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07-18-2008, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Beverly
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My First Respectable Fish of the year
I got a later start than usual this year. I've really only started fishing hard the past month or so. Anyway's after getting skunked more often than not the past 2 weeks, I went out pretty hard last night. I had caught a nice fish last year under a full moon on a rising tide at this spot so I decided to give it a go again.
It was beautiful last night. Huge Moon, No clouds, slight breeze, warm out. What I didn't count on was The GIANT SURF! I def took a few waves on the chin but was rewarded with this fish. She measured just over 41 Inches. I didn't weigh it but when I did fillet it, I was surprised to find 10 crabs in it's stomach.
P.S.As usual I fished alone so the pictures were done with a timer on my digital camera.
Last edited by Squibby17; 07-18-2008 at 09:11 AM..
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"You should have been here yesterday"
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07-18-2008, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Taunton
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Nice Fish!!
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07-18-2008, 09:09 AM
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Is it May yet?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Gloucester Ma
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Nice job and nice fish. A dangerous night to be out there alone with the swells from Bertha stirring things up. I took a coupla waves from high ground during the daytime. All that surf bashing the rocks must be sending the crabs whirling around for easy pickin's for the bass. Birds were havinga feild day slurping up whatever was being tossed around as well.
I am gonna assume it was an eel that took that fish?
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"Twitch....Twitch....Twitch....WHAM!"
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07-18-2008, 09:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Beverly
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Spin you would be correct. Caught on a live eel. The surf was so big I wore my lifevest while wading. Here's one more pic.
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"You should have been here yesterday"
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07-18-2008, 09:26 AM
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Cape Crusader
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ashland, MA
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Nice "F the Yanks" shirt.  |
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07-18-2008, 09:36 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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That's a good start, makes up for the late start I bet.
Ya, full moon = bass chow on crabs, easy pickin's for them, soft shell too.
Good idea wearing the vest |
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07-18-2008, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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NICE FISH SQUIBBY!
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07-18-2008, 10:26 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
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nice fish!
too bad it has a case of the crabs!
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07-18-2008, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North Cambridge, MA
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nice fish indeed my man
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07-18-2008, 10:57 AM
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Formerly the_shocker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ricca
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Way to represent North Shore Squib  |
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07-18-2008, 11:25 AM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
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NICE FISH SQUIB!!
glad to see some were actually around (I had a good feeling they were with that surf, but my eel was catching more weed than anything) maybe this means some fish are starting to move into the summer patters of rocks and lobsters and crabs instead of chasing the masses of bait further out?
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07-18-2008, 12:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Squib,
Great Fish!!
sean
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07-18-2008, 12:17 PM
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Here fishy fishy
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Great work.
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07-18-2008, 02:50 PM
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Stuck In Reality
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Holden MA
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Nice fish Ty.
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07-18-2008, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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nice fish...thanks for sharing it... |
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07-18-2008, 03:21 PM
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Location: new bedford, Ma.
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Great fish! I sure do love pics
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07-18-2008, 05:18 PM
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Trophy Hunter Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: THE Other Cape
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Excellent FISH, Squibby!
Well DONE |
"The first condition of happiness is that the connection
between man and nature shall not be broken."~~ Leo Tolstoy
Tight Lines, and
Happy Hunting to ALL!
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07-20-2008, 11:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: East Dennis Massachusetts
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sweet fish! anyone ever try using crabs as bait?
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Striper nation!!!
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07-20-2008, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: north shore MA
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nice fish!
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07-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Congratz!!!
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07-20-2008, 10:38 PM
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Registered User
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Nice fish Tyson!
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