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05-24-2008, 09:30 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bradford, RI
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Cuttyhunk in September
I have a place rented on Cuttyhunk for a week starting Sept 20th. I'm familiar with the island (bring everything you'll need with you) but am looking for any info about what works and what doesn't this time of year out there. I'm primarily a plug tosser, but will probably bring a few eels just for grims.
And what's with the Cuttyhunk forum all locked up here?
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"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
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05-24-2008, 09:48 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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05-24-2008, 10:21 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Welcome to S-B
Good time to be on Cuttyhunk. Plugs, Eels, and Sluggos 
The reason the Cuttyhunk forum is closed is it is more of a logistics forum for a bunch of us that go over in June and September. More of who is bringing the eggs than anything deep & secret WRT Cutty... |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
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05-25-2008, 09:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Bradford, RI
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JohnR,
Thanks for the info; being we'll be bringing our own eggs then I'm on the right forum here to pick brains about fishing Cuttyhunk.
Okay, plugs, plastic and bait; essentially bring your favorite tackle and see what works.
Lots of people claim you can't fish Cuttyhunk from the beach without korkers (or some form of them) for the bowling ball covered beaches. Is that to say there aren't more accessible "spots" between the rocky areas with gravel or sand that can be fished without korkers? I hate walking in them, and taking them on and off all night is a real PITA. I'm not in the greatest conditition (okey, bascially a Red Sox watching couch potato  ), but putting in 3 or 4 honest miles on the sand a night is still a normal routine. I have zero (nada, zip and ziltch) interest in making a marathon out of this; nor training for one. |
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
- William Arthur Ward
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05-25-2008, 09:38 AM
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woody
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Port St Lucie Fla.
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I have been there once last year you can walk to the end of the island following a path over the fields or you can fish right near the club house remember its a island a lot of spots close to the club house.my .02  |
You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a
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05-25-2008, 10:07 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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There isn't 3/4s of a mile of sand to walk on for the whole island in the most productive areas but there is 3 1/4 miles of rock. The Korker advantage is for getting out on weed covered rocks just off the "beach" - especially at more skinny water. Without Korkers you want to be sure you're fishing higher tides as you'll need that extra few feet of depth if you are not on fighing rocks. Frank Capone of CT Surfcasters has a nice Cutty article on the history here : http://www.striped-bass.com/fishing/...g-history.html
This article has some images of what Cutty generally looks like
You can fish areas around the club or Churches Beach, or you can follow the paths to get you close to where you want to fish and then hop over the rocks. Keep in mind some of the paths have some vertical descent to get to the water's edge |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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05-25-2008, 03:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: West Babylon, LI
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I went there last year and the best advice would to start walking some if your going in September. you will have a much more enjoyable time and be more productive fishing if you arent sore and dragging butt. Youve got months to get in shape. good luck.
Matt
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05-25-2008, 08:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
Posts: 11,786
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BRing eels & leave all those plugs at home /less to carry ;;
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ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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05-26-2008, 06:42 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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Bring Plugs that can cast into a wind just in case. I've been there when the wind was humping so hard eels where unusable.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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06-01-2008, 08:11 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 764
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When I visit cuttyhunk (hopefully this June) I am brining eels and my "dirty dozen" plugs. My $0.02.
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06-01-2008, 04:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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don't leave home without it!
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06-01-2008, 04:54 PM
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Any nibbles?
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: South Eastern MassiveTulips
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
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Recently picked mine up from #^&#^&#^&#^&'s B&T and I'm looking at this months airiel shots of Cuttyhunk right now, very nice  . I wish I got last years, those were Vineyard shots weren't they? |
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