I made arrangements to meet with one of the relatively new members of the site yesterday (whom I had never met before) to do some fishing. S-Journey and I hooked up and fished an area that we both have in common and had a blast! S-Journey has a tremendous background as a boat fisherman, and I being a dyed in the wool surf rat....sometimes the two can clash......not the case. We had a great afternoon in the surf (S-Journey....get those waders
) It is a great experience meeting new people and fishing with them. I enjoy it, and we did come across some fish. S-Journey caught his first striper on a pencil popper, which was great......the guy can cast pretty damn good (for a boat fisherman
) I got a total of nine fish, 1 was a keeper about 28-29" and fat.....I also as a couple of members of this site can attest.....lost what I am sure was the largest striper I have ever had on the line. Fish had to have gone well over the 30+ pound mark......took my measley 1 ounce pencil popper with him!
Gave me a grand battle and in the end, I could not get it through the huge boulder field.....he took me down against one of the boulders and left me with a frayed piece of mono.......could not get the fishes head up, believe me when I tell ya it was a cow!
I guess we all have a couple of stories like that though?
Slingah and Ratchyfishy were there also.....(how did you guys do after we left Slingah?). S-Journey and I then proceeded to the MSBA meeting and he met quite a few fellow site members there........so it was a great time.....(S-Journey I had a blast) The moral of this story is.....have some fun and hook up with a fellow S-B.com member and go fishing! (if you don't already)
