Season Highs and Lows!

[Striper_Haven_03]

High: Catching and releasing back to back PBs (45 &46#s) and watching my fishing partner become more excited than me once each was weighed. I have the best fishing partner anyone could ask for and his humor and friendship keeps things interesting even on slow nights.

Low: Watching a fish waaaaaay bigger than the 46 (got close look at it w/ headlamp) break off very close to shore. This still hurts very badly and cant seem to get it out of my mind.I often think of what I could have done different in the last 15 seconds of fighting. I had 33 nights in the surf in 50 days and fished hard this year....it just hurts.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Striper_Haven_03

I often think of what I could have done different in the last 15 seconds of fighting

Watching a fish bigger than the 46 break off very close to shore.

It still hurts.

well it never goes away really
...it only gets easier to make sense of it over time

it's the yin and yang of life ....the opposite of catching

[Striper_Haven_03]

Originally Posted by Raven

well it never goes away really
...it only gets easier to make sense of it over time

it's the yin and yang of life ....the opposite of catching

Yes, I understand what your saying and such is life I guess.



. I do know what I did wrong and made that correction on the 2 PBs I caught a few days AFTER losing her. Never,ever fish a spot without an good place to land. I follow this rule 99.9% of the time and for some reason that night @ 1am..."oh Ill fish this rock over here, no good place to land but I'll worry about it later". All I really had to do was move 15 ft to the right while the fish was on would have had no problems landing as she was licked,laying on her side 10-12' ft away from where I was standing (had head lamp on her for about 5 seconds)...but after 1-2 minutes of trying to get my footing/finding a spot to land, she got her shoulders back, pulled hard, swinging parallel with the shore right through a large boulder-field into old dilapidated mussel bed, and well..."it just hurts". Both the 45+46 were caught in the same location where I lost this one (if I had to guess size Id say well over 50, maybe close to 55,but I was tired,1am in total darkness so take that for whats its worth) and where each fish struck was probably not 5 ft from one-another. I was just fishing to the right "15ft" where shallow water prevails and had access without falling into a hole 8-10' deep in waders @ 1am. Ill get my redemption, its just a matter of time. Cant stand the wait though. Now I can only dream as the water gets colder.

[robalomann5]

high points
learning to trust using a needlefish lure,slow and slower is killa'
(finally learning some patience)

found some hot blackfish spots in smithtown bay, 10 minutes from my launch spot

may/june fluking

low point
july/august fluking...heat was killer

breaking off some sweat lures only because of a cracked guide on my pole...more of a reason to keep building

high winds this fall...will it ever stop blowing????

[BassDawg]

LOWLIGHTS~~~

my first time to fish Geeberry, was way too late in the season and weedy in a blowing and wet Nov storm around the New.

losing "sumthing" HUGE at the Ditch in the middle, during an Easterly drop, around Oct's full. also, dropping my first take at the Canal
due to Spring and buck fever. tried to horse it in waaaaay too green.

landing bupkiss for the HABS Fall Classic.

zigging, when we should've zagged during the MS and missing some difference making stripers and booos during the tourney.

fishing the least amount of time i've ever fished in six yrs and for the first time not landing a pb from the surf.
i missed big fish in my honey hole, TWICE!!


HIGHLIGHTS~~~

fished the DIIIIITCH for the first time ever and fished it w/BBeach!!!

landed a pb for AYC with one of Mike's conrads, 28#'er.

scored sum schwag from OTW for a Striper Cup weekly, and the StriperFest party was most excellent ~~hanginig with and seeing the usual suspects. i was bummed to have missed the DeCostas, there.

Prime Rib at FLO's and fishing with Iron Mike and Chefchrisjoe during the HABS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then, the Raffle/Awards Shindig on Sunday.

fishing the MS Surf Club Challenge with some old friends from SoCo and meeting Mooks and Dave from CA that same w/e!! fished with tha Bossman ~one night, and Veracka ~very briefly. also, finally landing some fish for the tourney and team!! took me 4 yrs, but it was worth the weight!! missed the heaviest striper by 4 lbs and lead all others.

winning the "It's Over" was a BLAST and i can't wait til next year.
thanks again, Mike and Scotty for the plug and tins. they WILL be abused next year!!!

meeting some of the MSBA's finest(Pollock, Pollock's partner, Sales) and getting to know and fish with them to wind down the season.
that same w/e, i talked to fishbones, and met OD Mike in SoCo.

finding Gooseberry Beach in a howling storm, in your face winds, plenty of rain, and high surf. then at first light, it cleared, the wind laid down, and i worked the entire neck,,,,,,,,,,,,,what a SPAWWWWT!!!

i had a GREAT year! not so much from the weight side of the equation, but from the people side,,,,,,,,,,,,this season was
off the charts and far more rewarding than any before it. and for that i am MOST grateful!!

[piemma]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

LOWLIGHTS~~~

my first time to fish Geeberry, was way too late in the season and weedy in a blowing and wet Nov storm around the New.

losing "sumthing" HUGE at the Ditch in the middle, during an Easterly drop, around Oct's full. also, dropping my first take at the Canal
due to Spring and buck fever. tried to horse it in waaaaay too green.

landing bupkiss for the HABS Fall Classic.

zigging, when we should've zagged during the MS and missing some difference making stripers and booos during the tourney.

fishing the least amount of time i've ever fished in six yrs and for the first time not landing a pb from the surf.
i missed big fish in my honey hole, TWICE!!


HIGHLIGHTS~~~

fished the DIIIIITCH for the first time ever and fished it w/BBeach!!!

landed a pb for AYC with one of Mike's conrads, 28#'er.

scored sum schwag from OTW for a Striper Cup weekly, and the StriperFest party was most excellent ~~hanginig with and seeing the usual suspects. i was bummed to have missed the DeCostas, there.

Prime Rib at FLO's and fishing with Iron Mike and Chefchrisjoe during the HABS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then, the Raffle/Awards Shindig on Sunday.

fishing the MS Surf Club Challenge with some old friends from SoCo and meeting Mooks and Dave from CA that same w/e!! fished with tha Bossman ~one night, and Veracka ~very briefly. also, finally landing some fish for the tourney and team!! took me 4 yrs, but it was worth the weight!! missed the heaviest striper by 4 lbs and lead all others.

winning the "It's Over" was a BLAST and i can't wait til next year.
thanks again, Mike and Scotty for the plug and tins. they WILL be abused next year!!!

meeting some of the MSBA's finest(Pollock, Pollock's partner, Sales) and getting to know and fish with them to wind down the season.
that same w/e, i talked to fishbones, and met OD Mike in SoCo.

i had a GREAT year! not so much from the weight side of the equation, but from the people side this season was
off of the charts and far more rewarding. and for that i am MOST grateful!!

Dawg, I gotta tell ya, I love you. I know you are bright, articulate and well spoken. But when you write a long post like this in BassDawgism, it just gives me a headache. Just to difficult to decipher all your.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by piemma

Dawg, I gotta tell ya, I love you. I know you are bright, articulate and well spoken. But when you write a long post like this in BassDawgism, it just gives me a headache. Just to difficult to decipher all your.

love you too, my bruthah~~~


thanks for the compliments; the length was due to the number of highs and lows, the text is directly attributable to my fun-loving nature when retelling tales. it is for some, and NOT for others.

i appreciate your opinion, and will endeavor to curb my enthusiasm a notch,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then again, it ain't EVEN Winter, yet!!!
once the popcorn begins to flurry, ALL bets are awfff~~~

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by piemma

Dawg, I gotta tell ya, I love you. I know you are bright, articulate and well spoken. But when you write a long post like this in BassDawgism, it just gives me a headache. Just to difficult to decipher all your.

I would pay good money to watch Dawg go head to head with a Dragon speak program, the computer doesn't have a chance.

It would implode with a whimper.