I'm not ashamed to admit.....

[RIJIMMY]

for years, I have stood on the shore, rod in hand watching blitzing blues out of casting range. Even as an adult, I stood on teh beach wsihing I could get in on the blitz. My Dad and I used to go all over Connecticut and RI looking for bluefish. Although my Dad was primarilty a striper fisherman, he loved blues.

This is my first season in my boat and although I can't wait to slide a 30,40,50 s-b over the sides, my dream was to stand in the bow and cast with light tackle to blitzing bluefish. Since last week I have lived that dream 3 times. Perfectly calm water, no boats around and in massive bluefish blitzes. My bro-in law and I went out again last night for a few hours and from 6:30 - 8:30 it was not stop blues. My boat and I were soaked in blood, biatfish, and puke. It was a dream come true. I wish my old man was around cause he would have been in heaven. I ripped a lot of lips in his honor. I'm pretty sure they remain in the bay until October - I am SO glad I got a boat!

[Van]

Very nice. I used to fish with my dad when I was a kid, times I'll never forget. He's been gone quite a few years now, but I know he would love the boat I have now.

Anyway..IMO
Boats are the cats pjs.

But it can be a "love-hate" relationship.

Enjoy.

[kippy]

Blues have saved alot of trips for me Jimmy when the bass weren't biting. They put on an awesome display when they slam surface lures. Now if they just tasted like tuna...

[striperman36]

The memory of my father comes with me everytime I go out.
It's one of the reason I still go out alone at times, I do miss him very much, but know he continues to enjoy our time fishing.

[Duke41]

Originally Posted by kippy

Now if they just tasted like tuna...

If they tasted like Tuna they would be long gone.

[Surfpirate]

yeah, it is great to be out alone but the times that come to mind are always when we were together.

dad is to my left.

[BassyiusMaximus]

RIJIMMY, I'm in the same boat as you so to speak. For all the years in the late 80's to mid 90's, we could not catch a striped bass to save our lives. Prior to 1988, we stood on the beaches, jetties and bridges and casted and would just get scup and we would watch the bluefish blitz just out of casting range. Then the boat or the period known as A.B. for After Boat and it was still a learning curve to find out where all the fish hung out and what to use to catch them but to be able to see the fish, or in many cases now, to not even see the fish and just know that they are in the water, cast out, begin reeling in and getting that hit and feeling the line and rod go tight is always the magic. Like you and your dad, my dad too, loves to catch bluefish and either smoke them or what we have been doing a lot of lately in ripping them as soon as they get on the boat, removing that bloodline at the top by the spine and icing them, then filleting them back at home, marinading them in vinegar, garlic some salt and pepper and after 24-48 hours, take them out and either grill them or fry them up and boy, it is so good. Even better once they are fried is let them set in the fridge for a day or two then fry them again to heat them up and it is like fish jerky, you could pack it away and sail the seven seas.

My mom passed away suddenly this past October, we thought she had years to go but such is life, I was in a position to buy a new boat and wanted to get my dad out on it before the unthinkable happens so we have been out all season having the best season of all time. Of course the new boat has 100 more hp than his boat and is longer and bigger in every dimension than the one we had spent a good 20 years on so we get to the fishing grounds fresh and go home much fresher. Never ashamed to admit . . .
RI, perhaps we could start a site, www.bluefish.com, ha, ha, ha. Imagine the trolls?, and even the humor? or the questions about what to use for bluefish or spot burning bluefish???, would be a riot methinks.

[NEXT2NUN]

Welcome to the boat world, may all your wet dreams come true

[teaser]

Originally Posted by NEXT2NUN

Welcome to the boat world, may all your wet dreams come true

Hey, that's the name of my boat!

[daceman63]

I haven't tried it myself...yet...but I heard that when the blues are blitzing above that you should rig some chunk with a heavy weight to drop it fast down through the blitzing blues. They say...and you know how"they"can be....that bass can be lazy and set under the blitz catching the falling chunks that the blues miss.

It seems plausable so the next time I see blues blitzing all over the place I'm planning on rigging some chunk to test the theory.

But it's nice to come home bloodied and bruised for a day of fighting blue fish. Reminds me of the summer of 2000. Just got my boat and towed it to Wellfleet. Calm water and blues all over the bay. Every cast had fish chasing. If we dropped one it was no big deal as we'd always hook up in the next cast. It does make for a fun day.

[InTheHole]

We had acres of blues on Saturday and Sunday on Butler flats outside of New Bedford harbor, my kids threw poppers at them until they couldn't lift their arms, great time.

[Clammer]

F$%^&* EM

Kill them all ;;

guess its time for a midnight ride to Wickford

[kippy]

Originally Posted by Clammer

F$%^&* EM

Kill them all ;;

guess its time for a midnight ride to Wickford

sounds like a bluefish lovefest for the clammer!

[luds]

I just want one big bluefish from shore. Just one. I almost never get blues (not even one so far this season) and they are always micro's.

[Clammer]

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