The Striped Bass--

[Tagger]

good one .. always a challenge, trying to hold everything eles together and pursue striped bass. Always feel like I'm missing something when i'm not there, or thinking you should be somewhere eles when you are there..You know what I mean .. try ,, i think its pg.82 or 87 somewhere in Striper Surf... varying the speed of the spoon through the cornflakes...sick

[CANAL RAT]

i dream about bass. one dream had the moon red and i saw a huge bass hitting a red danny plug a voice said use red when the moon is red a sign maybe?. normal people say i am retarted becasue i draw stripers on every thing and talk about stripers every moment. my thoughs are nothing but striped bass.i can compare any thing to striper fishing. i even have a striped bass neckless and a striped bass cookie jar.my car has a striped bass sticker on it along with a sticker that says "kiss my bass". i say out all night and not catch a thing and still be happy. i get up every week end and hit the morning tide at the canal.i will brave low temps all night while every body else it at home sleeping in there beds-if they only knew what there missing

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by Tagger

i think its pg.82 or 87 somewhere in Striper Surf... varying the speed of the spoon through the cornflakes...sick

That stood out for me too Eddie....
great post JPI...Im gonna get that book tomorrow

[winchmaster]

No wonder I'm divorced

[ProfessorM]

Good book. Sounds like Billy the Greek in a nutshell.

[JohnR]

Don't tell my wife about that passage....

Was that also in Nick Kara's book?

[Headhunter]

Not before Family, thats about it though. That is why I have my wife and children involved from the boat for now. The night before last my 7 year old son came with me for the first time at night. I didn't let him fish because the area was to dangerous for him to do that. He was ecstatic just to be there. We stayed out for 3 hours only got a couple of small ones and a huge hit from what I think was a black fish? He saw and commented on everything the rod tip was doing. We took it slow and very safe he stayed rite by my side accept when i was on wet rocks, never more than 20 feet away from me, needless to say I didn't fish in my usual manner but it was great. I am making korkers for all of them this winter and hope to give them a little exsposure in 2006.

[justplugit]

Ya John, something like Nick Kara--" the striped bass fisher is unique among saltwater anglers. He and she are often endowed with a curiosty that reaches far beyond that of the average marine or freshwater fisherman.The only counterpart they could have, of which i know, might be the salmon fisherman. Both are interested in their fish and sport it affords in a way that sets them apart from other anglers.To catch their fish is usually not enough: to know how and why it strikes is as compelling a force as the catching".

Now i just proved Clammas claim that i am so old the only thing i can do is read
and turn wood.

I agree Headhunter, as the only thing that really counts, when all is said and done, is what you've done for your family and others.