some thing happening here - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JohnnyD · 10-10-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by stiff tip

let the big cow go to reproduce be a real sportsman.......

stiff tip, it's difficult to accept you criticizing people for keeping big fish when you make posts like the following that will motivate a lot of people (many that I'm sure will keep fish) to get down to the canal under specific conditions that seem to trigger the big fish

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lots of odd ball fish moving through the canal for bait looks like p-bunker 2 to 4in long , butterfish , fry herrin , spike mac's ,and some 10in ling needlefish. but today lots of breaks for 2hrs .slow w/ poppers but some small fish . bass n blues.... found flaptail fishing deep w/ 6 fish landed. lots of small fish moving in the canal . could pop wide open any day w/ bigger fish . look for bad n/e weather ,and a cold hard blow, w/ bait moving south......

let others be a real sportsman and figure it out on their

stiff tip · 10-11-2009, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

stiff tip, it's difficult to accept you criticizing people for keeping big fish when you make posts like the following that will motivate a lot of people (many that I'm sure will keep fish) to get down to the canal under specific conditions that seem to trigger the big fish

let others be a real sportsman and figure it out on their

your right no more canal info from me .but keep i mind i,ve fished the canal for the last 25yrs steady, i see lots of new faces there . w/ fish. its all my fault for the crowds.but be a hero to me and let the big GIRLS GO to reproduce ... so i can sell um.......

Flaptail · 10-11-2009, 07:33 AM

Dave, time to step away from the Ball Jar for a while, give it a week or twos' rest I would say. Youre giving up some surprising contradictions.

And to be honest the fishing there at the canal is not really that good for quality fish, mostly sub legal with the occasional 20 plus pounder.

Sure there are tons of fish but it would ten or twelve to get to 30 pounds. The hook is that an average angler may catch a bigger fish, that's the draw and the canal is easy access, daylight (except for those who are hard core) and stamina is not an overiding nescessity.

O'l Skip has earned the right to take what he legally can take,
whether we agree or not. I ve been on a roll since early September and every fish I caught is still swimming (hopefully) but that is my choice. It's a long winter and some people really love to eat striped bass though I don't know why, I would take a flounder or haddock anyday over bass.

Now, I have to go pour some more Peroxide over my hands, they resemble hamburger more than attached digits.

piemma · 10-11-2009, 07:49 AM

Flap, I agree with everything you said. I haven't killed anything in the canal this year.
I ran into 2 jamokes last night that had 3 fish and there wasn't one over 28". I was just releasing a17#er and they were agast that I would put back a fish that "big". They had no idea of what was going on and actually asked me if I thought the fish was over 30#.

The facts are that the vast majority of the guys fishing everywhere (but the canal in particular because of the easy access) have never seen a 30# never mind caught one.

Everyone is entitled to there opinion on keeping fish. I make it a practice of not killing anything under 20# and then only enough for family and a few friends who like to grill it.

Me? I'd rather eat cod any day.

Crafty Angler · 10-11-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

...Me? I'd rather eat cod any day.

I'm with you, Paul

Blackfish...

BEETLE · 10-11-2009, 10:03 AM

Not for nothing - I've seen Skip @ the club - yes, again nice guy.
Not to incite a $^!#storm here, but I think he "may" have kept the fish for the club derby, it is a placing fish.... and i'm sure for consumption as well.

Me, I prefer cod as well... Majority of bass caught 95%- released. only keep derby or tournament grade fish and what will be eaten.

5/0 · 10-11-2009, 08:27 PM

This is all good reading

I think the problem with the inconsistency of fish being caught its driving most of us crazy,we are all looking for where & when to fish,but with one person posting of decent fish being landed it starts the flare ups on the blabber net

I just hope that this years fall run isn't a complete wash out and that we all can get out there and enjoy the end of yet another great year of fishing.

5/0