November trip - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

piemma · 08-24-2021, 01:49 PM

I am doing the Block in the surf, in November. Just secured accommodations and spinning up a dozen or more big 3oz Needles in BI Neon, White with a green and black line of top.

First time in 3 or 4.

fishgolf · 08-24-2021, 07:41 PM

That sounds great!! Hope you have lots of fun!!

t_man7 · 08-24-2021, 09:05 PM

Please post pictures!

t_man7 · 08-24-2021, 09:08 PM

I will tie the flags cause I’ve got nothing better to do.
5/0 or 6/0 siwash?

piemma · 08-25-2021, 02:19 AM

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I will tie the flags cause I’ve got nothing better to do.
5/0 or 6/0 siwash?

5/0 and thank you Tommy.

JohnR · 08-25-2021, 06:48 AM

Nice ; )

PaulS · 08-25-2021, 07:03 AM

Hopefully there will be fish there that time of year like the old days!

t_man7 · 08-25-2021, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by piemma

5/0 and thank you Tommy.

I did a mix of sizes. Few all whites in there too.

spence · 08-25-2021, 03:55 PM

God how many "new moon in November" BI trips did I get conned into

Nebe telling me I'd never catch with top water beneath the lighthouse. Then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Lacerating the **** out of my thumb filleting said fish at 1:30am with nothing but toilet paper and duct tape for medical supplies.

The disco floor of bioluminescent plankton by the Coast Guard.

That sausage and egg breakfast burrito at the airport.

Oakley dropping my 50 (likely 65) in the wash at SW point when it was 35 below zero.

Paulie and Dangles bromance in the parking lot for the ferry.

The endless sleep, fish, lasagna, bourbon cycles. Rinse and repeat.

Paulie going for a near swim at Gracies.

Oakley lusting after all the "really fine mud" after Sandy.

Ok, actually those were some good times.

t_man7 · 08-25-2021, 03:59 PM

piemma · 08-25-2021, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spence

God how many "new moon in November" BI trips did I get conned into

Nebe telling me I'd never catch with top water beneath the lighthouse. Then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Lacerating the **** out of my thumb filleting said fish at 1:30am with nothing but toilet paper and duct tape for medical supplies.

The disco floor of bioluminescent plankton by the Coast Guard.

That sausage and egg breakfast burrito at the airport.

Oakley dropping my 50 (likely 65) in the wash at SW point when it was 35 below zero.

Paulie and Dangles bromance in the parking lot for the ferry.

The endless sleep, fish, lasagna, bourbon cycles. Rinse and repeat.

Paulie going for a near swim at Gracies.

Oakley lusting after all the "really fine mud" after Sandy.

Ok, actually those were some good times.

Jeff, you summed it up perfectly. And that was a nice fish you caught that Oakley did a great C & R.

DZ · 08-26-2021, 08:50 AM

I'll finally get to share casts with you. And I'll help you stumble around the cobble. Nice that we'll be there at the same time.

piemma · 08-26-2021, 11:22 AM

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I'll finally get to share casts with you. And I'll help you stumble around the cobble. Nice that we'll be there at the same time.

I am so excited Dennis. It's been long overdue.

bart · 08-27-2021, 05:15 PM

You’re an absolute beast, Paul. If anyone’s going to slam fish out there it’s going to be you two. Enjoy.
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rphud · 08-28-2021, 03:53 PM

hmmmmm, sounds interesting.

and I am off work the rest of the year (at least)

Surf Caster · 08-31-2021, 08:34 PM

Sounds awesome. I've mostly fished block in the spring and when i have fished it in the fall (late sept) it's been abysmal. Would love to hear a recap of this trip when you're back. All the stories of late falls many moons ago always have me thinking maybe it's worth a shot. Enjoy and post pics!

SAUERKRAUT · 09-02-2021, 09:11 PM

[QUOTE=piemma;1213108]I am doing the Block in the surf, in November. Just secured accommodations and spinning up a dozen or more big 3oz Needles in BI Neon, White with a green and black line of top.

A DOZEN? Are the seals THAT bad?

piemma · 09-03-2021, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

I am doing the Block in the surf, in November. Just secured accommodations and spinning up a dozen or more big 3oz Needles in BI Neon, White with a green and black line of top.

A DOZEN? Are the seals THAT bad?

No. But the bubble weed and the rocks on the Block "eat" plugs.

SAUERKRAUT · 09-03-2021, 12:57 PM

Hard core u are. November finds me often staring across the Sound to Block from the SOCOS.

Clammer · 09-15-2021, 07:37 PM

I have time share in the same group as DZ ................................... once on a island 15 miles away we got real lucky and got a week for like 299.00 in the hottest July the locals had ever seen up to that time
and no one had ac ........... WTF does a boat h guy do alone on a island
. F u c K ......&& besides that . scare deer & deer scared me .......................... and schoolie fished &&&&&&&&&&&&& the last time I went to a Beach in RI & the cleanest water I have ever s been in in RI .watching schoolies swim right with the swimmers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ya had to love the T&A ................. yeah your right , it waaaaas a long time ago .I can,t see Me even thinking of getting time there in the off season // sex is a PIA . most places are closed . do you own cooking ................I can,t even give my time share away . if I just quit paying the yearly fees .which are stupid high for ownership of just a week more kids credit will suffer ......I couldn,t care less about mine at this point ........... best of luck to your ya ................But I,d get wheeled back to the cutty club in a heart beat .even if I didn,t have one left ...................

piemma · 09-16-2021, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Clammer

I have time share in the same group as DZ ................................... once on a island 15 miles away we got real lucky and got a week for like 299.00 in the hottest July the locals had ever seen up to that time
and no one had ac ........... WTF does a boat h guy do alone on a island
. F u c K ......&& besides that . scare deer & deer scared me .......................... and schoolie fished &&&&&&&&&&&&& the last time I went to a Beach in RI & the cleanest water I have ever s been in in RI .watching schoolies swim right with the swimmers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ya had to love the T&A ................. yeah your right , it waaaaas a long time ago .I can,t see Me even thinking of getting time there in the off season // sex is a PIA . most places are closed . do you own cooking ................I can,t even give my time share away . if I just quit paying the yearly fees .which are stupid high for ownership of just a week more kids credit will suffer ......I couldn,t care less about mine at this point ........... best of luck to your ya ................But I,d get wheeled back to the cutty club in a heart beat .even if I didn,t have one left ...................

Mike, I have done the Nov trip for probably 35 years. Sometimes with Oakley and Spencer. Sometimes with a whole bunch of guys. 2006 we had probably 30 of the best surfcasters in NE on the island at one time. The last few years it's been me alone. I like the solitude. I like the lack of pressure to catch and produce.
This year I will be there for 3 nights. One of those nights I will fish with DZ. The rest I will wander alone. I'll be 74 when I hit the Island this year and it may be my last. We will see.

piemma · 09-16-2021, 03:42 AM

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I've been putting them on some plugs Tommy.