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Crafty Angler · 07-25-2004, 01:07 AM

Welcome, Smokebringer

- I'm on the other side of the Big Bridge.

Try slow trolling live eels (2-3 knots) with an egg sinker above the swivel around those places you've already mentioned

You can keep live eels in a drilled out 5 gallon bucket tied off to a cleat....oops, sorry - you're still looking for a mooring. That'll solve the bait problem, anyway, once you do get a slot somewhere.

Have you tried Goat Island in Newport?

You may have seen ' Boat fish don't count' around these parts - well, that's not entirely true.

Ya just have to suffer a 20% penalty on weight for cheating

Just kidding - good luck and welcome aboard.

07-25-2004, 01:07 AM	#21
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Welcome, Smokebringer - I'm on the other side of the Big Bridge. Try slow trolling live eels (2-3 knots) with an egg sinker above the swivel around those places you've already mentioned You can keep live eels in a drilled out 5 gallon bucket tied off to a cleat....oops, sorry - you're still looking for a mooring. That'll solve the bait problem, anyway, once you do get a slot somewhere. Have you tried Goat Island in Newport? You may have seen ' Boat fish don't count' around these parts - well, that's not entirely true. Ya just have to suffer a 20% penalty on weight for cheating Just kidding - good luck and welcome aboard.
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.