Fishing Heating Up! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

179 · 08-14-2002, 10:20 AM

Saturday took bass to 38" off of BI's Southeast corner, and Monday evening grabbed this 45" 35lb fish off of Point Judith Lighthouse, in 50' of water. It seems like the big fish are beginning to stir again......

Our local waters are currently loaded with baitfish... Get down deep under the bait to find these guys....

Van · 08-14-2002, 10:21 AM

NICE FISH !!!
WOOHOO !!!

STEVE IN MASS · 08-14-2002, 10:32 AM

Nice!!!!

These boats guys are KILLING me......

Van · 08-14-2002, 10:39 AM

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Originally posted by STEVE IN MASS
Nice!!!!

These boats guys are KILLING me......

Steve:
Don't you know anyone in,,,say,,,the Weymouth area who owns a boat like maybe a 25' proline.... who fishes alot... by any chance?

Scotch Bonnet · 08-14-2002, 11:12 AM

Good work, Don!!!

capesams · 08-14-2002, 11:46 AM

THEM"S the 1's I keep losen

VERY NICE fish!

If ya want icecream ya gotta go to the icecream store[boat]
funny thing though , when I do fish the beach I don't loose tha biggin's

Brooksie · 08-14-2002, 02:53 PM

Nice Fish!!!

I had the biggest striper I've ever felt on last night but screwed it up, it felt like she was going to nest me so I tightened the drag a bit and snap. Bye Bye.

Van · 08-14-2002, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by Brooksie
so I tightened the drag a bit and snap. Bye Bye.

OUCH !!!!
Bummer.

Bill L · 08-14-2002, 03:06 PM

Don, nice fish!

Hey, that might put you in first place in the (forgotten?) informal boat tourney???

GBOUTDOORS · 08-14-2002, 03:20 PM

Great fish Don and I think that is the new big boat fish so far concrats.

JohnR · 08-14-2002, 03:33 PM

Brooksie - never tighten up the drag, if you have good line you can simulate that by cupping the spool with your palm and get the same effect, release you hand and your back to the easier drag. I know, I've been there and I've done it and it's why a too tight drag has cost me at least one fish from shore that could have gone 50 pounds or better

TheSpecialist · 08-14-2002, 03:41 PM

Nice fish.

STEVE IN MASS · 08-14-2002, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by John R
Brooksie - never tighten up the drag, if you have good line you can simulate that by cupping the spool with your palm and get the same effect, release you hand and your back to the easier drag. I know, I've been there and I've done it and it's why a too tight drag has cost me at least one fish from shore that could have gone 50 pounds or better

Eh-hem...one word....Baitrunner....

mrmacey · 08-14-2002, 04:38 PM

NOW THATS WHAT IM TALKIN!!!!!!
WEEKEND WEEK OUT I TRY IM RUNNING INTO IRESPONSIBLE
PEPOLE WHO CALL ME FRI 9PM AND TELL ME THERE NOT GOING WITH ME IN THE MORNING THEN GO OUT WITH PEPOLE WHO GET SEA SICK GOTTA COME BACK THEN WHEN I DO FINALLY GET OUT THERE I GET EATEN BY SCUP SO I SETTLE FOR THEM THIS WEEKEND IM NOT COMING HOME TILL I CAN MATCH THAT PIC!!
IM DUE IVE BEEN FISHING OFF AND ON FOR 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE AND STILL HAVNT CAUGHT A STRIPER NOT EVEN A SCHOOLIE IM DOIN SOMETHING WRONG GOT THE BOAT RODS LURES I GUESS ITS PAITENTS AND TIME PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT WHEN I SEEN
THAT GIRLS THE OTHER DAY ON HERE IM LIKE WHATS UP THERE OUT THERE BUT SINCE GETTING MY BOAT IVE BEEN HAVING A BALL
WIFE CANT TAKE IT SEASICK BAD WHEN WE GO OUT BUT THIS WEEKEND ILL BE OUT THERE BY MYSELF IF I HAVE TOO TILL I GET ONE OF THEM ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL FISHING OUT OF PLYMOUTH THANKS FOR THE GREAT PIC GETS ME GOING TO GET OUT THERE!!!

JohnR · 08-14-2002, 07:38 PM

Mr Macey tUrN yOuR CapLoCKs OfF! - It seems like you're yelling at everyone

You haven't caught a striper in how long? Where the hell are you fishing?

What the hell are you using?

And what time are you going?

Are you on a trailer or a slip?

Homerun04 · 08-14-2002, 07:42 PM

Nice fish buddy. Glad to see you got the keeper we've been chasing all summer....see you out there this weekend.

Bill L · 08-14-2002, 07:49 PM

Don, what were you using (If you don't mind me asking

) ??

TheSpecialist · 08-14-2002, 07:59 PM

I gonna guess rhymes with skunker

Bill L · 08-14-2002, 08:04 PM

I'm gonna guess it rhymes with lube and squirm on fire sign

179 · 08-14-2002, 08:08 PM

Hey Guys,
Thanks for all the compliments on the fish. I will now divuldge my secret success for large bass.

Snug Harbor Green Umbrella Rig, Wire Line, 50' of water, Plug Depth 40' or so, trolling speed was 3.2mph. It's really funny but I was out there targeting blues when this guy hit, I would have never dreamed this fish would have hit. It was also only about 6:00pm, not prime fishing time by any means...Just shows that you always need to be ready...

The bass caught off BI (South East Corner) this past weekend were taken on a black tube 18" and Worm, same deal with the wire and depth fished...Seems like the bass have been hanging in the 40-50' depths.

I'm not sure if this is the biggest for the boat tourney, I had forgotten all about it actually. But if it's okay with John and others, I'll submit it into the tourney.... I am pretty certain there will be some 40lb+ fish weighed in soon though...

Scotch Bonnet · 08-14-2002, 08:23 PM

''lube and squirm on fire sign''LOL. We gotta start talking in code.

JohnR · 08-14-2002, 09:05 PM

Hmmm - caught it on a 'mella fig

Nice fish - yip, put it up but I'm trying to remember if GB's from earlier was bigger....

We're going to need a Tournament Director for next year

Sweet fish...

Scotch Bonnet · 08-14-2002, 09:13 PM

I think GB's bass was just under 30#s

mrmacey · 08-15-2002, 12:22 AM

sorry bout the caps i get excited when i see big fish im trailering my boat out of plymouth most of the time ive used chunk herring tube and worm crippled herring with pork tail ive used rig with little eels on it ive caught blues with the tube and worm just havnt had luck with stripers i think my problem is cant get boat slow enough or get rigs deep enough when i chunk i use fish finder and 6oz weight im useing 60lb mono i read alot about lines is that too much ive been out there all through the tides low to high fish finder says theres fish there but to this day i havnt caught a striper yet i can only assume im doin something wrong i try week in and out i catch a good sunburn though i usally fish below 50 ft ill keep reading and putting suggestions to work my next step is to hire a pro to go out and show me how first hand on what im doin wrong thanks for your time i wont use caps again until i get something worthy of putting up here but im having fun i like everything about fishing my real experience is going out with 50 pepole on capt johns year in and out so i know how to bottom fish this year got my own boat and its so worth it fishing in peace by myself i love it even if i cant catch stripers i enjoy fishing and being out on the water!!!!!!!!

JohnR · 08-15-2002, 07:33 AM

OK - now I'm on the same page with you. First off, travel north to Scituate and get your self in rockier water or go off Manomet but have an EXCELLENT chart in either case. Do not go solo. You will need at least one other semi-capable person when trolling in the mine fields (I mean lobstah traps). Alot of areas that hold bass hold boulders too, some tantalizingly close to creating a hole for all that water anxiously waiting to get inside yer boat... Never fly thru this area as there are tons of barley submerged hull breakers. I can't emphasize that enough.

Off Manomet, there are tons of boulders, lobsters and other bass attractants - steer clear of the lobster traps. The only time I fished the place (a few weeks ago) I marked a fair amount of nice fish in there.

If you look inside just this area, there is tons of structure to hold fish. Just in that area alone.... Just north & south of the harbor mouth - is a TON of structrue. You can even anchor and chunk as long as you're not going to block off someone that's drifting thru.

Now next trick, get your tube & worm down. 60 pound mono might be too much, the line probably has it's own wake. Best bet is to use leadcore line and troll fairly slow. This will get your tubes down into the strike zone. Alternate tube colors - say one black & one red or orange & purple - mix 'em up. Another thing is using the soft plastics on light tackle gear. Got Stripers from http://Ledgerunnerbaits.com developed alot of his stuff in rocky ledges like that area - his plastics can be pretty deadly there where he cut his teeth on them rocks...

Get on the water early. You want to have the boat off the trailer and heading out of the harbor when it's light enough to see the lobster traps but the sun is still just below the horizon.

Good Polarized Glasses are a MUST. Not only can you occasionally see the actual fish in clear waters of Scituate & Manomet but it also helps in seeing the rocks and ledges in the area... Not only will they help you fish, they are a valueable safety device.

Scotch Bonnet · 08-15-2002, 07:36 AM

30 lb mono is plenty. 60 lb may be turning the stripers away.

denis · 08-15-2002, 09:12 AM

179

nice fish, were you on point jude pond yesterday afternoon? Do you have a black or blue dodger?

179 · 08-15-2002, 09:52 AM

Dennis,
No I haven't been on the water since Monday. Here is a quick picture of the boat, if you see me out there wave me down, or give us a call on channel 69 of the VHF...Love to meet you.

Brooksie · 08-15-2002, 10:28 AM

John, you mentioned polarized sun glasses, I bought a pair for 17.99, and really can't see any difference. I imagine I probably need to spend some more money and get a decent pair.

JohnR · 08-15-2002, 10:34 AM

The Flying Fisherman's are supposedly pretty good and are for cheap money - under $20. Most cheap glasses that are "polarized" don't work too well.

I invested almost a hundred smackers on a Costa Del Mar set of "fishing" glasses. They are awesome and well worth it - best pair I have ever owned and I chose lenses that work best for MY needs... I see ledges and fish that no other glasses have gotten me even close to.

From what I have seen otherwise, the Flying Fisherman's are probably the best for under $20 ( The Walmart FLW's I had really sucked in comparison for cheapys), then the low-mid range ActionOptix are good - then the Costas - then the expensive Costas and Maui Jims & Ocean Waves...

Lots of decent choices from $20 to 300