awesome, took a few pics then let her go.
Watching Blondterror get a nice one that afternoon as well, was great.. I really would like one of those red/yellow pencils :) (hint,hint). I met so many great people there, and shared a bunch of laughs, it's definitely a must do for next year.

Albie fishing with Biteme, this fall was awesome, a blast as always, yet he out caught me about 10 -3, even after his rod broke, and was reduced to using an ugly stick with missing guides.

But the best highlight of all this year was going to a local pond with my 3 year old and just casting out a bobber and worm and watching him land sunfish, just hanging out with him and my wife, really laid back. It was great.

had a really fun night in barnstable harbor right when i got home from colorado. was crushing fish every cast...they were decent size too.....good times

that has to be a lie as there has never ever been any fish in Barnstable Harbor

Not true. I heard from a guy who's cousin was at a bait shop on the cape and the cousin overheard another guy telling someone else he heard from a guy that his friends brother caught a fish in Barnstable Harbor 3 years ago. It seems pretty legit to me.

Good daytime bite on an open beach on the northshore right at the beginning of may. Fish to just under 20# on bucktails and 6" stick shadd. All by myself in the middle of the day, and really early in the year for fish that size up this way.

Cutty trip. Not a lot of fish, but a great time. I'll miss it next year.

A few good nights at a favorite mid summer spot, but not as many as the last few years.

Some really good fall nights at a spot that hasn't given up much the last couple years, including one hour stretch that was good enough to claim the Tourney for Chuck prize

Mine had to be getting Colin my 16yo out on Race pt for some daybreak bluefishing, even though it meant getting crapped on by him AND Jack Bass. It was great to unhook the first for him then just throw him the pliers for the rest.
THANKS MARK!

Cuttyhunk Trip was great for all .... 1st bass from Montauk ..

Highlights for me this year.

A 42 lb Snowy Grouper caught on the Viking fleet out of Montauk. Traveled 300 miles to the Virginia canyons.


Then a 30 lb Atlantic Halibut again on the Viking fleet this time off of Georges bank.

It's been a transitional year for me. I moved back to Mass after spending 3 years in San Francisco. While I learned how to trout fish and really concentrate on fly fishing while out west I also realized that we have it pretty good here in New England and I was so happy to come back. On my trip home I landed multiple large cutttroat trout in Yellowstone on dry flies and also float tubed the big horn river by myself catching lots of large browns and rainbows.

As far as bass. I ended up tying my PB fishing on the North Shore at a place I'd never been before. I had no intention of fishing too hard or at all that night hence the flip flops and sweat pants in the picture. I measured the fish at 43 inches with a 24 inch girth so prob a nudge over #30. Best part was releasing it back into the night. Over all a great year!

It was a great year. Got back into freshwater fishing this year for the first time since the late 1990's. Had largies to 6 pounds in local ponds near my house.

My first shore striper of 2012 was caught in early March and it weighed close to 15 pounds! I was not ready for that, neither was my freshwater rod, leader and snap!

Had a blast fishing with a friend from PA who jumped a huge part of the learning curve and is now definitely going to be a surfcasting monster! His PB before the day we fished together was 24#... he took a 26 a 33 and a 39 in about three hours time... all caught on plugs and ALL RELEASED!

Of course my biggest highlight was busting 50#, now I need one on a plug and I plan to release the next one (if I get one)--as long as she'll swim away.

I'm not nearly done for 2012 but I already can't wait for 2013

that right you got that 50 this year. Good for you.

Fishing Cutty with my two son's and the crew is always the highlight. No 2 AM bathers this year though...nuff said about that.

Didn't fish as much as I would have liked with the new job, but can't complain as it's nice to have the stability. Had a some good days including a personal best largemouth and what was probably a personal best striper that both went back swimming after a couple pictures. And had a bunch of great days plugging to top it off.

super nice LM Dan.

...highlight for me was fishing almost every early am before work...some mornings were memorable enough to keep me satisfied all winter and some were just perfect to start the day...
...the other big highlight for me was seeing massive blooms of krill being fed upon by endless big bass...truly a sight...
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I had a very memorable season. Finally got my motor in the hands of a real mechanic and had it running they way she was made to run. Most of my best outings where shared with my girl who is gaga for fishing and a pleasure to fish with. Other outings where shared with friends I rarely get to fish with...that made it special too. I didnt sling as many eels and the times I did where a big let down.
The sea bass/scup this spring was as good as I ever see it.
Put a beautiful 40# in the boat,, on live bait of course.
Got into a very nice fluke bite this summer.
Got adventurous and took a 25 mile trip out of Falmouth, through the hooter and had a blast catching my first (7)Bonita's...excellent table fair!!
The highlight of my year,, fish wise...after two years and many mile$ I finally caught my 1st bluefin tuna on one of my customs and a ronz.
Bones where fast and thick.
I really tried hard for a 10# plus tog this fall but fell short ,,had a blast stickin plenty other quality fish.

I was blessed.

Nice Tony,that fish looks bigger than when you tortured me with the cell pic.

A Charter out of Chatham in August with 5 friends. We landed a total of 163 Bass and Blues. Yee Ha

Usually don't start fishing until late October until the end of December.
Had 2 good trips with my 5 yr old Grandsons and then Sandy blew
me off for the rest of the season. :(
No matter, anytime I can be on the beach with them is a great time. :)
Maybe some hold overs in Jan, if I can get there.

fished more than ever with my kids this season and got to see them evolve their skills while managing to avoid any hooks lodged into either them or me, discovered the joys of kayak fishing and also got the little guy across the street hooked....found some squeteague after many years and big scup, shore albie on light tackle was a blast, fished with a couple of friends who landed personal best stripers and got to see the looks on their faces which is quite memorable...great season overall...probably got a few casts left in me...

I went on my annual fisihing trip with an old teammate from college. We have been friends for 29 years. This trip is always fun and we talk about old times and seem to always find fish. Last year we fished found blitzing stripers at the mouth of the Narrow River, they were up a down for 2 hours. Fish ran from 14-25 pounds.

This year we got out later in the season and went for seabass. We caught over 30 fish with 8 keepers. Throw in a dozens blues and assorted other stuff like a few togs and an ugly sea robin. We also came upon an ocean sunfish near Beavertail. The little guy was wrecked though had prop marks ripped down his side. These have been great trips with a good friend. I am thankful.

Thanks Paul, still need to catch up to you as far as weight goes though...

Gotta fish more riggies that have been bitten in half by blues! :biglaugh:

Vacationing in Truro in June, took my 5 year-old on a charter out of Ptown on Fathers Day (Beth Ann Charters, Capt Rich was the nicest kid-friendly captain I have ever met). Got my son 2 keepers in a short time, he thinks it's always that easy. Kept the fish for the grill, he felt like a real hunter-gatherer, had the smile burned into his face for a month.

2 days later, did a lobster boat cruise, we had a blast watching the captain haul his pots and show us his diverse catch (lobsters, crabs, sand dollars, a few cod). My son wouldn't hold a lobster without heavy gloves.

Beautiful photos, and those are some nice teagues, ain't seen one in 5 years).

Proving my hunch about musky glide baits being effective on stripers.

First fish on one - 46".
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I was blessed with a great season. Was able to have many S-B members join me on my boat and share the local fishery we are blessed with here. Just a few I had join me include: Bob Huddy fished a tourney with me in a northeaster and we managed to find fish in an area I don't fish. We also ended up filleting what would have been the winning fish.:rotf2: Blondterror got a taste of why livelining is is my drug of choice! And took home three species for the table. (No blues, either) Squid fishing was a first for me this year and made for some productive inshore cod bait. Had a lot of laughs with TDF squidding on his maiden trip. Fall surf fishing with plugs was good. Some solid fish around and took a 35# on a darter I cloned from Joe B. Cuttyhunk trip is always a highlight, but this one included a spectacular dinner with the Conn crew and the Zeebass team. Good trip, but no skinny dippers and my knee was junk that weekend. Always good to see new guys on the trip. Their reaction to the island is priceless, and I rent out the entire club so it is like being back in a fraternity house! But the number one highlight had to be participating in Operation Neptune with Maddies Anglers. We were able to take out veterans from the Wounded Warriors Project for a day of fishing. That was a great day.....

my highlights would have to be not only the sheer amount of fish caught this summer, from micro to 38" but also seeing some cool sites night fishing in Gloucester. Schools of young squid in the thousands moving without a care in the world, broken up by massive fish hitting them out of no where, to a baby seal poking his head up 3 feet from me as I sat crossed legged on the state fish pier at 2am. What a great summer!!

One smart kid. Keep it up.

ronnie thats a fish he will never forget great picture

Being asked to cut fish for the P-town Vet fish and the Jimmy Fund Joe Cronin memorial tournament. Never felt so good to be so tired. It was an honor.

My season was probably one of my best ever.
To start with, I had the pleasure of ice fishing with TDF and a bass trip with Slipknot. Both trips were a blast! The ice fishing this year was incredible, the brookies were fat and the rainbows were tagged (and also fat), and the salmon fought like hell. My eyes were also opened to the wonderful world of custom plug building, and the satisfaction of actually fooling a fish with one of them. This year, I finaly accepted a standing invitation from a friend who is a hard core tuna fisherman. Before that day, I had never seen a whale breech, let alone watch one breech continuously for almost an hour. The last series left me speechless--it started directly towards us and about a quarter mile off of the starboard side and the last splash was a mere two boat lengths away. That last jump, the whale coming completely out of the water, it's white fins twisting around it's masive body, and feeling the thunder and the spray as it slammed back into the water will be etched in my mind forever. To top off the entire day, after several hits, a tuna was finnessed to the hook and I was fortunate to witness a tuna fight from start to finish. The fish was brought boatside green and dressed out at 240 pounds. Words cannot describe the controlled chaos (or the beating it gave me).
As for the bass, this year i saw some of the fattest (not neccessarily the heaviest) fish I have ever seen. For a solid 3 weeks, 1 pound per inch was the rule, and on several occasions it was surpassed. Three of my friends fished hard,as they always do, and landed fish 50 pounds or over this year. One guy in particular did it more than once, and it was an honor to be able to net them for him and share the exitement. Congrats to Joe, Gilles, and Angie, three of the hardest fishermen I know. As for me, I caught more than my fair share of fish in the lower to middle 40 pound range and a handfull between 46 and 48 pounds. The 48 pound fish ties my 5 year standing PB for the third time. This fish was the shortest at only 46 inches but made up for it in girth. And Joe, it must be illegal in at least a few states to laugh as much as we do when we fish. We have wayyyy too much fun, and it is an honor to be considered your friend.

BRING ON 2013!