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06-17-2004, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Bridgewater, Ma
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Canal Report
Hit the Canal at 3:30 am.
Fish on about 3:40.
Small Bass on 5" swimmers on the banks.
After the tide turned, I heard Bass out there somewhere.
Darn fog had set in. You can hear them but can't see em.
I threw a polaris type plug about 10 times and WACK!!!!
Some more blind casting into the fog and WACK again.
2 Keepers not really big fish but nice.
I have no idea how many more were on the surface
because of the fog, but there were definitely more than 2.
The fish stayed up for about 20 min then nothing.
Not a blitz by any means but fish on the surface is a good thing.
Final total. 2 Keepers and 5 18-20".
Other fish would follow the swimmer right up to the bank but
would not take it. I tried Sloggos but they wanted the swimmer.
This was alot better than last Thursday.
No, I'm not going to say what part of the Canal.
I thought all of you that are going to fish the tourney on
Saturday would like to know there are FISH.
Good luck saturday. I unfortunately can't be there.
I would have enjoyed meeting you all.
Tight Lines..........
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06-17-2004, 04:31 PM
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...and in person!
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Scituate MA
Posts: 999
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educate a neophyte -
what is a 5" swimmer?
my surf bag is busting open with crap that only caught me.
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06-17-2004, 04:39 PM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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I fished off the canal yesterday with my convenrench and got a problem with it. I didn't fish alot. I was struggling with the backlashes. I got a bite.
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06-17-2004, 05:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: carver,
Posts: 465
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I fished the canal this am and there were fish on top. nothing big, but they were fish. Saw lots of fish rolling and not smacking! me thinks there were sand eels about
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work hard, fish hard and die happy!
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06-17-2004, 05:53 PM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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Cool. I hope that they are fat.
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06-17-2004, 11:32 PM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
Posts: 727
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i am getting a penn 7500ss reel with a 8ft MH rod should this be a good set up for the canal
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todays schoolie is tomorrows keeper,todays keeper is tomorrows cow,practice catch and release!!!.
GOD BLESS THE NRA!!!!
ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
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06-17-2004, 11:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Holyoke
Posts: 174
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Just me but that doesn't seem like it would balance out right. If it was me I would go with a bigger rod. But who am I to say. lol
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" There's no way, no way you could have come from my gene's. When we get home I am going punch your momma right in the mouth." Sheriff B. T. Justice
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06-18-2004, 09:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: cranston
Posts: 815
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Quote:
Originally posted by CANAL RAT
i am getting a penn 7500ss reel with a 8ft MH rod should this be a good set up for the canal
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I had a 7500ss it is too heavy to plug with. If you are chunking it would be fine. |
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06-18-2004, 09:12 AM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
Posts: 727
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Quote:
Originally posted by rwilhelm
I had a 7500ss it is too heavy to plug with. If you are chunking it would be fine.
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what would be a good outfit for pluging and eeling   |
todays schoolie is tomorrows keeper,todays keeper is tomorrows cow,practice catch and release!!!.
GOD BLESS THE NRA!!!!
ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
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06-18-2004, 09:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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The 7500SS is fine for everything. its a little heavy but its got good line capacity. Perhaps the 6500SS is reel enough?
the 8 foot rod is too short for the canal IMO. You will need some casting distance and 8 feet just won't give you much distance.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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06-18-2004, 09:44 AM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
Posts: 727
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Quote:
Originally posted by Saltheart
The 7500SS is fine for everything. its a little heavy but its got good line capacity. Perhaps the 6500SS is reel enough?
the 8 foot rod is too short for the canal IMO. You will need some casting distance and 8 feet just won't give you much distance.
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how about a 9-10 ft rod |
todays schoolie is tomorrows keeper,todays keeper is tomorrows cow,practice catch and release!!!.
GOD BLESS THE NRA!!!!
ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
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06-18-2004, 11:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: carver,
Posts: 465
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I have a 9' 1084 and a 10' 1209 that I use in the canal. The 1209 cast like a dream with 3.5oz
the 1084 cast 2-2.5 oz nicely too.
love them both.
the 8' that you have might do okay with bombers but when those fish are bustin top and the guy next you can reach and you can't you'll be 
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work hard, fish hard and die happy!
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06-18-2004, 11:32 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: carver,
Posts: 465
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BACK TO THE REPORT
perfect tide this morning down at the canal, with very small fish to show. condtions were almost perfect, except for the fog. I have no depth perception in the fog and I was over casting breaking fish by 20-30 feet.
didn't see any else catching because I couldn't see two poles away, BUT the guys across the canal were talking so loud i could hear them, from the sounds of it they weren't catching either.
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work hard, fish hard and die happy!
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06-18-2004, 12:04 PM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: south plymouth, MA
Posts: 727
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Quote:
Originally posted by Saltheart
The 7500SS is fine for everything. its a little heavy but its got good line capacity. Perhaps the 6500SS is reel enough?
the 8 foot rod is too short for the canal IMO. You will need some casting distance and 8 feet just won't give you much distance.
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would a shimano baitrunner 230/20 and a 10 tica MH rod be good for the canal |
todays schoolie is tomorrows keeper,todays keeper is tomorrows cow,practice catch and release!!!.
GOD BLESS THE NRA!!!!
ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
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06-18-2004, 01:53 PM
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Hardcore Equipment Tester
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Abington, MA
Posts: 6,234
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Canal Rat that sounds like a good rod.
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Bent Rods and Screaming Reels!
Spot NAZI
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06-18-2004, 02:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: blackstone MA
Posts: 18
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Canal trip
I got a chance to go fishing last Wednesday so I went to the canal I was on the west side all the way out to the fog horn. I got there a little past 9am. My first cast using a swimmer one small schooley fowled it up but wouldn’t take it. After that I switched to mackerel. After about 15 min I hook my first keeper just made 28” first keeper in 4 years. After that I did not get anything else. I had to leave to go to work at 12 at that time my friend showed up I gave him a call after work to see how he made out. He stayed until about 8pm that night but didn’t get nothing!
I’m going back next week to try my luck again.
John Scap....
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