Cool fish pics and stories 2016 (no bashing aloud!) - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

thefishingfreak · 06-17-2016, 07:13 AM

After dinner for my Son Michael's 25'th birthday party, we all ran down to the res with our cane poles. Still having a blast catching 3" sunfish like they were big fat blues.

He looks mad only because after 2 hours casting at a Nantucket pond and getting NOTHING his MOTHER cast once and caught this!

Some groundfishing

Some early bass on Mackerel

RickBomba · 06-17-2016, 07:50 AM

You take nice pics, Mike. I'm trying to train my dad, but he gets all "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer" when I hand him my phone.

I'm surprised he hasn't said something like "This strange magical floating vessel scares and intimidates me...now give me more Scotch, dammit!"

He was a great photographer back when were kids.

Nice pics to everyone else!
Rick

Clammer · 06-17-2016, 10:01 AM

nice Mike / creating memories ...1st one is priceless ><><

bloocrab · 06-17-2016, 04:48 PM

Here ya go Mikey!!!....

Hit both bays with father & son.....making memories is what it's all about....
First cast for this little guy and he filled the tree!!!....

bloocrab · 06-17-2016, 04:53 PM

This is better than catching a world-record Striper to me all day long.....my dad and my son enjoying each other to the fullest

Cherish the moments you have while you have them...

bloocrab · 06-17-2016, 04:54 PM

Then of course, pops humbled us all by going into BEAST MODE BABY!!!!

Rmarsh · 06-18-2016, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bloocrab

This is better than catching a world-record Striper to me all day long.....my dad and my son enjoying each other to the fullest

Cherish the moments you have while you have them...

Nice pictures...... Looks like you all enjoyed the day.....that's great!

Rmarsh · 06-19-2016, 07:12 AM

Cherish the moments you have while you have them...[/QUOTE]

Good advice ......time spent with family... making memories.

My youngest son with his first seabass...and at the helm.

Moses · 06-19-2016, 02:33 PM

Cool pictures, everyone. This thread motivated me to post some pics of some May & June outings.

Upper Buzzards Bay fishing, Wareham Harbor sunset

Guppy · 06-18-2016, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bloocrab

Here ya go Mikey!!!....

Hit both bays with father & son.....making memories is what it's all about....
First cast for this little guy and he filled the tree!!!....

Great stuf,,, is that your fathers right hand or a sledge hammer? LOL

Rappin Mikey · 06-22-2016, 05:34 AM

Here is a few more pics of Norberto. When I told him he would remember that day for the rest of his life, he told me I would too. He was right. I got to see him and his dad the next weekend around 4:00 AM. They had geared themselves properly and matched the color of the swimmer I was using. They told me they had been there since 10:00 PM again with no fish. I told them bite was usually starting around 5:00, but they left right before they started hitting.

Rappin Mikey · 06-22-2016, 06:00 AM

Overall it was a good push of fish up the CT River into Western MA this year. Lots of fish of good size. There was even a confirmed all out ocean style blitz under the new bridge into Chicopee with fish over 30# being taken on poppers. I got the call, but couldn't get a pass from the boss. Because of the lack of rain/snow run, off coupled with the hot weather in early June/late May, they took off about ten days earlier than usual. Now I have to drive for them.

Rappin Mikey · 06-22-2016, 06:01 AM

A few more with what I like to call "The Scoop on Poop". Not quite as rated X as Clammer goes, "butt" I thought you guys might like it.

JohnR · 06-22-2016, 07:48 AM

Great story Mikey!

Rob Rockcrawler · 06-22-2016, 09:28 AM

This may i hit a new spot to me in Warwick, the guy at Quaker lane told me to go there. I was getting hits frequently and finally started catching, nothing big but hefty schoolies. A kid walks up behind me on the jetty and is just watching wearing jeans, sneakers and a tshirt. HE sees me catch a fish and says he will be back in a half hour. He needed to grab his gear at his school around the corner. Sure enough he comes back with a decent rod and reel with a krocodile spoon tied to his braid, he tells me he isn't good at casting. That was an understatement. Fishing 101 starts, i show him how to cast then ask to look at his lure box. He has a jumpin minnow style plug and we put that on since it is what i was getting half my fish on. It takes him an hour to earn how to work the plug and i assure him he will get a fish. He gets a couple swirls and doesn't see it. Im more than waist deep when his plug gets slammed about 10-15 feet from me. No schoolie for sure. I get out of the water and coach him on fighting the fish, lifting his rod tightening his drag, after about 10 minutes he lands the fish, about 20 lbs. I set down my rod and my plug bag before helping him. Bad decision, rod was in the water, no big deal. I get back to fishing and try to swap plugs, cant find my bag. After about 20 minutes of looking he sees it about 10 feet from the jetty in 6 feet of water. Another guy that was there gave me a heavy jig to snag my bag. We fishing for a couple more hours. THe kid is shin deep in frigid water. I ask how his feet are, he says "I cant feel them". THat was the only fish he caught while me and the other guys were catching left and right. It was funny as i was leaving he thanks me and we shake hands. He was from China and says the white girls wont like the pictures of his fish in broken English. I tell him the right ones will. It made a great day of fishin even better. I made hm release the fish he caught, told him it was his first and i helped him. Hopefully it teaches him respect for the fish in the future.