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06-14-2015, 01:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: guilford CT
Posts: 858
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slump
its killin' me. I know there are fish around. maybe not a ton of fish, but they're around. canal, flats, reefs, rivers..... even the clowns I work with had some fish one their neighbors boat too. and those guys who write blogs about largemouths are catching them too even
and I can't catch a friggin thing. was out 3 times with zimmy last week- he had 2 OK fish on the first trip, but he also got skunked the other 2 nights.
its maddening I tell ya..... friggin pissin' me off.
Last edited by bobber; 06-14-2015 at 02:36 PM..
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06-14-2015, 02:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: orange ct
Posts: 2,992
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you are a very good fisherman. So it can't be that.
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06-14-2015, 02:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buxton, Maine
Posts: 1,727
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Don't think about it. You'll try too hard an just get more frustrated. Just go out an enjoy the fishin. It will turn around. Just go out an enjoy the fishing.
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06-15-2015, 06:01 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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I'm in a slump also. had tons of pogies with my partner Chris yesterday morning. 4 hours of livelining and not one chase. We left one area and 15 minutes later someone from this site (no name mentioned) got a nice fish over 44".
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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06-15-2015, 09:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,883
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You should probably choose your associations more carefully, for a start.
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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06-15-2015, 12:53 PM
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Always a Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: South Shore Long Island, NY
Posts: 475
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Here on South Shore LI it is a very similar situation, 1 out of 6 trips I had 1 Bass that was maybe 22" tops. Even the bluefish are small and finicky. Bait is around too.
You aren't alone but at the same time remember fishing isn't solely about the fish, you get a gorgeous view and get away from civilization!
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"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
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06-16-2015, 06:48 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 215
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
I'm in a slump also. had tons of pogies with my partner Chris yesterday morning. 4 hours of livelining and not one chase. We left one area and 15 minutes later someone from this site (no name mentioned) got a nice fish over 44".
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I'm convinced there's a fair amount of luck in this sport!!
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06-16-2015, 07:35 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Quote:
Originally Posted by decksweeper
I'm convinced there's a fair amount of luck in this sport!!
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A good fisherman makes his own luck! LOL!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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06-16-2015, 08:00 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Fishing is the fairest sport there is. If your line is in the water you've got just about as much chance as anyone else.
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Domination takes full concentration..
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06-16-2015, 12:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: guilford CT
Posts: 858
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its a mental game as much as anything else...... reading reports of other guys catching fish just makes it worse. seeing the video of swarms of fish off Herring Cove really frosts my @ss  |
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06-16-2015, 04:00 PM
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Always a Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: South Shore Long Island, NY
Posts: 475
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Thomas Jefferson said it best when it comes to luck...
“I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it”
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"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
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06-16-2015, 09:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Pocasset, MA
Posts: 228
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Agree with big fish and Mr Jefferson about working hard and making your own luck. Fished hard from 330 to 6 am, nothing. Had confidence in lure and location and at 6 am saw a breaking fish and put lure on her head at absolute end of my casting range. One crank and on to a 40 inch freight train moving at full speed. First hit and fish since Friday and put in my time every day since. Just keep putting the lure ( or bait) in the water.
Bill
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Last edited by hardcore from shore; 06-16-2015 at 09:07 PM..
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06-17-2015, 09:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: North Dartmouth, MA
Posts: 238
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Slumps are part of fishing, man. Years back when I got serious about wetsuiting I had about 2 solid weeks of crummy fishing, and I'm talking 5 nights a week driving a half hour, walking a half hour to the spot and getting devoured by mosquitos there and back. I was feeling deflated, but then one night a 43-pounder tapped my eel about 15 feet in front of my rock and took off like a freak. It was the most exhilarating fishing hallmark of my life to that point. Needless to say I was reinvigorated, and whenever I'm in a perceived "slump" I realize that any day could be the day.
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06-17-2015, 02:09 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
A good fisherman makes his own luck! LOL! |
BS! Not when I liveline for 4 hours in all my "go to" spots.  |
No boat, back in the suds.
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06-17-2015, 04:13 PM
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User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
BS! Not when I liveline for 4 hours in all my "go to" spots. |
You know better than that,,, LOL
come to cc bay 😀 |
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06-17-2015, 04:56 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,642
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in baseball it would be time for a slump buster....  |
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06-17-2015, 08:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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Go to the canal
Go time there
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06-18-2015, 11:50 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: guilford CT
Posts: 858
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its been a LONGG time since I saw fish on the finder and said- "hey, theres bass under the boat". as in years since I saw fish on the screen.
maybe its time to take the show on the road......
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06-18-2015, 02:45 PM
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Pete K.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,953
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Soon youre going to see more and more guys fishing for scup from shore with van staals...
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06-18-2015, 02:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: 14000 / 44031.5
Posts: 932
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Come to Cape Cod Bay.
If your slump isn't broken - sell your gear.
(Seriously, sometimes a change of scenery can change your luck).
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