Good catch

[topwatertom]

Whats considered a good catch. I need to know because i go up to race point all the time and catch 20-40 pound stripers. whats considered a good fish. Also i specialize in fixshing there and if anyone goes there and gets skunked just ask and ill tell you great ways to fish that place.

[riverrat2]

I think you meant 20-40 inch stripers

[fishsmith]

Only you can answer this. Are you happy with your catch?

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

I think you meant 20-40 inch stripers

Maybe not!

[Rockport24]

that's pretty nice of you to offer info topwater tom. I would consider a 40 pound fish a real trophy, especially from the surf and even more so if you got it on an artificial. I would call anything in the 20lb range a "good fish" surf or boat.

[The Dad Fisherman]

I know I shouldn't say this, being irish and all....But Size Doesn't Matter.

One of my favorite catches was a 40" low 20 lbs fish that I got on one of my plugs, this little popper I had made. not my biggest, but it was a foggy morning (my Favorite weather to fish), the water was like glass and this fish just exploded on it. just a great Moment.

another of my favorite catches was only a 36" fish....but I hadn't done anything for weeks and decided to do things totally different. Packed my plug bag with plugs that I had never caught a single fish on and went out. Fished big surf, which at the time i wouldn't normally have done, and caught it. Another great Moment.

I think the memorable one are better than the Biggest ones...that's just me though. Granted that 1st 40 sure as hell will be memorable

[eastendlu]

I measure a good catch on how my arms feel afterwards nothing like trying to hold on to a freight train headed for England.

[bart]

if you don;t know that a 40 lb. fish is a good fish then something is not right.

[Joe]

An attractive professional woman, at least seven years your junior, who is well-read, makes considerably more money than you, and is incapable of having children.

[Rockport24]

Joe!

for me personally, anything that pulls some decent drag is a good fish for me. I love those "drag pullers"

[Circlehook]

Topwatertom should join the striper cup for us with all those 40lbers, take some pressure off the rest of us.

Kind of a strange way to start a thread up there...

[Rappin Mikey]

I too fish Race Pt a lot. It's been tough pulling bigger fish past the seals from the surf the last few years. So, I am assuming you are fishing from a boat snapping wire, or dragging bait over the ledge with a yak. If you are pulling fish in that big from the surf consistantly, I'd love to meet up and fish with you. Maybe I've just been doing it wrong all these years. I'll be there most of the Summer and every weekend after the summer until Halloween.

[keeperreaper]

Originally Posted by Circlehook

Topwatertom should join the striper cup for us with all those 40lbers, take some pressure off the rest of us.

Do you have any pics of those fine 40's? I'd also love to meet up with you and learn from a true master. I grew up fishing that area and am definitely not the caliber of fisherman you are if you are consistently catching 20 - 40 lbers from the surf.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by Joe

An attractive professional woman, at least seven years your junior, who is well-read, makes considerably more money than you, and is incapable of having children.

You forgot to add mute.

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by Joe

An attractive professional woman, at least seven years your junior, who is well-read, makes considerably more money than you, and is incapable of having children.

Bingo!

[Back Beach]

It’s got to be at least 40.25# to be considered a good fish, so you're obviously doing somenthing wrong. Probably fishing with the "topwater" stuff too much. Try some sand eels or jigs.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by fishbones

You forgot to add mute.

I was going to add a comment about a golfball....but I thought it best to let it go

[justfishin]

TopwaterTom,
Please pick me up on your way to Race Point next trip.

[keeperreaper]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I was going to add a comment about a golfball....but I thought it best to let it go

If she were a type of bird I hope she'd be a SWALLOW.

[Brother Brian]

An attractive professional woman, at least seven years your junior, who is well-read, makes considerably more money than you, and is incapable of having children.

And doesn't give a monkeys red a$$ WHEN you come home...

[topwatertom]

Hey guys i cant bring you along im only 12!!!! LOL! Just for the record i am snapping wire. As soon as i get them ill post up a few pics for you guys im sure you will be impressed!

[Rappin Mikey]

Only 12, that explains it. Keep an eye out for a bald guy in a yellow kayak dragging a T&W behind him. Welcome aboard and good luck this year.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

Only 12, that explains it.

[fishbones]

I'm just curious and not being a smart alec here. If you are jigging wire most of the time, why do you call yourself "topwatertom"? Wouldn't "wiresnappertom" be more appropriate?

[RickBomba]

Too funny! Good luck little man! Look for the other bald guy in the Avalanche. If you see me drifting out to sea on an upside-down kayak, please come by and pick me up before the Coast Guard gets me!
Later,
Rick

[moosh]

20 -40 lb fish can you show me how to do it ,I must be doing something wrong I knew I would be in trouble when they kicked off the short bus...

[piemma]

Originally Posted by topwatertom

Hey guys i cant bring you along im only 12!!!! LOL! Just for the record i am snapping wire. As soon as i get them ill post up a few pics for you guys im sure you will be impressed!

School vacation week. 12 year olds catching 40s at the Race, 40 years and I never got a 40 on a top water plug. Must be me

Oh, wait, he was snapping wire. Well then that explains everything!!!

[Raven]

i wanted a snappy tom (like v8 juice) ...i go -> yeah ok.... sure

unfortunately it was spiked with a psychedelic substance

then i said: dude...wtf did you put in this $h1t as things got paisley

he said don't worry! just go next door and bang on the door real hard and yell and my friend over there will give you sumthin...

turns out -he hated that guy... who never came to the door because he was too scared...and i just kept banging on that door for a long Long time...

[EarnedStripes44]

I was going to add something, but I think its has already been covered.

[moosh]

Sit back and listen kid youll learn alot ... then youll be a great fisherman..