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05-30-2007, 09:09 PM
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And the search goes on
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: cape cod
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Blues that don't bite
my buddy and I were in a big school of Blue fish today and we threw everything we had at them twice ,and could only get a few to hit . does anyone no why that is ??? That has never happened to me before..
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05-30-2007, 10:07 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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Once before the blues would only hit bait, the stripers would hit the plugs, I thought I was in the twilight zone
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05-30-2007, 10:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Probably just a lot of bait...they had other priorities 
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05-30-2007, 10:59 PM
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Spot Preserver
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Mansfield
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Occasionally you'll run into blues just finning and sunning on the surface and they will have lock-jaw. It is very bizarre to witness but it does happen.
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05-31-2007, 06:37 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keeperreaper
Occasionally you'll run into blues just finning and sunning on the surface and they will have lock-jaw. It is very bizarre to witness but it does happen.
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05-31-2007, 08:26 AM
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Let's Rock!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Wareham, MA
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yup...have had it happen to me as well......when all else fails, try and aggravate them.......try something with rattles.
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06-01-2007, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Haven Ct
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keeperreaper
Occasionally you'll run into blues just finning and sunning on the surface and they will have lock-jaw. It is very bizarre to witness but it does happen.
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seen this myself a few times
allways in the spring.sometimes there is alot of very small bait around as well.there are times when blues will be selective. |
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06-01-2007, 07:08 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Oh they bit today.
Over and over and over and over.
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05-31-2007, 01:05 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lombardia
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Had it happen to me before. It is like entering the twilight zone
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05-31-2007, 05:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: a ledge on the Maine coast
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I actually had the same problem a few years ago, So in frustration I took off my wire leader and used a 60lb flouro leader....... fish every cast after that. I blue that was leader shy? I woldn't have beleived it unless I did it myself.
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05-31-2007, 10:08 AM
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Captain Pete
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moosh
my buddy and I were in a big school of Blue fish today and we threw everything we had at them twice ,and could only get a few to hit . does anyone no why that is ??? That has never happened to me before..
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Was the tide moving? |
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05-31-2007, 10:18 AM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
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I've had them hit a slow swimming sinking polaris type popper just below the surface, they would'nt touch one that was popped.
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05-31-2007, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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lazy blues in vineyard sound
found a sh!tload of lazy blues off gay head, many sunning on the surface, others lazily picking away at small sand eels. The only way to really catch them seemed to be to hit them on the head and rip the offering across the surface.
def not your typical bluefish behavior.
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05-31-2007, 10:52 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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I would count my lucky stars and go catch bass somewhere else!!
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05-31-2007, 07:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: south shore , ma
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i have run into that before , blues just sunning themselfs not in the mood to eat , last time that happened to me i put on the biggest popper i had and tossed it right in the middle of them i think they just hit it because i pissed them off
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06-01-2007, 09:58 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern Maine
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Yes! I have seen this so many times up here...lazy, and aloof just hanging out in the sun.
Pissed them off w/the biggest surface plug in my bag worked right over them. Most spooked but it got their attention.
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06-01-2007, 12:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 186
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when that happens sink some chunk to the bottom under the school and see if a cow stirkes at it....
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06-01-2007, 01:41 PM
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And the search goes on
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: cape cod
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Thanks ,I thought I was in another
world . at the time ...
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06-01-2007, 06:46 PM
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It's about respect baby!
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Location: ri
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They'd already fed. Note the location and try to get back there earlier the next day  apparently you missed ALOT of feeding |
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