My Buddy's First Keeper at the Canal

[Notaro]

My friend, Jason and I woke up at 2 AM and drove down to Bourne and grabbed a cup of DD coffee and parked at the Run yesterday. We set up our gears and were prepped to catch some fishes. Jason was still a novice to this canal fishing game and I had to tutor him a bit on how the jigging and other fishing styles work on the canal. He was deaf and wasn't feeling comfortable about fishing in the dark. I reassured him that it is fine to fish in the dark because of the night lamp posts on both sides of the place.

He couldn't attach a leader to braid directly and properly. I had to show him how to do the Alberto knot. At 4 AM, we saw some bass feeding on the surface and started pounding the water with jigs. As the sun was rising a bit, there were a lot of bass banging up on the surface and he landed three bass and lost two out of five of them. I didn't land anything due to not fishing so much this season after graduating from college, and my fishing skills might be a tad of rusty. He landed those bass like he never had in his life. First two of them were sub-legal keeper and he released them. Then he landed a 34 inches and 14 lbs bass on a small tin with a red hook. He said that he was digging Cape Cod Canal fishing. He was already hooked on it and might turn into a canal rat soon. =D

Here's the picture of him with a 34 inches and 15 lbs bass. You know the feeling and the joys of teaching, showing someone, and putting him on a fish. I may not catch anything yesterday, but Jason's catch had renewed his fishing passion to another level.

[tattoobob]

Nice story Joey thanks for sharing

[eelskimmer]

Notaro and Jason, you certainly must have had
fun cause I heard youse across the water all
morning, shouting and talking in loud voices.
(that is a no-no cause it attracts 2 legged sharks).
Or I believe it was you both in light colored clothes.
Good for Jason

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by eelskimmer

Notaro and Jason, you certainly must have had
fun cause I heard youse across the water all
morning, shouting and talking in loud voices.
(that is a no-no cause it attracts 2 legged sharks).
Or I believe it was you both in light colored clothes.
Good for Jason

......was I really that loud? Jeez, man. I'll try to contain my excitement. Nope, we were the same clothes when I ran into you at Leo's. Haha. I'll keep my mouth quiet next time! Lol

[Saltheart]

Kewl story Joe . A day to remember!

[chaz]

things are looking up at the canal,thats the first i have heard of come out of there in a while,will be looking forward to doing some canal jigging
nice fish by the way

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

Kewl story Joe . A day to remember!

Certainly, Mike! Frankly, without SB community and great people, I wouldn't have gotten this far. Now I feel that I should impart of my knowledge from my experience and the information from this site to a better friend and fishing partner.

[fishbones]

Good for you for helping your buddy get his first canal keeper! Great story, thanks for sharing.
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[Slipknot]

good going Joe
thanks for sharing the story
sounds like your friend is hooked

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Now that he is hooked bring hm over to M&D's, so felicia can get a little tuition assistance.

[blondterror]

Great story... now he needs a canal bike and some tackle... teaching has its own rewards

[Saltheart]

Originally Posted by Notaro

Certainly, Mike! Frankly, without SB community and great people, I wouldn't have gotten this far. Now I feel that I should impart of my knowledge from my experience and the information from this site to a better friend and fishing partner.

That's the spirit Joe. This fish is one you and your friend will talk about many many times over the years to come! Good Job .

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

Now that he is hooked bring hm over to M&D's, so felicia can get a little tuition assistance.

He clearly needs a new CTS rod wrapped by felicia i would say.

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

Now that he is hooked bring hm over to M&D's, so felicia can get a little tuition assistance.

I did take him to M&D and had the fish weighed for him. Lol. Doesn't she get that from her dad? Mike is one of hell fisherman and a serious canal rat. Jason told me that when he saw a crane or heron was eating baby herrings and he had two of lures that matched the profile.

Originally Posted by Saltheart

That's the spirit Joe. This fish is one you and your friend will talk about many many times over the years to come! Good Job .

Oh yeah, definitely. We are going there this Thursday night before we go to Nantucket this weekend. =D Time for us to assemble our bikes into canal rides!

[JohnR]