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09-01-2008, 11:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
Posts: 3,228
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Pretty sweet for the test run of the new wetsuit Larry. Good for you.  |
The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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09-01-2008, 11:34 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Things I Need List!
1. VS Reel
2. Boga
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Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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09-02-2008, 12:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pembroke,MA
Posts: 784
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
1. VS Reel
2. Boga
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You and me both. I started playing around with the wetsuit last fall and it just opens up a whole new world, and it you start to realize the need for such equipment. |
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09-02-2008, 03:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: NY
Posts: 1,073
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just don't float off the Cutty rocks  it's a long way to Block |
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09-02-2008, 05:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Watch out for the stranding network they will keep trying to drag you into the water.
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Why even try......... 
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09-02-2008, 11:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flaptail
Watch out for the stranding network they will keep trying to drag you into the water.
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LOLOLOL! That's exactly what my wife said when I mentioned one! |
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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09-02-2008, 06:30 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,272
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I bet you made a big splash.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeno
just don't float off the Cutty rocks it's a long way to Block |
Miss Block, next stop Azores |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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09-02-2008, 06:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: cranston
Posts: 815
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Great way to start off!
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09-02-2008, 07:23 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Nice catch Larry. My wetsuit order is pending as I've sat on the sidelines too long while my buddy is bailing large.
I'm waiting to hear how Numbskull makes out too....
So tell us all here at S-B, did you pee in it or not?
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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09-02-2008, 07:27 AM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,428
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
1. VS Reel
2. Boga
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My econoscale is working well so far and was less than 25 bucks |
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Lets Go Darwin
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09-02-2008, 09:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: NY
Posts: 254
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bluefishercat
My econoscale is working well so far and was less than 25 bucks
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which econoscale did you go with bluefishercat? |
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09-02-2008, 09:52 AM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,428
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fumifish
which econoscale did you go with bluefishercat?
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It says econoscale
I bought it on flea bay
I saw the same one in Webhannet boatyard for a couple dollars less than I paid  |
Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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09-02-2008, 07:31 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
1. VS Reel
2. Boga
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I'm lookling at the entire package cost too. It includes a VS 200 and some diving gear such as a knife, waterproof pouch and korker boots. Grand total is well over $1,000 at my latest estimate just to convert from wading to swimming. Had bad luck with my first VS, so I'm a bit tentative making another purchase from VS, but will likely do it this winter. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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09-02-2008, 07:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,139
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Go for the VS
Larry,
Definitely go for the VS  , or spend a little more for the ZB  . It's great having a reel you can dunk without a second thought. As for the Boga, it'd be nice to have one with you all the time, but it's not exactly light or compact. How many fish are you going to weigh with it before you can guesstimate one just by looking at it? |
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09-02-2008, 07:54 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flyvice11787
As for the Boga, it'd be nice to have one with you all the time, but it's not exactly light or compact. How many fish are you going to weigh with it before you can guesstimate one just by looking at it?
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The issue is handling fish thigh deep in water with the shore neck deep away and a bunch of 4/0 VMC trebles swinging around in the dark while you don't want to use your light. Big ones are tired enough to grab, but a bluefish or 6lb bass is a pain. Not an issue for the eel guys. |
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09-02-2008, 08:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,139
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
The issue is handling fish thigh deep in water with the shore neck deep away and a bunch of 4/0 VMC trebles swinging around in the dark while you don't want to use your light. Big ones are tired enough to grab, but a bluefish or 6lb bass is a pain. Not an issue for the eel guys.
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If you are just using it as a fish releasing tool, there's no need to spend the $120-$250 for a lipper . |
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09-02-2008, 08:33 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Not an issue for the eel guys.
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Not sure whether I've ever shared this with you, but one of the reasons I only plug when absolutely necessary is my fear of trebles. Big, small, stainless, rusted, you name it.....I quiver around them three pronged tools of the devil. 
I only chide you over plugs because I don't know how else to manage my fear. Coming clean actually feels pretty good. I'm a %$%$%$%$ing chicken....aaaaaaaaaaahhh.
This wetsuit thing though, it should be interesting. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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09-02-2008, 11:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Not sure whether I've ever shared this with you, but one of the reasons I only plug when absolutely necessary is my fear of trebles. Big, small, stainless, rusted, you name it.....I quiver around them three pronged tools of the devil.
I only chide you over plugs because I don't know how else to manage my fear. Coming clean actually feels pretty good. I'm a %$%$%$%$ing chicken....aaaaaaaaaaahhh.
This wetsuit thing though, it should be interesting. |
Crush the barbs. It's inevitable your going to get hooked or slashed. At my height I wade deeper than most and am always unhooking fish in the dark at waist deep or deeper still.
Pain is temporary, pride is forever. Plug fishing at night while wading 50 yards from shore is not for the feint of heart. |
Why even try.........
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