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fishgolf · 03-25-2009, 03:48 PM

First about 10 years ago on Weekapaug Beach, my 13 yr old son (at the time) caught his first striper on his brand new spin caster (though cheap it was). He hooked up with a little popper. He couldn't reel it in...brain lock... he walked backwards until the fish came out of the surf, dropped the new rod/reel into the sand and ran down to tackle the fish...poor thing. Then proceeded to try and pull the lip from 27.5 inches to 28"...poor thing. He released it.

The second about 5 years ago in almost the same spot.
My wife to be had never fished (she is from Colombia, S.A.). She was practicing casting in ankle deep water.
A bluefin came out of the water about 200 feet in front of us. Looked like a car fell into the ocean! I was amazed. I turned to see if she saw it... she was gone.
She was at the back of the beach..."there are things that big in the water?" she exclaimed... It took our honeymoon the next year to get her back in the water (same place again). She caught dozens of schoolies and bluefish and has been hooked ever since. Those memories are the best.
That was very cool.

03-25-2009, 03:48 PM	#59
fishgolf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Shore Posts: 506	two moments... First about 10 years ago on Weekapaug Beach, my 13 yr old son (at the time) caught his first striper on his brand new spin caster (though cheap it was). He hooked up with a little popper. He couldn't reel it in...brain lock... he walked backwards until the fish came out of the surf, dropped the new rod/reel into the sand and ran down to tackle the fish...poor thing. Then proceeded to try and pull the lip from 27.5 inches to 28"...poor thing. He released it. The second about 5 years ago in almost the same spot. My wife to be had never fished (she is from Colombia, S.A.). She was practicing casting in ankle deep water. A bluefin came out of the water about 200 feet in front of us. Looked like a car fell into the ocean! I was amazed. I turned to see if she saw it... she was gone. She was at the back of the beach..."there are things that big in the water?" she exclaimed... It took our honeymoon the next year to get her back in the water (same place again). She caught dozens of schoolies and bluefish and has been hooked ever since. Those memories are the best. That was very cool.