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Flaptail · 10-31-2003, 09:52 AM

Yeah it was. Also on November 3rd 1990 at Old Harbor in Sandwich I took two fish in three casts, one was 44 lbs. the other was 46 and a half. Both fish fell to a black Stan Gibbs Darter. I was fishing eels and the schoolies kept taking them and running and dropping it so I changed to the Darter as the tide was almost gone and it was shallow figuring I could at least catch a couple dinky ones for my trouble and imagine my surprise! I kept both as the first was big and I figured I could stock my freezer. The second cast was f---d up and I got a an eagle's nest which took time to get out of the conventional reel and I never dreamed of getting a bigger one on the next cast, but I did. Now up to that time my biggest bass ever was and still is 49 pounds nine ounces and the second fish measured 53 inches and so I thought I had my first ligit fifty. Against better judgement I took them both as the 44 had expired on the beach, well it only weighed 46 1/2. I was disappointed and we sure ate a lot of Striper at my house that winter. Next time it would go swimming away if I had to do it all over again.

10-31-2003, 09:52 AM	#7
Flaptail Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Uh, in a spot.... Posts: 5,451	Yeah it was. Also on November 3rd 1990 at Old Harbor in Sandwich I took two fish in three casts, one was 44 lbs. the other was 46 and a half. Both fish fell to a black Stan Gibbs Darter. I was fishing eels and the schoolies kept taking them and running and dropping it so I changed to the Darter as the tide was almost gone and it was shallow figuring I could at least catch a couple dinky ones for my trouble and imagine my surprise! I kept both as the first was big and I figured I could stock my freezer. The second cast was f---d up and I got a an eagle's nest which took time to get out of the conventional reel and I never dreamed of getting a bigger one on the next cast, but I did. Now up to that time my biggest bass ever was and still is 49 pounds nine ounces and the second fish measured 53 inches and so I thought I had my first ligit fifty. Against better judgement I took them both as the 44 had expired on the beach, well it only weighed 46 1/2. I was disappointed and we sure ate a lot of Striper at my house that winter. Next time it would go swimming away if I had to do it all over again.