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09-13-2006, 10:27 AM
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Thanks for posting that!
They have been showing up at Nauset as well, and another guy and I got into it, he kept saying it was an Atlantic Needlefish.. and I knew it were'nt...  |
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09-13-2006, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Truro
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The old fart, I meant Senior Angler, was reading over my shoulder Flap. He'll be around unless the Large start being around, then he'll be no more than a shadow in the night.
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09-13-2006, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Ma: striper life
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time to take out the needlefish! haha
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i need fish!
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09-13-2006, 04:08 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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Yea.. had those in the ditch a few years back in such abundance that the bass wouldn't take plugs... I put on a Silver Glitter needle with a black back and nailed 'em... no one else could hook up  love it when it works out.  |
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09-13-2006, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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My Fish book calls them "Saury". The first one I ever saw was barfed up by a big blur. The next one was chased out of the surf 2AM at the Race. I saw it at my feet and thought that someone had lost their knife. I picked it up and jumped when it wiggled. Common according to the book.
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09-13-2006, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
I picked it up and jumped when it wiggled
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09-13-2006, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Westwood, MA
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I've seen these baitfish in Cape Cod Bay, mid-way between my homeport of Green Harbor (Marshfield) and Race Point at Provincetown. I don't think they're Balao, but rather a first cousin (Atlantic Saury). The fish I've seen jump completely out of the water (go airborne) and seem to want to jump into my small boat. (My Casco Bay Hampton skiff has less than 24 inches of freeboard aft of amidships)
These baitfish are very nervous creatures (ideal candidates for low dose Valium) and are usually pursued by tuna, not slower moving striped bass or bluefish. Are you sure the baitfish you saw near Race Point were being chased by blues/bass?
Every year I purchase a recreational tuna permit because I troll at P-Town for stripers/blues using (modified) cedar plugs, one of the best lures to mimic these slender baitfish. So far, I've been lucky. No accidental tuna hookups.
Bill
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