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Got Stripers · 05-26-2001, 05:22 PM

150 yards of 30/6 spiderwire and a 5/0 circle hook hanging from it's jaw, let me know how big she was. I could not believe how fast this fish spooled me today. I had a live mackeral working in a rod holder, with a Shimano 3500 and 7 foot Lami spinning at the back of the boat. I was up front working my plastic's with the trolling motor on constant and saw the rod double over in the back. By the time I reeled in my jerkbait and got to the back of the boat the fish had me into the mono backing...NOT GOOD.

I tightened up slowly and snap gone. I was bummed, but did manage a nice fat keeper about 20 minutes later, working that same ledge. Landed 20+ fat schoolies and a couple that would have keep. There where mackeral everywhere off Cohasset today and I could have loaded the boat, but I need to get a new freezer set up before doing that.

Wish you had taken me up on my offer today John, you would have had that rod out of the holder a lot quicker...lol. I think next weekend things will bust loose up here, because there is bait everywhere.

Almost forgot, fished just outside Cohasset harbor at slack low this morning and caught 2 keeper cod in 10 foot of water on a hand poured jerkbait. I've never caugth cod in that close before and certainly not on a jerkbait in 10 foot of water. I would take that as good news for the future of Cod fishing.

Hope everyone gets out this weekend.
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05-26-2001, 05:22 PM	#1
Got Stripers Ledge Runner Baits iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea. Posts: 8,620	If anyone hooks a large with 150 yards of 30/6 spiderwire and a 5/0 circle hook hanging from it's jaw, let me know how big she was. I could not believe how fast this fish spooled me today. I had a live mackeral working in a rod holder, with a Shimano 3500 and 7 foot Lami spinning at the back of the boat. I was up front working my plastic's with the trolling motor on constant and saw the rod double over in the back. By the time I reeled in my jerkbait and got to the back of the boat the fish had me into the mono backing...NOT GOOD. I tightened up slowly and snap gone. I was bummed, but did manage a nice fat keeper about 20 minutes later, working that same ledge. Landed 20+ fat schoolies and a couple that would have keep. There where mackeral everywhere off Cohasset today and I could have loaded the boat, but I need to get a new freezer set up before doing that. Wish you had taken me up on my offer today John, you would have had that rod out of the holder a lot quicker...lol. I think next weekend things will bust loose up here, because there is bait everywhere. Almost forgot, fished just outside Cohasset harbor at slack low this morning and caught 2 keeper cod in 10 foot of water on a hand poured jerkbait. I've never caugth cod in that close before and certainly not on a jerkbait in 10 foot of water. I would take that as good news for the future of Cod fishing. Hope everyone gets out this weekend. [img="http://www.rgsiroisco.com/fisherman.gif"]