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Blitzseeker · 09-25-2000, 11:20 AM

Turned out to be quite an uproductive weekend on Nantucket, but lots of fun anyway:

1) Had one or two too many drinks at my buddy's 30th celebration on Friday night, so Friday night and early Saturday were washed out for fishing.

2) Fished all day on Saturday and Sunday at Great Point. Saw one bonito taken....that's it.Talked to several old timers, including one guy who was billed by several others as "the best fisherman on the island", and was told that fishing had been red hot up until Thursday and then completely turned off. These old timers were also catching nothing, so I felt a little better about it.

3) Fished Brant Point Saturday night......saw a 43 inch bass taken and nothing else. Tons of seaweed made the fishing pretty tough.

Amazing how different the fishing is out there, though, with many people going for the bonito, false albacore and albies that you don't get on the mainland. Several times I saw various plugs that I've never seen before...many which seemed to be homemade. All in all, plenty of fun and interesting. I will definitely go back, hopefully when the fishing is average or better rather than so sub-par.

Oh well.....next stop is the Cape on the first weekend of October. At least I feel like I know the water there and will feel a bit more confident on my "home turf."

09-25-2000, 11:20 AM	#4
Blitzseeker Cape Crusader Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ashland, MA Posts: 323	RE:Nantucket This Weekend Turned out to be quite an uproductive weekend on Nantucket, but lots of fun anyway: 1) Had one or two too many drinks at my buddy's 30th celebration on Friday night, so Friday night and early Saturday were washed out for fishing. 2) Fished all day on Saturday and Sunday at Great Point. Saw one bonito taken....that's it.Talked to several old timers, including one guy who was billed by several others as "the best fisherman on the island", and was told that fishing had been red hot up until Thursday and then completely turned off. These old timers were also catching nothing, so I felt a little better about it. 3) Fished Brant Point Saturday night......saw a 43 inch bass taken and nothing else. Tons of seaweed made the fishing pretty tough. Amazing how different the fishing is out there, though, with many people going for the bonito, false albacore and albies that you don't get on the mainland. Several times I saw various plugs that I've never seen before...many which seemed to be homemade. All in all, plenty of fun and interesting. I will definitely go back, hopefully when the fishing is average or better rather than so sub-par. Oh well.....next stop is the Cape on the first weekend of October. At least I feel like I know the water there and will feel a bit more confident on my "home turf."