How Was Your 2013 Season?

[seadogg]

All in all not bad, but not incredible. Got into lots of fish as early as April and hit the ditch for several great morning tides in May and June. Buzzards Bay was hot until July, with schools of 20-pound bass invading Quick's, Robinson's and the Pigs before dawn, but like many recent years the water became a bit too warm by August and the fish became fewer and fewer. Some of my best mid- summer nights were in the wetsuit slinging eels. Sadly, the false albies had my number this year, and I didn't land a one. I've never been skunked by the little torpedoes before, so I was humbled to say the least. There were no lack of fish but they had some serious lockjaw going on. I've been taking offseason trips to the Everglades for tarpon, reds and snook and those have been incredible. It's crazy, but I'm really getting hooked on it.
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[bart]

didn't fish eels this year and don't plan on fishing them again. that being said, my poundage went way down and numbers went way up. lots of skunks at the ditch in May/early June with an occasional 20 lb fish mixed in. got sick of the madness down there and fished RI for most of the rest of the season, although the few trips i made to the ditch in Aug/ early Sept were real good for fish in the 15-25 lb range. Stuck it out in RI for the rest of the season and it sucked for the most part. Had a flurry of good fish early am on columbus day, but that was it. No blitz fishing and only ONE (big) blue.

As far as catching is concerned, it was probably my worst season in the last 6-7 years. But it was also very enjoyable in that I met some good people who i fished with a lot, and also solidified some friendships with people I have looked up to in the fishing world growing up as a kid. That was probably the coolest part....