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07-12-2013, 03:43 PM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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My daughters first striper
For years , fishing the salt, I failed at putting my little girl on some fish other than tons of bluefish. Both my wife and son have caught stripers but she never did. That changed over Memorial day weekend. We were up at lake texoma for 3 days. The shad were spawning, they look similar to peanut bunker and the stripers were slamming top waters - gibbs pencils, all along the shore. Day 1 I went solo and got about 12 fish, all 5- 12 lbs. was back at the cottage by 8am Day 2 I brought my daughter. Conditions were totally different, no signs of bait. A few casts along the shore and bam, she was on. Pic attached. We got a few more but nothing like the day before. She was pretty psyched. The next day, I took my son out, bait was everywhere but no bass. We managed a few dinks. Spent the rest of the day tubing.
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07-12-2013, 03:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pembroke
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Awesome! Congrats
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07-12-2013, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: stoughton, ma
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07-12-2013, 04:17 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,505
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Well done.
I'm curious what water temp does that lake have to maintain those fish....doesn't get too warm I guess.
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07-12-2013, 04:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 12,632
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that's fantastic Jim!
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07-12-2013, 04:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
Posts: 11,786
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that,s geat Jimmy
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ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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07-12-2013, 06:06 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Priceless!!
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07-12-2013, 06:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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A day she will remember!  |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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07-12-2013, 07:28 PM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 4,516
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Sweet. Blow that pic up and throw it on the wall. She'll always love it.
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seals + plovers = 
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07-12-2013, 08:21 PM
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Annisquam Assassin
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Peabody, MA
Posts: 669
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Congrats man! Still hoping to put my son on his first fish this year! Good stuff man!
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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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07-12-2013, 09:26 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 4 hours from my favorite place
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Beautiful story, beautiful girl and I bet even IF she changes her mind about fishing at some point she will be back! I commend you for taking her to begin with |
Simplify.......
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07-13-2013, 08:03 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Awesome Jimmy. Love it!!! Still miss seeing you at our "hole" on the North end.
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No boat, back in the suds. 
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07-13-2013, 08:30 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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Cool!!
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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07-13-2013, 09:10 AM
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No Trolling allowed
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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Nice story Jim. I can't believe how much your daughter has grown.
Are we getting older?
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1 @ 32 Pledge. Our beloved Striped Bass are in trouble AGAIN.
I fished through the lean years and don't want to live through another collapse of the stock.
2 fish @ 28" is ridiculous.
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07-13-2013, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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thanks for sharing Jimmy
we have no kids
so it's nice to see the Moment of Joy
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07-13-2013, 09:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
Posts: 1,501
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Nice! Puttin smiles on kid's faces is what it's all about
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07-13-2013, 09:38 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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Thanks guys. Yeah Bruce, we are getting older, man I feel my 40s. My daughter turn 11 in few weeks, when you met her she was @ 6.
Makai, the lake is deep, 80 ft in some spots, stripers actually spawn here , trophy fish would be anything over 20lbs, but on freshwater gear they r a blast. Lake record is mid 30s. Winter and spring r the best times.
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07-13-2013, 10:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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awesome!!
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07-13-2013, 11:11 AM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Nice, another memory to last through the years. |
" Choose Life "
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07-13-2013, 01:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,295
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Congrats to her!
Do others fish pencils there?
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07-13-2013, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: NY
Posts: 1,073
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Awesome!
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07-14-2013, 08:47 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Congrats to your little girl!
Front Page!
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-14-2013, 06:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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NICE Jimmy you must be the proudest Dad .
Kids , its the best thing for a dad . My daughters make me proud often . They are my life right now . its all about them and their persuits .
How do those texas bass fight ?
are you a yankee or a damn yankee ?
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07-14-2013, 10:15 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chris L
NICE Jimmy you must be the proudest Dad .
Kids , its the best thing for a dad . My daughters make me proud often . They are my life right now . its all about them and their persuits .
How do those texas bass fight ?
are you a yankee or a damn yankee ?
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I haven't seen your daughters in years - are they still in school? Near graduating HS? My son is 12 now so your's must bee later teens...
Here is my kid (gonna be taller than me in a few years) :
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-15-2013, 07:51 AM
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Here fishy fishy
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Whoville
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Great pick RIJ.
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07-15-2013, 08:35 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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John, Thanks for the front page! She'll be psyched (an probabaly embarrased_ when I show her tonight.
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07-15-2013, 12:12 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
Posts: 3,781
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Congrats, that is truly the greatest thing about fishing, that you can share it with your kids and see an excitement in their eyes that you really share with them.
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07-15-2013, 08:51 PM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 764
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Nice!
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07-16-2013, 04:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
I haven't seen your daughters in years - are they still in school? Near graduating HS? My son is 12 now so your's must bee later teens...
Here is my kid (gonna be taller than me in a few years) :
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alexis 18 is in college and Jessie 15 is a sophmore in HS . Thanks for asking . Thats a good kid you got there John last time I saw him he was a baby . Yeah they are my whole life right now . between alexis's job and school . jessie with soccer , track , karate , school , lacrosse , soccer referee and religion they keep me busy . Its all good . I get out to fish when i can which is only the dark hours maybe once a month . And with all that I still work 8 hours a day . |
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07-17-2013, 08:18 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: People's Republic
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Two great photos!
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