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08-30-2004, 09:36 AM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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Newport
I went to Newport yesterday with the better half and took a swing down Ocean Drive to see if any bluefish were working (she wasn't pleased) I didnt see any activity but was curious if anybody else caught there.
She hasn't left me yet BM..

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08-30-2004, 10:10 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
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kip
a better way is
"Honey lets take a ride and look at the beautiful houses/mansions " . "hey look there is the ocean and are those fish " ? " WOW "
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08-30-2004, 10:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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Just start shopping on Thames and ditch her when she goes into a store
-spence
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08-30-2004, 10:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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Chris has the right approach. Always worked for me. 
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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08-30-2004, 10:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
Posts: 3,630
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I watched bait get driven up on the rocks all day yesterday around the corner at my work.
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08-30-2004, 11:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,704
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Its been pretty active down the Drive the past couple of weeks.
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08-30-2004, 01:25 PM
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Reagan Republican
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 235
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Nothing but Bluefish down there. Where have all the Stripers gone?
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"I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink." - ADM William "Bull" Halsey
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08-30-2004, 01:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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Quote:
Originally posted by Navy Chief
Where have all the Stripers gone?
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My freezer 
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08-30-2004, 03:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,704
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Quote:
Originally posted by Navy Chief
Nothing but Bluefish down there. Where have all the Stripers gone?
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Unda da bloos!
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08-30-2004, 04:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: north shore
Posts: 624
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newport
was fishing last friday in newport and there were plenty of bass the hour before sunrise...all about keeper size...hiting plugs and flies...then the bluefish moved in and the stripers quieted down after sunrise...
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08-30-2004, 06:56 PM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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You guys have the right idea.."honey go browse the shops..I have to run to the store for a minute"

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08-30-2004, 07:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Tiverton
Posts: 13
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Sunday AM was dead slow, only one swirl in 2 hours of casting in several spots.
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08-30-2004, 08:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Fifth Ward
Posts: 273
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Quote:
Originally posted by kippy
You guys have the right idea.."honey go browse the shops..I have to run to the store for a minute"
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"browse " and "buy" can often be misinterpreted. Don't ever leave your wife alone in downtown Newport... the damage can be extensive. Its cheaper to rent a moive, nuc some popcorn, put her to sleep, and then slip out of the house for a few hours of fishing.
The blues are everywhere. They've destroyed a few of my plugs and all my soft baits. 
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08-31-2004, 06:04 AM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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You probably need to be there at the right time on Ocean Dive for blues. I didnt have long to stay there unfortunately. Next time I will encourage her to spend the day with the girls so I can get out and fish hahd..

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08-31-2004, 07:12 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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There was a coupla week period with a mix of bass and blues - but it seems like we're in a change of mode now -
There's still plenty of bait around and sporadic blitzes, but it's slowed down for sure -
Went out last nite and found a few bluefish who obviously felt they hadn't destroyed their quota of tackle for the day
Razor-lipped bastages 
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"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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08-31-2004, 08:10 AM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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Hi Crafty, i bought these plastic orange pencil poppers at ocean state job lot a few years ago that work great on blues. I dont know if they have any more but they are cheap and can take a beating from dem blue bastages...

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08-31-2004, 08:17 AM
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Here fishy fishy
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Whoville
Posts: 2,266
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Love the Ranger for blues - cast a mile, single hook on back......
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