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06-03-2006, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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AfterHours Fatboy
Hey Gang,
I had a fantastic morning today. Fish were sittin in a small rip sipping small bait on the surface. I casted flies/metal/bucktail w/pork as well as sluggo's and several top water baits.
I looked in the bag and picked out an AfterHours Fatboy.
Casted it uptide of the rip and worked it slowly over the rocks. 1st cast resulted in a 24# bass. 5 minutes later I was rewarded with what I thought was a 30# plus cow. Another 10 casts and I hooked into a very large fish, fought her for 2 minutes and she was gone w/ my fatboy. So, I grab another Fatboy and the fun continued. The action was non-stop for nearly an hour.
The tide went slack and the fish stopped eating. I cleaned up the mess in the boat and was ready to head for the dock, when I noticed some swirls on the surface. I made a few casts and as I drifted closer to the surface action, I see my Fatboy floating w/just its tip out of the water. I grabbed my net and scooped up my lucky plug.
I could not beleive that bass that ate my plug an hour ago somehow dislodged the hooks. I thought my line had broken, however my duolock snap had broken at the eye.
Thank you AfterHours for making a great plug that catches fish floats to the surface whne broken off.
I weighed the fish in @ Quaker Lane B&T this am, she was only 27.50#s. I will post a picture as soon as I finish my scotch and water.
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06-03-2006, 05:08 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Scare 'em up this way please.
Try breakaway #80 clips, they don't open.
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06-03-2006, 06:40 PM
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No Trolling allowed
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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picks of the fish
not the best pictures, however the fish is sweet!
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06-03-2006, 06:55 PM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
Posts: 3,605
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nice bass! nother big belly  |
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06-03-2006, 08:00 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Don makes some killer plugs Parker23......they catch fish man!  Nice fish and great story!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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06-03-2006, 08:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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 Awesome!! |
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-04-2006, 07:34 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Drooling here! |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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06-04-2006, 08:05 AM
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Got Necco's?
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Franklin
Posts: 1,339
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Great Fish!
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HAMMER TIME! 
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06-04-2006, 08:32 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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Congrats nice fish
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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06-04-2006, 11:31 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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Nice fish, were you using the lucky Abu?
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06-04-2006, 01:16 PM
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No Trolling allowed
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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Hey Jim,
I was using a Shimano Calcutta 7000 te, the only one that comes w/left hand retrieve. I have caught a ton of fish on that lucky Abu, I have it on a 8ft med action St.Croix.
If you want to go fishing, send me an email. I have the boat in a slip in Wickford and my spot is only 2 miles away. I do early am weekday trips 4-7am or evening runs as well. Same on the weekend.
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06-04-2006, 03:19 PM
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Freight Train Spooolin Me
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Narragansett Rhode Island
Posts: 73
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What color Fatboy? Just being nosey!  |
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06-05-2006, 06:24 AM
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No Trolling allowed
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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fatboy
It is the mack green top/white belly. I think it is the way it sits and moves in a rip w/ just a slight lift in the rod tip. I can twitch it and work the whole rip w/ just the rod, very little reeling.
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06-05-2006, 06:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
Posts: 1,501
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pissa
Awesome fish Parker! Sounds like a nice school you found!
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06-05-2006, 08:27 AM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 4,516
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Nice fish!
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seals + plovers = 
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