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bart · 08-02-2011, 08:32 AM

I remember clear as day my first saltwater fish, which happened to be a bass. I was on the beach at MV with my father around dusk(I must have been 11). We had one set-up that we had been sharing, a 704 and a 9ft Ugly Stik. My dad was casting an atom popper when the water starting boiling down the beach from us. My dad was excited because he thought they were bluefish(he wanted to smoke them), but they ended up being schoolie stripers. my dad and i both caught fish til well after the sun went down on poppers while we traded the rod off. there was another guy fishing down the beach from us and I yelled for him to come over, lol. My dad said to keep quiet. I will never forget that evening...

08-02-2011, 08:32 AM	#2
bart Red Eye Jedi iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Facing Posts: 4,374	I remember clear as day my first saltwater fish, which happened to be a bass. I was on the beach at MV with my father around dusk(I must have been 11). We had one set-up that we had been sharing, a 704 and a 9ft Ugly Stik. My dad was casting an atom popper when the water starting boiling down the beach from us. My dad was excited because he thought they were bluefish(he wanted to smoke them), but they ended up being schoolie stripers. my dad and i both caught fish til well after the sun went down on poppers while we traded the rod off. there was another guy fishing down the beach from us and I yelled for him to come over, lol. My dad said to keep quiet. I will never forget that evening...