night of firsts

[plankton]

well, last night was somewhat groundbreaking for me. i caught my first striper surfcasting at night, it was the largest one i've gotten from land, and it was my first fish on a needle! it wasn't huge, barely a keeper here in mass waters, but a personal best from the surf. i'm normally a boat guy, fishing from my tin skiff, but last year i started getting into suffcasting and i love it, a whole different vibe than on the boat. unfortunately, after unhooking the fish, which took longer then i would have liked, i was in a rush to get it back in the water, and i dropped my pliers on the beach. i revived the fish and it swam away and i went right back to fishing hoping there was a school passing by. as it turned out that was the only fish of the night. but about twenty minutes later i realized i'd never picked up the pliers, made a thorough search with the headlamp but came up empty. at least they were cheapies, $12.50 at the rissa show. so all in all, not a bad night. looking forward to many more!

[baldwin]

Congrats on the fish! And don't worry about the pliers. An offering to the surf gods for that catch, and it won't be the last.

[UserRemoved1]

GREAT job Plankton! Told you to keep up with it

[tattoobob]

Congrats, I consider losing something is always worth it, as long as no one gets hurt

[gone fishin]

Congradulations -- As far as loosing the pliers, I seem to loose 2 or 3 pair a year. Nothing but cheapos for me!
Was the needle your own wood?

[moosh]

I fish alot from my boat which is good , but think catching a fish from shore more exciting because ,at least for me ,Its like the Fish and I are in our natural habitat. man against fish . I dont know if I went a little to far with that analogy, Time for my meds....

[plankton]

Yeah the pliers were just cheap knockoffs of the sea striker billfisher pliers, no big loss(but if anyone knows where i can get another pair i'd love to know). the funny thing is that earlier in the day i was thinking about making a lanyard for them out of telephone cord, oh well. the needle was not made by me, there are so many guys already making great wood that i leave it to them, plus i don't know where i'd find the time. this one was a choopy from sol, but i was also using a blurple salty, the luminescent eyes are so cool! so i'm another needle convert now, my wife thanks you guys for introducing me to yet another type of tackle that i need to buy lots of!

[fishbones]

Congrats on the fish, and don't worry about the pliers. I've lost enough pairs that I now carry a small multitool in my plugbag in case my pliers become lost. I never buy expensive pliers, because I keep them in my bag (I hate having something dangling from my neck when casting). Keep up the good work and be glad that it wasn't a plug that you lost.

[luds]

Congrats.....no better way to start off than by getting your first night time bass on a needle.


In regards to the lost pliers:

http://www.saltwateredge.com/TL47.html

[Jenn]

tow things I always buy cheepies of.....pliers and sunglasses (I am on my fourth pair in as many this season already ) I hurts less when you lose/brake them