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schoolie monster · 07-19-2002, 10:22 AM

That's a real tough one in a good sense... alot of great fishing memories.

This isn't really a specific instance, but fall trips to Lake Weslemkoon, Ontario with my dad, uncle and two cousins. No one on the lake but us. Lots of bass. Leaves, campfires, cold weather... foggy mornings. A couple trips stand out, but they were all great. We were all very close, and my cousins were as close to brothers as I had.

Close second, trips to Nantucket in the fall (including my hunnymoon)... there's no one on the island and the weather is still fantastic. These are more family vacations with fishing versus fishing vacations, but I get chills every year when my tires first hit the sand. I absolutely love cruising up Madaket beach to Smith Point early in the morning scanning the surf for any signs of fish.

Probably my most memorable day was last March down in Florida. After a long winter, we got a break. We chartered a flats boat sight fishing for redfish. The weather was awesome, the guide was really cool (now a friend), we saw bunches of dolphins first thing in the morning. Karen and I both caught some decent fish (our first reds), and in general, just had a great day together.

I have some great bass tournament memories... I won one local chapter tournament with two fish in the last 20 min. including one on my "last cast"... the previous fish had been 5lbs and also won the lunker pool. My dad and I won a $1k bucks placing 3rd in a charity MDA buddy tournament. There were over 150 teams and we weighed in with the early group. I still remember how tense it was waiting what seemed like forever for all the teams to weigh in. We were first for the longest time and one of the final 3 or 4 teams knocked us out of 2nd by a couple ounces. It was really fun.

Most memorable fish... I'd have to say a 24lber I caught off of Brant Point (nantucket) on an eel in September '98. Why memorable? '98 was my first year of serious striper fishing, that was my first respectable fish and my first respectable fish on an eel. My fishing partner and I had a very frustrating summer and our families hooked up for a week in Nantucket. I think it was the first morning and we didn't get a real early start, maybe 7am. He was jonesin' for a coffee and was out of smokes, so he dropped me off. A few minutes later I caught what for me at that time, was a huge fish. On the way in, my partner ran into a guy who saw me get the fish. I had told the guy my buddy had gone to get coffee and he let him know I was done for the day. It is still probably my favorite fish.

Very tough question, but an excellent one... thanks Jenn.

07-19-2002, 10:22 AM	#7
schoolie monster Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,195	That's a real tough one in a good sense... alot of great fishing memories. This isn't really a specific instance, but fall trips to Lake Weslemkoon, Ontario with my dad, uncle and two cousins. No one on the lake but us. Lots of bass. Leaves, campfires, cold weather... foggy mornings. A couple trips stand out, but they were all great. We were all very close, and my cousins were as close to brothers as I had. Close second, trips to Nantucket in the fall (including my hunnymoon)... there's no one on the island and the weather is still fantastic. These are more family vacations with fishing versus fishing vacations, but I get chills every year when my tires first hit the sand. I absolutely love cruising up Madaket beach to Smith Point early in the morning scanning the surf for any signs of fish. Probably my most memorable day was last March down in Florida. After a long winter, we got a break. We chartered a flats boat sight fishing for redfish. The weather was awesome, the guide was really cool (now a friend), we saw bunches of dolphins first thing in the morning. Karen and I both caught some decent fish (our first reds), and in general, just had a great day together. I have some great bass tournament memories... I won one local chapter tournament with two fish in the last 20 min. including one on my "last cast"... the previous fish had been 5lbs and also won the lunker pool. My dad and I won a $1k bucks placing 3rd in a charity MDA buddy tournament. There were over 150 teams and we weighed in with the early group. I still remember how tense it was waiting what seemed like forever for all the teams to weigh in. We were first for the longest time and one of the final 3 or 4 teams knocked us out of 2nd by a couple ounces. It was really fun. Most memorable fish... I'd have to say a 24lber I caught off of Brant Point (nantucket) on an eel in September '98. Why memorable? '98 was my first year of serious striper fishing, that was my first respectable fish and my first respectable fish on an eel. My fishing partner and I had a very frustrating summer and our families hooked up for a week in Nantucket. I think it was the first morning and we didn't get a real early start, maybe 7am. He was jonesin' for a coffee and was out of smokes, so he dropped me off. A few minutes later I caught what for me at that time, was a huge fish. On the way in, my partner ran into a guy who saw me get the fish. I had told the guy my buddy had gone to get coffee and he let him know I was done for the day. It is still probably my favorite fish. Very tough question, but an excellent one... thanks Jenn. Last edited by thefishingfreak; 02-04-2006 at 11:25 PM..