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09-22-2003, 07:35 AM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
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Giant Tuna breaking everywhere
Headed to Stellwagon to jig for some cod. Didn't do so hot, so we decided to head back towards the Race and snap some wire. About three miles off shore I heard my buddy yell Holy Cow! (or something like that) Then I looked starboard to see, what looked like to me, the water after a whale breaks surface. I told him he just saw a hump-back, but he called me a moron and said just shut up and cast into those blue fish now. As I was tying on, I saw one. This thing must have easily have been 1400+, and it came all the way out of the water like a porpoise putting on a show at Sea World. It was the most amazing, huge thing I have ever seen. I guess seven giants were landed that night. I landed two blue fish. My buddy Rocko pulled in two line sides over 40", but no Tuna. Wow, coolest thing I ever saw. Now I just gotta go spend 3 grand on a nice tuna rig.
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seals + plovers = 
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09-22-2003, 08:14 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Was this saturday or sunday?
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09-22-2003, 08:25 AM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
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Saturday
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seals + plovers =
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09-22-2003, 08:38 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I was out there sunday, and it was bumpy but lots of boats had the $3k tuna setups you mentioned.
It's got to be awesome live lining a bluefish for one of those monsters.
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09-22-2003, 01:31 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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I've seen them come all the way out of the water like that in the east end of the Canal  |
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09-22-2003, 01:35 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Did you know that Mackerel can fly?
Yep
Put a GBF behind em, and they levitate about 6 inches off the water.
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Ski Quicks Hole
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09-22-2003, 01:54 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Quote:
Originally posted by likwid
Did you know that Mackerel can fly?
Yep
Put a GBF behind em, and they levitate about 6 inches off the water.
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So do 10 pound bluefish  |
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09-22-2003, 02:01 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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even with a 12/0 hook, 10 feet of 300lb mono, and another 50 yards of 130lb mono behind that
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and a balloon! |
Ski Quicks Hole
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09-22-2003, 05:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
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And maybe Turbo from Breakin 2, Electric Boogaloo.
He broke like crazy,
Or maybe breaked.
Fat Boys.....
Later,
Boogaloo Shrimp
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John Redmond Thinks He's Smart By Changing My Avatar
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09-22-2003, 05:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Oh Yeah, Mikey.
It's Stellwagen.
Not Stellwagon, I think.
Love,
Mr. Spellchecker
I am to bust!!!
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John Redmond Thinks He's Smart By Changing My Avatar
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09-22-2003, 08:57 PM
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got gas?
Join Date: Mar 2002
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If any of you guys get down toward Snug Harbor Marina, they have a picture on the wall of a 1000+ Blue fin chasing a bluefish. Both Fish are about 5 feet above the surface. On the next frame the tuna us heading back onto the drink with the blue in his mouth....awesome.
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09-23-2003, 07:54 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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There is a time series photo (super high speed film I guess) taken by one of the Murray brothers, maybe the same print, but it is my favorite fishing picture!
'hound
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-23-2003, 12:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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When you see a Giant Blue Fin leap in the canal , the first thing you do is look for someone else who saw it. Its so hard to believe you need someone else to tell you "yep , Your not crazy , I saw it too".  |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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09-23-2003, 02:45 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Quote:
Originally posted by Saltheart
When you see a Giant Blue Fin leap in the canal , the first thing you do is look for someone else who saw it. Its so hard to believe you need someone else to tell you "yep , Your not crazy , I saw it too".
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Still kinda gets me edgy when I hear one at night. Makes me hold up my casts for a few minutes, too. Last thing I wanna do is lose 300 yards of braid to one of those freight trains |
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09-23-2003, 02:51 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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bah
it'd be worth it to lose all 300 yards
it'd be more worth it if you could actually turn it  |
Ski Quicks Hole
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09-23-2003, 03:10 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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You have as much chance of turning one of those as you have of turning a 38' Bertram that runs over yer line 
I've seen guys try, tho. Takes a BFT about 100 seconds to empty a Squidder on a running current. Even with the guy running down the service road as fast as he can. It's fun to watch  |
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09-23-2003, 11:05 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Yeah but atleast then you got about 20 people that were also standing there watching the pig fly by with your line at mach 3
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Ski Quicks Hole
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09-24-2003, 11:27 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Best part of the show is when the guy clamps both his thumbs down on the spool to try and slow it down. I think they hear the "YEEEEOOOOWWWWWW" all the way to Nantucket.
Or when the guy leaves the rod in a spike with just the clicker on, and the line goes out so fast it backlashes. Usually the rod winds up wedged in the rocks before the 30# mono breaks
One thing about the Canal in the middle of the day---there's always the potential for a sideshow |
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