| stiff tip | 
			03-15-2009 07:11 AM | 
		 
		 
		 
		
			COD fishing   
		
		
		i went cod fishing out of plymouth harbor sat...privite group 30guys, boat was a little to tight for me:jump: but o-well. we steamed for 3 hrs @ 11kts .my group:buds: fished the  starboard stern .we fished in about 275 to 300+ ft  on the east slope of stell/bank about 15mi  north from p-town tip .i could see monument barely.. as we steamed i checked out everyones rod n reels n gear some were good, some  were dumb, and some were clueless.:confused:.. first time i have ever saw a man with a:fishin: 6 ft spinning rod and reel w/braid   to cod fish, :shocked: thank god for braid .. i fished  w/ 50 and 30 lb braid w/ a 17 to 26 oz jig  it was the only way to tend the bottom for 30 sec with the speed of the drift. fish were a mix bag of small cod and haddock  up to 9 lbs.. lots of shorts.:wall: great livies for tune bait...it was a good time sunny but cold winds blew nw at 10 to 20  water temp was 39 # so it was cold.  i got 4 keeper cod and 1- 7lb haddock  ..so fish and chips tonight.....:drool: 
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