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07-22-2009, 10:01 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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New Moon, Big Tides....
And maybe a fish or two
Yup, gonna go on the prowl tonite... 
No doubt it's gonna be hunt and peck - did some recon Monday before sundown, took a spin on my friend Komes' (who owns Flo's Clam Shack) new boat and cruised into the night... ended up with nada, nothin' - the old skunkaroo...  ...and we covered a lot of water
No bass, we were actually looking for bluefish - for shark bait - he left this AM for the MV Shark Tournament and wanted to load up. We didn't see a single bird, ran into one small pod of fish on Washington Ledge that came and went, marked a little bait but that was it...  ...I dunno
It was a nice night for a boat ride, anyway I guess - and a real nice boat. Brand spankin' new 38' Fountain offshore sportfisherman, triple supercharged 300 Mercs and it flat ass flies...45 mph at 4200 rpm, top end is probably 75 to 80...  ...the thing that freaked me out was how quiet it was
But I'll be back to hoofing it tonight - I still like my rocks, too old to change now...like I tell Komes, ya don't need no stinkin' boat... 
But it was pretty damned sweet... 
BTW, if any of you S-B'ers are on the Vineyard or in the tournament, look for the sportfisherman 'Shack Attack' - she's sorta hard to miss with the 4' high Flo's graphics down the side - and he's got a t-shirt cannon loaded with the latest in ClamWear and hats, too...
Just tell him Dr Rocco sent ya, he'll know...it's just the old moniker from my early days at the Bon Zoo...the waitresses gave me the nickname...I have no idea why...  |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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07-22-2009, 12:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 2,395
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glad to know my fried clam/beer money is going to good use.
Ill be hopping around the typical areas as well tonight, . Good luck Crafty. I have a good feeling bout tonight.
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07-22-2009, 12:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,650
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Clamshack man is doing ok in this country.
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07-23-2009, 08:33 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Clamshack man is doing ok in this country.
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Yeah, looks like he's gonna stay, too... 
See what happens when you put your faith in the humble quahog after 30 years - there's big money in bivalves, I guess - but ya gotta work for it and work he did, as much as I like to bust him
Flo's Topside in Middletown jams, great locals spot - and it's where you'll always find a fine collection of fish-heads slaking their thirst... 
Ya know, come to think of it, he oughta sell tackle up there...
Wait'll I tell him I got into fish last night on foot - I think that's why he tries to bring a token Portagee with him, just to up the odds a little... |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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07-23-2009, 02:16 PM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
Posts: 2,608
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We used to go to their Island Park location when I was a kid. Loved the place then and the new place is pretty damm cool. Was there a couple of weeks ago to get my fill.
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"Sunshine Day Dream"
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07-24-2009, 08:59 AM
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Trophy Hunter Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: THE Other Cape
Posts: 2,508
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HANDS DOWN,
me and my family's favorite
shack for clams, and the location
is pissah!!! here's to 30 more yrs!!!
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"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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07-22-2009, 12:56 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
Posts: 3,781
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that boat sounds like a half-mill easy!
that's a lot of fried clams!
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07-22-2009, 01:28 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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New moon in July= Prime time for big doggies...  |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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07-22-2009, 01:42 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
Posts: 1,159
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i love them dogs this time of the year  good luck to ya man, ill be out there with some big snakes. |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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07-22-2009, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: new bedford, Ma.
Posts: 651
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Been on some decent fish for two nights but since I actually slept, filled a new spool, tied leaders (first time since may), and finished work I will get a big fat goose egg.
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Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.
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07-26-2009, 09:56 AM
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ditch boy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: the sea
Posts: 664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunpowder
i love them dogs this time of the year good luck to ya man, ill be out there with some big snakes. |
how did you guys do? |
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07-26-2009, 12:15 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 8,760
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the buoys in the westport were underwater yesterday, and then fog rolled through
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07-26-2009, 12:25 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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did you catch anything? I got skunked fishing for fluke, although it was a south shore Ma. area and not expecting a lot but thought it was worth a try. Had to launch in the mud but picture perfect beautiful day though.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-26-2009, 05:26 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 8,760
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several good seabass, I am trying to be more directed towards them and not the fluke given the cull rate for the fluke
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07-26-2009, 10:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 797
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i had to "witness" a 26in 7.6lbs fluke get weighed in today. she sure looked tasty!
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