Where are the fishing reports/talk???

[Rockfish9]

I gaurentee none of those fish perished .. not everyone fishing is a bass murdering googan beating the fish blody on a deck or in the sand... believe it or not.. some people actually know how to handle fish.
It's sad that every single thread turns into this..Ive said my piece.. now I'll go in peace..
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[nightfighter]

I had a day like no other in a long time. Lost count of fish caught. Was snagging pogies then transferring them to a single hook. Lots of fish around multiple schools of pogies. Never went beyond second can out of the harbor... Saw a ton of boats just north of Eagle Island. So many I had to look with my binocs to be sure that was where they were... I assume doing the same snagging and catching. I was on good fish so had no need to go see what the deal was. Reports of tuna in close here and off Swampscott and Nahant. This has been a superb year! And I am so glad we have a slot so that so many big fish are being released.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I gaurentee none of those fish perished .. not everyone fishing is a bass murdering googan beating the fish blody on a deck or in the sand... believe it or not.. some people actually know how to handle fish.
It's sad that every single thread turns into this..Ive said my piece.. now I'll go in peace..
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Joe, it’s a bitch…. Tight lines

[Jimbo]

For a good month I was doing well on schoolies in the River Bass, but around a week ago they seemed to have left the area for Sound waters.
Tried my new flyrod over ta Bass Hole once, but not having fly fished in 30 years, plus a big wind, well, I'm sure I entertained some folks. Time to hits southside beaches with the big rod.
Speaking of reports, I wrote a letter to the new editor of the CC Times asking why they now have a weekly report, but it mostly covers RI and some CT with a mention of the Canal, but nothing further down the Cape. He said he'd check into it, we'll see. Mostly I rely on OTW's weekly report.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I gaurentee none of those fish perished .. not everyone fishing is a bass murdering googan beating the fish blody on a deck or in the sand... believe it or not.. some people actually know how to handle fish.
It's sad that every single thread turns into this..Ive said my piece.. now I'll go in peace..
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Why do you even pay any attention to the jamokes????

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by piemma

Why do you even pay any attention to the jamokes????

Paul, for the heck of it I googled jamoke… I think this is funny..

“derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word giamope.”

and we’re having sausage peppers and onions on hard crust bread tonight….. soooo good…

[spence]

Originally Posted by Guppy

Paul, for the heck of it I googled jamoke… I think this is funny..

“derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word giamope.”

and we’re having sausage peppers and onions on hard crust bread tonight….. soooo good…

This. Is. Awesome.

Paulie is related to the entire Sicilian island.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by spence

This. Is. Awesome.

Paulie is related to the entire Sicilian island.

Yup ! Mine came from the boot…..

[piemma]

Originally Posted by spence

This. Is. Awesome.

Paulie is related to the entire Sicilian island.

Thanks Jeff.

[t_man7]

Originally Posted by spence

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Jeff, there’s a plug I turned in the mail for you. Tight lines

[Rockfish9]

bite slowed down a bit in the river this week, I only fished 2 nights, the size was good, several in the 30 lb range.. a lot of "Rats" keyed in on sand eels.. water temp still frigid , 56 in spots at high tide.. fish in cold stuff wont feed, find the 65-68 degree water and it's game on.

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

bite slowed down a bit in the river this week, I only fished 2 nights, the size was good, several in the 30 lb range.. a lot of "Rats" keyed in on sand eels.. water temp still frigid , 56 in spots at high tide.. fish in cold stuff wont feed, find the 65-68 degree water and it's game on.

Yup and that’s why I’m getting no love off my beach, been blowing SW for a week, all the warmer water is offshore and it’s replaced with cold stuff you need waders to fish in. Can’t wait for this pattern to break.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Guppy

Paul, for the heck of it I googled jamoke… I think this is funny..

“derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word giamope.”

and we’re having sausage peppers and onions on hard crust bread tonight….. soooo good…

My uncle claimed that it was the name of a glue factory candidate thoroughbred that ran low value claiming races at Narragansett Park and Suffolk Downs. But both are probably true. Online sources cite both giamope and that it's a combination of java and mocha referring to a particular type of coffee, so that might be the reason for the race horse's name.

I always preferred jabroni myself as a term for some mopey dude..

[nightfighter]

Just read a report that there were six, six pogie netters in Salem this morning with nets out before 0500...

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by piemma

Why do you even pay any attention to the jamokes????

ya know Pauli, if this was a Audubon web sight I might get it.. this is a fishing web site, more specifically a striped bass web site. There is finger pointing all around us every day in everyday life Ross is trying hard to get everyone talking a little.... I just want one place we can go, talk about fishing with out a bunch of crap.. I've had New Hampshire marine biologist and students from UNH doing tagging and DNA and scale samples , I've hosted mass Fish and wild life biologists for the same, 5 years ago I had 2 gents from Maryland DNR doing tagging... I care about these fish.. enough about that..

I took a few pictures of my fish finder that can illustrate location and why, how I set up on the edge of a hole also the split screen you can actually see a fish rise up to grab the jig.. also have a shot of the hooks and the ARC de hooker I use to release the fish boat side..

I tossed in a picture a a huge egg bearing lobster... she had a notch in every segment of her tail.. I guess she's had many a fee meal

[Linesider82]

Originally Posted by piemma

Why do you even pay any attention to the jamokes????

If I'm the jamoke, thanks. Paul have you fished in the last decade? Golf doesn't count. Just asking.

Here's my report, surf fished and the bass hit like the tide. It was slow, 7 fish from just over slot to 38lbs. I used weighted circle hooks size 10/0 with eels, dead eels that I vac sealed alive after a hard skunk from a previous outing. When I fish live eels I fish a 5/0-6/0 circle because that's how I learned it.

"If you golf more than you fish, you might be a Jamoke" - Jeff Foxworthy

-Matt (the Jamoke who doesn't golf)
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[Got Stripers]

I guess I'm a proud Jamoke, because I now golf more than I fish, it's just a matter of priorities changing with age. I personally hate the gym, so walking 18 holes three times a week is my gym, but I do miss those days out on my boat with friends or family. The last couple years have really put a damper on travel, first it was covid and now for me it's the price of gas. It's not that I can't afford it, but I've caught a zillion fish over my years and I just don't have that I've got get out there regardless attitude any longer. Did slip into my waders this morning, no love, but nice sunrise. I do have fleeting moments where I feel guilty for not getting out there in my yak and then I think why, I've got other interests to keep me busy.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

I guess I'm a proud Jamoke, because I now golf more than I fish, it's just a matter of priorities changing with age. I personally hate the gym, so walking 18 holes three times a week is my gym, but I do miss those days out on my boat with friends or family. The last couple years have really put a damper on travel, first it was covid and now for me it's the price of gas. It's not that I can't afford it, but I've caught a zillion fish over my years and I just don't have that I've got get out there regardless attitude any longer. Did slip into my waders this morning, no love, but nice sunrise. I do have fleeting moments where I feel guilty for not getting out there in my yak and then I think why, I've got other interests to keep me busy.

As we age our priorities change. I had a birdie yesterday on a hole on one of the most challenging private courses in New England. It was as good as catching a 50.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Linesider82

If I'm the jamoke, thanks. Paul have you fished in the last decade? Golf doesn't count. Just asking.

Here's my report, surf fished and the bass hit like the tide. It was slow, 7 fish from just over slot to 38lbs. I used weighted circle hooks size 10/0 with eels, dead eels that I vac sealed alive after a hard skunk from a previous outing. When I fish live eels I fish a 5/0-6/0 circle because that's how I learned it.

"If you golf more than you fish, you might be a Jamoke" - Jeff Foxworthy

-Matt (the Jamoke who doesn't golf)
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Yes, I fish. I fish for trout on a flyrod. I do not fish for Stripers except in the Fall and every year i make a one week trip to The Block to surf fish for Bass.
I did not specifically call you a Jamoke. I was referring to people who are criticizing RF9 for catch in Bass and releasing them.

Now if you want to ask why I am not a 100 night a year Striper fisherman anymore I will tell you. It's quite simple: I have killed, injured, hooked and lost enough Bass to last a lifetime. I just choose to let them be except once a year on The Block and that's more about being there in November with a couple of close friends and enjoying the solitude.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by piemma

Now if you want to ask why I am not a 100 night a year Striper fisherman anymore I will tell you. It's quite simple: I have killed, injured, hooked and lost enough Bass to last a lifetime. I just choose to let them be except once a year on The Block and that's more about being there in November with a couple of close friends and enjoying the solitude.

That's pretty much why I walked away from fishing bass 11 years ago. Nothing left to prove, and tricking, and then scaring the living crap out of dumb things with brain the size of a walnut just wasn't fun anymore. It's a noble fish, and they deserved my respect after all of the joy they provided over 50+ years.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Mike P

That's pretty much why I walked away from fishing bass 11 years ago. Nothing left to prove, and tricking, and then scaring the living crap out of dumb things with brain the size of a walnut just wasn't fun anymore. It's a noble fish, and they deserved my respect after all of the joy they provided over 50+ years.

Well said Mike.