SSX-ok, tks for the tips. Im gonan buy them. a soda can? u gotta give me some instructions on doing that.

BM-tks, man. that was a nice fish u got there.

cuttyhunter, that was very nasty bite u got. use a metal glove when handling a blue.

I like Blues, But only on top water.
popping with fly rod was a trip

Bluefish on an 8wt in a canoe.......YAHOO!

on my friends boat we have this little thing we call the perfect shoolie rod, its a little ultra light shakespear rod with a tiny reel. tie on one of those thiny swim shads (the one inchers) w/ a little jig head and youll have a blast. weve only been spooled once but have come really close plenty of times. soooo much fun. the rod only has 3 eyes too.:happy: :happy: :laughs:

Had a 9 but went to the 10 with an 11 wt it worked out real good.
when they was out we would use our home made popper to bring them in then slap them with the popper on the fly.
some was up there in pounds, Wow that was a long time ago.
Man Me gettin old:smash:
I sold My 9 and 10 wt:smash:

hey christian
 

got stripers told me twice its not lite enough for this type fishing so i went out and got something lite!!!:happy: :D

BTW, when I had the Tug boat on My way out to the grounds of Nantuket. I found a canoe:D what a trip.
So A buddy has it now But we use to Blue fish on the flats at oregon:happy:

...canoes..:laughs: ...ask Milo about catching blues past the green can in a canoe.....< < Cotiut was it? > > ...then coming back in - as the tide was dropping :smash: :smash:

BM & Bloo - now you got me thinking of a certain 2 places in May!!!

out going tide. been there, ended Up out in front of pompi
But them tooths was there with Bass in the Mix
John PM Me I will give You dirt Bubba.
I know shtuff:D

BTW , does any one know a Guy By the name John L
He had a red Canoe.
it goes to late 80s early to mid 90s
Wondering where He Is
We use to fly fish for Blues
He would also go over to cape poge for blues to after they puked at ****** beach

how can you catch a blue from a canoe? It's ahrd to maintain a proper balance and to keep yourself from drifitng away, men. So all of you catch blues by using plugs? How should I rig a wire to a pulg? Simplying buying a pre-made factory wire for a toothy fish?

steel leaders...sometimes I use them but mostly I just use a mono leader of about 30# test (always aim to pleeze the bass!!!)
yeah you may loose some tackle on a blue here and there...but I do okay buy checking it and changing it......when I get lazy and dont change it...thats when I loose...(my own fault...)

yeah U drift but thats what ancors are for, Me dont do it no more

jenn-use the black coated nylon leader for blues so the bass cant see it.

bm-i thought that u cant use an anchor for a canoe?

them little ones in ship shop more like a jet ski one.

no kidding, where can i find them, BM?

Notaro-
boaters world, boatUS, westmarine, Boat owners warehouse (BOW) walmat, Kmart, you name it you can find of them little mushroom anchors pretty anyplace that sells boating related stuff!

BM are you talking about John L Gibb down on Falmouth??

nope this dude use to own a green house or His family did

oy, now, im totally lost now. okay, now what knot should i apply on the plug connecting to the line or a rig?

Notaro - simplicity is of the order here:

Bluefish - whatever running line (mono is good to start) to an 18-24" 40# steel leader (coated black is fine) with a heavy duty snap on the bottom. Snap goes to the eye of the plug

Bass - whatever running line (mono is good to start) ties to a ball bearing sivel tied to 24" - 36" 20-50#(dependin on fish targeted) MONO or Flouro leader tied direct to plug eye or to a heavy duty snap connected to plu eye

Bass & Blues - at first, stick with the bluefish setup until more comfortable of when to switch on & off...

Just keep it really simple and don't force yourself into too many decisions, causing you to secong guess yourself...

Hey John, do you know what? You are right about that. If my firts attempt failed, all I have to do is to experiment every thing until I get it right, correct? I am going to do it. Hey Johnny, do you how to discard a treble hook from a plug and attach it to it with a single hook? I don't want to get infected like one of the guys on this thread when he caught a viral bacteria from the bite of a bluefish.

Another thing, I can't wait for us to go fishing.