Block report - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Rob Rockcrawler · 10-23-2009, 05:13 PM

Just got back from a 4 day on the island. Fish at almost every spot i tried. Only one skunking and that was only for about an hour, the place had a bad wind. Shockingly, most of the fish were caught on green needles and eels! They were liking the dannys also. Nothin too huge, biggest was 22 lbs, and a lot close to that size. The biggest of out group was a 31 lb. What is the deal with green needles out there? I did have a brand new vmc 5/0 siwash bent and lost the fish that was attached. I couldn't turn that fish. Put the 1201L in the truck for the duration of the trip after that happened. I probably could have sold green red gills out there for 10 bucks each.

tattoobob · 10-23-2009, 05:36 PM

Thanks for the report, lets hope the fish hold there for 2 weeks when I go over,

lime green needles work and that's all we need to know

surfflyfish · 10-23-2009, 06:34 PM

nice report.

Joe · 10-23-2009, 09:19 PM

Green Needlefish and Red Gills....they work but so do a lot of newer things also. I used just a small 4-slot plug bag out there and eels. Usually, the people fishing the traditional stuff are the people with either experience, or they are with someone who is. Five and ten feet either way from where you like to stand, the distance cast, etc, all can make a big difference out there also.

Islander77 · 10-23-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

What is the deal with green needles out there?

Seriously??? Sorry are you serious??? you have never heard the term BI Green before??? Umm yea green needles, not just any green though gotta be BRIGHT NEON green... hmmm and people wonder why I got that big afterhours needle that day with a lime green a goldish color.... and yes redfins ya drill a hole load em and send em...

piemma · 10-24-2009, 12:41 AM

lime green needles work and that's all we need to know[/QUOTE]

DZ, the secret is out

Rob Rockcrawler · 10-24-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Islander77

Seriously??? Sorry are you serious??? you have never heard the term BI Green before??? Umm yea green needles, not just any green though gotta be BRIGHT NEON green... hmmm and people wonder why I got that big afterhours needle that day with a lime green a goldish color.... and yes redfins ya drill a hole load em and send em...

I was serious in a joking way, i know they work out there, everyone does. But what the hell is so special about em there. I brought 4 different greenies but used a super strike about 80% of the time. When i got into a run of smaller fish, < 32" i switched over to a pollack cowboy and a herring danny and culled out the bigger fish. I got a massive tail smack on a 10" AH needle in white, she never came back for seconds though.

DZ · 10-24-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

I probably could have sold green red gills out there for 10 bucks each.

Rob,
Love to hear it. Red Gills working means the island is loaded with sand eels. Islander77 knows about Block Island Green - his dad was one of if not the first to use that pattern. The color works everywhere not just Block - I'm always amazed why guys don't use it more on the mainland. I have one of Tagger's Spofford Needles in neon green and it's on the third set of trebles this season - bass can't leave it alone!

DZ

ivanputski · 10-24-2009, 12:23 PM

I have a can of the absolute BRIGHTEST neon green spray paint available, (not easy to find) and being an artist, have a trick that makes it even brighter... Long gone are my days of searching for a certain plug in a certain color... I have also had luck on neon needles... but I have to say that any night they were killing the green needle, they were smashing all the other colors as well... I think its usually more about PROFILE then COLOR...

Islander77 · 10-24-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DZ

Rob,
Love to hear it. Red Gills working means the island is loaded with sand eels. Islander77 knows about Block Island Green - his dad was one of if not the first to use that pattern. The color works everywhere not just Block - I'm always amazed why guys don't use it more on the mainland. I have one of Tagger's Spofford Needles in neon green and it's on the third set of trebles this season - bass can't leave it alone!

DZ

SHHHHH DZ greens dont work on this side of the pond... lol and Ivan I paint and generally the bottom coat darkens or brightens the top... lol I gotta get over there soon and see the grandfather so....

Flaptail · 10-24-2009, 03:38 PM

Ya mean like this....?

Islander77 · 10-24-2009, 04:25 PM

something like that flaptail.. the top one any how...

Thumper · 10-24-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaptail

Ya mean like this....?

damm how much you want for that northbar?

Islander77 · 10-24-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jdr365

damm how much you want for that northbar?

If you would quit buying %$%$%$%$e maybe just maybe we could make it back over to were that color rules????? WTF over??

Islander77 · 10-24-2009, 04:31 PM

Ps Flaptail nice oldschool gibbs... or is that one of dels??? I know habs had em to for a bit but the 3 hook one was actually the gibbs bigger body style... Got some of them blanks kicking round I should seal and pant up... lol

ivanputski · 10-24-2009, 04:36 PM

you need a green that looks like an 80's skiing outfit... I dont have hundreds and hundreds of plugs... so I'm constantly painting and re-painting plugs based on what i need them for... (long enough before fishing so they no longer smell...)

Thumper · 10-24-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Islander77

If you would quit buying %$%$%$%$e maybe just maybe we could make it back over to were that color rules????? WTF over??

we can go tonight ferry leaves in an hour

blondterror · 10-24-2009, 05:19 PM

here's a few of my versions of the Spofford needles in a few sizes with the lime/yellow colors. These are rattle can painted with neon flagging
colors from my hardware store.

i have been fishing them with decent luck on the SoCo beaches and breachways at low current times

Plus a small danny still in process...

chris

Tagger · 10-24-2009, 06:08 PM

DZ ,, Bob ,, See you soon ... great way to cap a season off ..

Vogt · 10-24-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tagger

DZ ,, Bob ,, See you soon ... great way to cap a season off ..

neon madness

numbskull · 10-24-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tagger

DZ ,, Bob ,, See you soon ... great way to cap a season off ..

I know what those big needles can do in a blue version, Dennis. Grab as many as you can, fish them with confidence, and you will be very glad you did.

tattoobob · 10-24-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

I know what those big needles can do in a blue version, Dennis. Grab as many as you can, fish them with confidence, and you will be very glad you did.

I also have the blue ones, and watched Eddie catch some nice fish on them last year, Ed 14 more days

Islander77 · 10-25-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jdr365

we can go tonight ferry leaves in an hour

Im thinking tomorrow.. had an appointment tonight so no go.. lmao

piemma · 10-25-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ivanputski

I have a can of the absolute BRIGHTEST neon green spray paint available, (not easy to find) and being an artist, have a trick that makes it even brighter... Long gone are my days of searching for a certain plug in a certain color... I have also had luck on neon needles... but I have to say that any night they were killing the green needle, they were smashing all the other colors as well... I think its usually more about PROFILE then COLOR...

You are right but I'll tell you guys a little secret. I was searching for the Neon green everywhere. Happened to walk into an Ace hardware in Warwick (Saks) and yep, they got it. Kinda pricey at $7.00 a rattle can but worth the price.

5/0 · 10-26-2009, 06:22 AM

Where's the fish porn

ivanputski · 10-26-2009, 08:52 PM

The block island ferry schedule for this time of month S U C K S!!!! I had plans to go tomorrow right after work, figuring there's got to be a ferry around 6pm... all packed up, plans made, come to find out there's only 2 ferries per day, and the LAST one is at 2:30pm... I would figure if youre only going to have 2 per day, you'd have one morning, one evening... oh well...

Islander77 · 10-26-2009, 09:31 PM

Welcome to OFF SEASON there Ivan... Yea tourists dry up so does ferry service.... I am assuming from the point think NL and Newport are done for year...........

ivanputski · 10-26-2009, 09:42 PM

yeah... only pt judith... just checked and realized the high speed ferry runs til 5:30 pm... but I still wouldnt make it... 6pm I could make, 5:30 and I'd probably watch it exit the west gap from my car... I'll make it happen one more time this season, somehow, alone if I have to...

Islander77 · 10-26-2009, 09:44 PM

lol Yea was gonna go other day didint make it and now its up in the air so...

ivanputski · 10-26-2009, 10:02 PM

or worse yet, you make it onto the ferry in the nick of time, just to realize your plug bag or korkers are in the car!!! (hasnt happened, but this is the type of thing that could easily happen when it comes down to minutes and seconds...