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09-11-2017, 08:07 PM
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Great reports guys. Bones and albies seem plentiful this year.
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09-11-2017, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Warwick RI,02889
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I burned a lot of gas & counted 2700000000000000 peanut bunker today >>>>>>>>>>>> But it was a nice day OTW ><>  |
ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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09-11-2017, 08:44 PM
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Location: South Shore
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that's a funny post clammer
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09-12-2017, 12:42 PM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
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I knew it was going to be a good day, when the ice machine wouldn't take a dollar and I pressed the button anyway and out came a free 10lb bag of ice. After a dozen schoolies, the albies went crazy and after a dozen casts with a small epoxy jig to try to match the peanut bunker spraying every which why, I decided to go bigger. Put a smallmouth colored 4" split tail that used to be a killer, amber with tails dipped in orange die, well let's just say I'm toast. I've never caught that many allies in an outing and one monster took me almost ten minutes to land and it was freeky getting the kayak pulled around at about 1 knot.
I wish I didn't have to leave at 11am, because they were still busting, but my shoulders were beat by then anyway. Those fish are so fing fun to catch, to bad they are good eaters too.
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09-13-2017, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
I knew it was going to be a good day, when the ice machine wouldn't take a dollar and I pressed the button anyway and out came a free 10lb bag of ice. After a dozen schoolies, the albies went crazy and after a dozen casts with a small epoxy jig to try to match the peanut bunker spraying every which why, I decided to go bigger. Put a smallmouth colored 4" split tail that used to be a killer, amber with tails dipped in orange die, well let's just say I'm toast. I've never caught that many allies in an outing and one monster took me almost ten minutes to land and it was freeky getting the kayak pulled around at about 1 knot.
I wish I didn't have to leave at 11am, because they were still busting, but my shoulders were beat by then anyway. Those fish are so fing fun to catch, to bad they are good eaters too.
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It must be a rush hooking into albies from the kayak, such powerful swimmers. Do you set your drag on the lighter side? Havent fished from my kayak for a few years now, had some great times, and caught some decent fish that way. Too much pain in my shoulders and hands from arthritis now to enjoy the challenge.
I think I have seen your yak when I fish that area, thought about approaching to say hello, but didn't want to intrude.
Hope those albies stay around a little longer, can't get enough of that adrenaline release. |
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09-13-2017, 06:38 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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last night was as nice as weather gets in mid September...warm... light enough wind to keep the bugs away but not interfere with the plan...
last nights plan was to fish from sunset until low tide in the river... the area I was fishing is an old side channel that boarders the flats..it was the original channel for the river before the Army Corps re routed the river to make it straighter ( long before my time) and a sand bar isolates it from the main channel until you near the basin ( original river exit)
there's plenty of fish up on the flats...if .. you like playing in the day care.. because it was a week night ( work at 6 the next day) I have to "stick and stay and make it pay"..I'm also dealing with a hyper extended patella tendon in my right knee..so I spent the night trolling eels listening to the sox game sitting on my keister...
an hour before the bottom of the tide... just as the Sox were putting the final touch on the A's.. I could hear big splashes out near the channel... the whole length of the run... at first I thought it might be seals... but there were a lot of them.. and none of the usual grunting... ocassionally you could hear a student pop the herring drops out near the channel....My heart started pounding .. those HAD to be big fish smashing bait. at the end of the run I quietly motored up to make another run ..this time on the main channel side of the bar...I could still hear the occasional explosions...I started the electric motor and I peered intently into the shadows of the lights near the mooring field looking for the cause of all the disturbance...imagine my surprise when a 5' sturgeon jumped clear of the water banging off my boat...Its not uncommon to see sturgeon in the river... I see them often.. but NEVER this many... for two hours they jumped and played all around me..I've never seen so many... I thought for sure I was into the mother load of large hungry bass...it was pretty exciting and I caught enough fish{Bass} ( biggest was about 10lbs)to make me realize how special some nights can be...catching a trophy is just a bonus.
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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09-13-2017, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Humtroit
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
last night was as nice as weather gets in mid September...warm... light enough wind to keep the bugs away but not interfere with the plan...
last nights plan was to fish from sunset until low tide in the river... the area I was fishing is an old side channel that boarders the flats..it was the original channel for the river before the Army Corps re routed the river to make it straighter ( long before my time) and a sand bar isolates it from the main channel until you near the basin ( original river exit)
there's plenty of fish up on the flats...if .. you like playing in the day care.. because it was a week night ( work at 6 the next day) I have to "stick and stay and make it pay"..I'm also dealing with a hyper extended patella tendon in my right knee..so I spent the night trolling eels listening to the sox game sitting on my keister...
an hour before the bottom of the tide... just as the Sox were putting the final touch on the A's.. I could hear big splashes out near the channel... the whole length of the run... at first I thought it might be seals... but there were a lot of them.. and none of the usual grunting... ocassionally you could hear a student pop the herring drops out near the channel....My heart started pounding .. those HAD to be big fish smashing bait. at the end of the run I quietly motored up to make another run ..this time on the main channel side of the bar...I could still hear the occasional explosions...I started the electric motor and I peered intently into the shadows of the lights near the mooring field looking for the cause of all the disturbance...imagine my surprise when a 5' sturgeon jumped clear of the water banging off my boat...Its not uncommon to see sturgeon in the river... I see them often.. but NEVER this many... for two hours they jumped and played all around me..I've never seen so many... I thought for sure I was into the mother load of large hungry bass...it was pretty exciting and I caught enough fish{Bass} ( biggest was about 10lbs)to make me realize how special some nights can be...catching a trophy is just a bonus.
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Thats why I keep coming to this site. Fantastic couple of recaps. Very cool seeing those sturgeon. |
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09-13-2017, 06:44 AM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Now that's cool.
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09-13-2017, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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How can you hook those Joe?
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09-13-2017, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
How can you hook those Joe?
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short nose sturgeon are protected... IF you hook one it must be released without taking them from the water... I didn't catch any (which I am grateful for).. they just jumped all around the boat... including the one that hit the boat...... occasionally people hook them on cut bait... most times they get snagged/foul hooked...My biggest fear as I headed in was one landing IN the boat...many,many years ago I while returning home across the flats in a tin boat I ran through a pod of small bass on the flats... they exploded out of the water and one of them hit me in the chest.. knocking the wind out of me...if a 5' 200lb sturgeon did that I wouldn't be typing on line tight now... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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09-13-2017, 11:28 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Neat Joe.
Albie city in my home waters.
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09-13-2017, 11:39 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Neat Joe.
Albie city in my home waters.
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if that place wasn't such a zoo I'd trailer the boat down... dust off my fly rod... and have some fun... I just cant deal with people..I'm spoiled.. I haven't seen a boat in the last 5 trips.. I like it that way.. |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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09-13-2017, 01:36 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Yeah I hear you but it has not
Been that bad, yet
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09-13-2017, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Yeah I hear you but it has not
Been that bad, yet
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I caught my largest ever a couple days ago. Baby whale....
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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09-13-2017, 05:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
I caught my largest ever a couple days ago. Baby whale....
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Checked out the Onslow today,,, she's still looking good..  |
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09-13-2017, 04:10 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Yeah Chris they have been real good size this year. No horseing them in
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09-13-2017, 08:21 PM
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Hope you made out well Ray,I will be out in the morn. Did you go far?
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09-14-2017, 06:11 AM
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Location: Cape Cod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Hope you made out well Ray,I will be out in the morn. Did you go far?
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Oops missed this in time
All small tog and large BSB (closed) at Ribbon,,,,
No sign of bones late morning all the way to and up into the Sakonnet
Guys looking at the marina breakwater Sakonnet |
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09-14-2017, 11:32 AM
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Location: guilford CT
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had them at the Hill yesterday too.... lots to go around. seems they have invaded the entire area- got reports from MTK to Niantic yesterday
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09-14-2017, 12:18 PM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
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Big Fish and I hit it today hoping to repeat what I had Tuesday, foggy, choppy, fishy, but I guess the fish didn't get the memo.
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09-14-2017, 12:20 PM
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GrandBob
Join Date: Apr 2001
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anything close to the beach near the Hill or all boat fish?
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09-14-2017, 08:20 PM
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Location: guilford CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rphud
anything close to the beach near the Hill or all boat fish?
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at times- the guys on the rocks didn't seem interested in throwing at them.... but if you were properly equipped, they were in range periodically.
NOTE- a friend was there today and had none....... |
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09-15-2017, 06:55 AM
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GrandBob
Join Date: Apr 2001
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situation normal, thanks for the info
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09-14-2017, 01:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobber
had them at the Hill yesterday too.... lots to go around. seems they have invaded the entire area- got reports from MTK to Niantic yesterday
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Yup - I'm going out tomorrow. |
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09-16-2017, 05:46 PM
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Location: Kingston, Ma
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Well after a 6 yr layover( f'n kids) was convinced to finally make a return to my island aka cutty last nite
And it was no bueno.
Biggest water i ever attempted to fish. Hawaii pipeline giant. Miracle we didnt get seriously hurt. Sounded like a freight train speedin by and a 747 goin over head at the same time. Rattled your soul. Not the triumphant return i was anticipating but still nice to kiss my old magic stone and catch some flip flops and not gettin eatin by a shark
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09-16-2017, 08:33 PM
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Location: marshfield
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been beating on albies pretty good for the last 2 weeks. the fog today made it a little challenging and the "hot spot" had 38 kayaks plus the regular weekend boat crowd. its been pretty fun though - I've had a chance to put a bunch of guys on their first albies. one day we ended up with 60+, it was pretty wild
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my 1st wife didn't like me fishing so much
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09-17-2017, 07:24 AM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
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Originally Posted by niko
been beating on albies pretty good for the last 2 weeks. the fog today made it a little challenging and the "hot spot" had 38 kayaks plus the regular weekend boat crowd. its been pretty fun though - I've had a chance to put a bunch of guys on their first albies. one day we ended up with 60+, it was pretty wild
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I hated crowds when I had a boat, can't imagine sitting in my yak with that many others, can see tangled lines and short tempers. |
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09-17-2017, 09:02 AM
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Location: marshfield
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
can see tangled lines and short tempers.
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the albie crowd is pretty well mannered compared to the bass crowd, I only saw 1 guy acting like a #^&#^&#^&#^& in the last 2 weeks |
my 1st wife didn't like me fishing so much
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09-17-2017, 11:25 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by niko
the albie crowd is pretty well mannered compared to the bass crowd, I only saw 1 guy acting like a #^&#^&#^&#^& in the last 2 weeks
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Was it me.
Very well behaved I must say. God were they tough to fool this morning. I got one and felt lucky.
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09-18-2017, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Westport
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redlite
Well after a 6 yr layover( f'n kids) was convinced to finally make a return to my island aka cutty last nite
And it was no bueno.
Biggest water i ever attempted to fish. Hawaii pipeline giant. Miracle we didnt get seriously hurt. Sounded like a freight train speedin by and a 747 goin over head at the same time. Rattled your soul. Not the triumphant return i was anticipating but still nice to kiss my old magic stone and catch some flip flops and not gettin eatin by a shark
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Always cool to get back to a favorite spot you haven't been able to get to for awhile... Sounds like it was crazy but you had fun...
BTW, how are the waves locally, pretty sure I saw you headed that way today 330ish?
I'm not going fishing, just curious.
Probably going to head down for a look tomorrow..
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