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11-11-2009, 07:21 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Accessories You Love?
Buying season is soon at hand.
What fishing accessory (lets limit it to items under $100) do you find makes your fishing better and you'd recommend to others?
I'm going with Simms fingerless gloves.
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11-11-2009, 07:30 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
I'm going with Simms fingerless gloves.
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Its about time...your nostrils can't stretch out much further. |
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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11-11-2009, 07:49 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,272
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Camelback backpack. Makes long walks and packing light comfortable. Throw a little wake-me-up in the reservoir.
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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11-11-2009, 11:28 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Its about time...your nostrils can't stretch out much further.
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11-11-2009, 07:51 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 215
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I'd say of the accessories that I use regularly, most things are pretty interchangeable, with the exception of my VS pliers. I feel sort of lost with out them.
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11-11-2009, 08:07 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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$100.00 is kind of low?? So I will agree with Decksweeper.......the 1 item I would not go fishing without is definitely my VS pliers!! Many scoff at the price, I paid $250 for mine about.......5 years ago??? I have never changed the blades and I have cut a couple hooks out of people with them! However I recommend to anyone fishing do not be without a pair of cutters as one day you will have an emergency and they will be there for you!!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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11-11-2009, 08:59 AM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
Posts: 2,407
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uk vision head lamp (only light i've had last over a month - going into third year)
small princeton tech backup flashlight
aquaskinz gloves
vs pliers (although i broke the cutters on a hook and had to get them replaced)
those little rubber gasket things from EMS that hold a water bottle and clip to your belt
some rope with stainless steel clips on each end for leashing / carrying fish
nike dryfit baseball hat
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"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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11-11-2009, 09:32 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mid Coastal CT
Posts: 2,008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clogston29
uk vision head lamp (only light i've had last over a month - going into third year)
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Awesome light. I just started using it a few months ago, and Im really happy with it. |
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11-11-2009, 09:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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I've tried many different lights through the years for night fishing, everything from ones held between my teeth, to hung around my neck to clip on visor hight, even lights on my reading glasses.. the lattest and greatest IMHO ( and most comfortable) is one of those hats sold at Lowes with the light built into the visor, mine had three lights( most have 2, three is much better), one on top of the visor, two undernieth, powered by 4 hearing aid batteries in the brim of the hat and a 3 posistion switch which allow you to select which bulbs you want on), this thing is the cats meow... the lights are made by panther vision and are a purple/violet light.. they dont effect your night vision...or bother the fish. I paid about $20 for it...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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11-11-2009, 08:48 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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I must have a Z-Bass now that I have seen Taggers
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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11-11-2009, 08:50 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Have you seen it with any fish on it??? Lately???  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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11-11-2009, 04:08 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
Have you seen it with any fish on it??? Lately??? |
Sure Did Eddy got a nice 25 +/- pound striper |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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11-11-2009, 06:45 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,642
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tattoobob
Sure Did Eddy got a nice 25 +/- pound striper
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last night? |
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11-11-2009, 06:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: acushnet,mass.
Posts: 136
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the fish grip.best $13 i've spent on fishing.no rust and it floats.
Last edited by leo33; 11-11-2009 at 07:01 PM..
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11-12-2009, 01:29 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by afterhours
last night?
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Yes, |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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11-11-2009, 10:20 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,204
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I need new wading boots....desperately. Need one in the EEE width which seems like a huge problem finding.
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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11-11-2009, 11:33 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
I need new wading boots....desperately. Need one in the EEE width which seems like a huge problem finding.
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The Simms G4 are very wide and might work....though pricey and the rubber soled ones are only so/so for comfort when standing on rock. |
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11-11-2009, 11:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,650
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A dry rag.
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11-11-2009, 10:28 PM
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On a Rock in the Dark
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Wakefield, RI
Posts: 50
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Dishtowel
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Originally Posted by Joe
A dry rag.
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I use a old dishtowel, tuck it right into my wading belt, dropped it one night getting back into the car , went back the next day the thing was ripped to pieces, some varmint must have smelled the fish. |
All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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11-11-2009, 11:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: N. H. Seacoast
Posts: 368
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After years of wading out through 200 yards of slippery rocks and rock weed, which involved many falls. I finally got a wading stick. Can get out there twice as fast with almost no falls. Comes in handy for many different things. I'm just using one of my old bamboo ski poles fitted with a metal point on the end. Clip it to my belt when not using.
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11-12-2009, 07:15 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeToole
After years of wading out through 200 yards of slippery rocks and rock weed, which involved many falls. I finally got a wading stick. Can get out there twice as fast with almost no falls. Comes in handy for many different things. I'm just using one of my old bamboo ski poles fitted with a metal point on the end. Clip it to my belt when not using.
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Me too. The ski pole is a great idea. I just used a hardwood mop handle and put a EVA rod grip on it. Makes a world of difference. |
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11-11-2009, 07:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: acushnet,mass.
Posts: 136
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perfect for grabbing blues and if needed on a bass minimal damage.
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11-11-2009, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: North Branford,Ct.
Posts: 7,656
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My backpack. I put all the essentials in it. Hook cutting pliers, xtra plugs, hooks, mosquito repellent, hand warmers, rags, fillet knife, plastic bags etc. Leave it behind on a rock. It's a LL bean w/reflective striping. Shine the light and it shows up.
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Billy D.
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11-11-2009, 08:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,294
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mY AskinZ Dring rod holder (even though it is rusted up after 2 seasons...typical). makes it easier to hold my long pole when I need to use more than both hands.
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11-11-2009, 09:14 PM
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Pete K.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,953
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sunflower seeds are mandatory... secret weapon...
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