Season Plans - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JohnR · 04-14-2005, 07:51 AM

Every Friday (OK, most Friday's

) we have the "Weekend Plans" thread. But with the holderover fish now coming out to the spring haunts, this is as good of a time as any to talk about your season plans...

What do you want to do different this year?

What do you want to do more of the same?

Do you have a goal of where to fish or how many to release or size?

Me, I want to have some more fun, get my family involved more, but also do some more productive fishing at more productive times.

And I want to fish Cuttyhunk and Block again. And of course, The Derby

So what's up for the Season??

chris L · 04-14-2005, 07:54 AM

fishing where ever the whim carries me
alaska
and then some more whimsical fishing
then it will be cold

Pete F. · 04-14-2005, 08:12 AM

Fish for Pike, 1/2 mile
Fish for Trout, 5 miles
Fish for Bass, 15 miles
Fish for Striped ones as much as I can, it's 200 miles each way.
Test the plugs I made this winter on fish.
Release most everything.
Find a digital camera

Flaptail · 04-14-2005, 08:22 AM

Be good. Not lie to my wife about being sick so that when she drives out the driveway to go to work I won't have to sneak out and hitch the skiff onto the truck and then get back before she comes home to ask if I feel any better. I have run out of reasons why I got such a sunburn while being sick in bed for the day.

Fish the boat more. Fish the beach only when moon, tide and mung conditions are in harmony.

Fish with eels again after a two year hiatus. ( needles catch but eels really do catch better)

Stay out of the "plug wars"

Fish some different locals like maybe......RHODE ISLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nebe · 04-14-2005, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaptail

Stay out of the "plug wars"

Fish some different locals like maybe......RHODE ISLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey i said that first you copycat

Your always welcome to join me on a Rhody safari

BadBass · 04-14-2005, 08:27 AM

Starting in the tagging program this year, I'm pretty excited about it. Looking to go over the 250+(have to supass last year's catch by 75 fish) mark this year tagged and realeased. The only ones I keep are bleeders or a fish I don't think has a good chance of surviving.
Maybe have a couple

while I'm pursuing my fish.
Start night slingin' instead of just chunking.
Need to catch a tuna(I don't care how big it is, yet)
Get more dives in this year and hopefully get myself a underwater camera.
By the way if any of you guys fish the North Shore I go out more than half the time solo, I could always use a little help setting anchor

, long as you don't mind getting out there before everyone else.

riverrat2 · 04-14-2005, 08:35 AM

Fish a lot more in R.Ii and catch my first 30lb fish off the beach, of course. Start plugging the cape more instead of going straight to eels, I gotta show redlite you can catch a fish on a plug....

Navy Chief · 04-14-2005, 08:53 AM

I'm going to fish alot more than I did last year.
I'm going to throw some eels.
I'm going to throw some Habs.
I am going to Block and Cuttyhunk
I am going to fish in the Derby

and, I have to go fishing with Eben.

ThrowingTimber · 04-14-2005, 08:53 AM

I'll be fishing much less this year got a few classes I need to finish up so I can get more dough

back to school in June....

uke wretch puke:

Block, Cutty, Vineyard, OuterCape, Cali

Are on the hit list this year. I'd also like to land a striper on a fly I tied. I'm about as graceful as a bull in a china shop with a 9wt though, I'll probably end up snappin it and tossin it in the dumpster... we'll burn that bridge when we get to it... Working 12 days in october, debating making a 5 day work month.. not sure yet...

tattoobob · 04-14-2005, 05:26 PM

I plan to fish at least three times a week plus I have all these trips
booked in the end of August I start to drive on PLum Island until the
end of October I also drive down to So.Co. and fish the rocky shore
and breachways until the end of November.

he week of May 15th Chatham to fish for stripers and blue fish that just arrived

Memorial day 5/29/05 weekend fishing the Cinder Worm hatch with Bob Hines

The week of June 25th to July 2nd Block Island (I consider this the trip of a life time) Joe Lyons is meeting me there to show me around

The week of July 30th to August 6th Salisbury State Reservation

August 22nd & 23rd Race Point Light House for free we were invited by the last years light house keeper to share there free time there.

and finally October 2nd to the 8th Race Point Light House for the first of fall run fishing

It was really tough telling my new boss that I needed all that time off in the interview but I have all these paid for some for all most 8 months now. it didn't really seem to faze him and he told me I would get paid vacation after 90 days.

Christian · 04-14-2005, 05:28 PM

fish 3X as much as i have in the past, now that i have the ability of transporting myself.
ive been fishing for trout any day i dont have plans after school. its nice.

UserRemoved1 · 04-14-2005, 05:41 PM

I wanna do two things this year....

Take JohnR to Cuttyhunk and show him my spots to catch large....cuz we been talkin bout it for 2 freakin years now....

And watch my 10 year old catch his first 50.

Not necessarily in that order.

beachwalker · 04-14-2005, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnR

Every Friday (OK, most Friday's

) we have the "Weekend Plans" thread. But with the holderover fish now coming out to the spring haunts, this is as good of a time as any to talk about your season plans...

What do you want to do different this year?

What do you want to do more of the same?

Do you have a goal of where to fish or how many to release or size?

Me, I want to have some more fun, get my family involved more, but also do some more productive fishing at more productive times.

And I want to fish Cuttyhunk and Block again. And of course, The Derby

So what's up for the Season??

Different ? Fish more like I did from 1991-2003. Last year I dragged along a buddy and he wasn't up to it. Didn't have the same "cast a million times" attitude that I have. It works and you guys know it. last year I git lazy and it showed. 2 fish 30-35 #'s and that was it.....

I gotta fish harder this year, eat more bass. be a caveman. it is fun

Rappin Mikey · 04-14-2005, 07:46 PM

I bought a fishing kayak. That about sums it up!

JohnR · 04-14-2005, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

I bought a fishing kayak. That about sums it up!

So now you can put your sand eels out farther now, right?

How is married life?