The Longest Thread in History - Page 71 - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 05:07 PM

Anyone planning to hit the toliet tonight I think i am gonna head up there after dark to get my fix

. Haven't been in awhile due to the wind and rain and cold but today seems nice.

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 05:12 PM

By the end of febuary the toliet starts to die out as the water warms and the bass are allowed to leave. So i figure another good week before things die out.

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 05:13 PM

I haven't caught a Squeteague in ten years. Under the Mount Hope Bridge used to be a hot spot for them.

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 05:41 PM

Count me in on the Tog Tourney!! Someone should get a thread started for it since it may get lost in this thread

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 05:44 PM

Well I am off I'll be back on later gonna try to make me some bluefish poppers for the season

Something I won't mind losing yet something that will make me proud that something I made caught a fish even if its a bluefish

Gotta tie some bucktails too just gotta watch out and not get more epoxy in my eye

AnthonyN · 02-18-2002, 06:42 PM

Hey GB don't feel bad I just had a rod rewrapped and they actually asked me if i want my name or decals on it so i said sure why not. I go pick up the rod and the decals and name weren't on it. I didn't bother telling them and took it home. I live in bristol so driving to new bedford for nothing is a waste of time. I like CMS's work its high quality never had a problem with any of the customs I have purchased from there. The prices are good as well. I haven't checked out any of mikes rods yet but I will stop by the shop in march and say hello and see if he has a nice Custom tog rod made in the 7ft flavor.

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 10:48 AM

Hey, Bloo, sounds like a nice restaurant -

But what???? No Soupas??????

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 12:35 PM

Man, you guys have got this thread smokin'!

Bloo, next time I'm in NB I'll check out the restaurant - sounds good. Hey, if the place is really good, they'll have morcella on da menu!

GB - never made it to Woosta, heard from DZ and Iron Mike I didn't miss much, so I decided not to go solo on Sunday and just kicked backed for Super Bowl. Iron Mike did bring me a nice eel-skin jig head from a company out of NJ.

I did go to the Saltwater Edge Fly Tying Fair here in Newport yesterday - I'm not a fly guy yet but I'm gonna give it a shot this season. It was pretty good, interesting to see what some of the tiers are able to create - saw some squid flies that looked so real I got hungry for calamari.

Not like the long wand is gonna take the place of eels and plugs for me, but figured it'll give me something new to do in the early spring before the LARGE show.

Plus, there are some Places to the East that I wanna explore come Spring, right on our border with the Sand People.

GB - I'm just starting to feel right again after 2 weeks with the crud, and still not 100% - if ya ain't been yet, get yourself some potent antibiotics - hope you're feelin' better soon.

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 12:44 PM

Nah, I have decided to give myself and the fish a much deserved rest for the off season.

Besides, my wife was starting to miss me, I think

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 03:30 PM

Hey, Swede - The next time you go out, bring some chalk with ya.

That way you can mark the spot where you caught the fish.

Makes sense to me

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 04:13 PM

GB -

I'm not much of a cod fisherman - I think I'm probably gonna spend the cold weather months gettin' ready for bass - my warm-up is usually trout until the striped ones show.

On the other hand, fresh cod is pretty danged tough to beat...

Crafty Angler · 02-10-2002, 04:46 PM

Never done any codfishing, but the sound of fresh fillets is might appealing!

But I think the only thing anybody got outta the last SB trip was green around the gills due to some pretty rotten conditions.

Keep me posted!

Crafty Angler · 02-14-2002, 03:03 PM

Howdy, Gold*n - welcome aboard!

GBOUTDOORS · 02-06-2002, 04:17 PM

Here gos

Man dies and goes to hell. The big guy comes in and tells his #2 man to but this one to work in a field smashing rocks with a 20# hammer and to make it 90 deg. and 90% humidity. That night he stops by to see how sick the guy is but he is smiling and loughing as he smashs the rocks. He gets mad as hell and tells the guy he should be sick as hell of this job but the guy said it was great just like back home in Massachusetts on his wonderfull farm. So he tells the #2 man to make it 110 deg. and 110 % humidity. The next night he stops by to see how sick the guy is and he is singing and has a big smile on his face. He looks at the guy and tells him he should be sick of hell but the guy said this is great just like back home on my beloved farm back in Massachusetts. So he tells his #2 man to make it -20deg. 40 mph winds and a snow and ice storm! Next day he stops by and the guy is now smiling,dancing,and loughing, he looks at the guy and asks him how can he be so happy in hell and the man said back its like this COLD DAY IN HELL MUST MEEN THAT MY PATRIOS WON THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 08:26 AM

Just incase you did not know by now what a striper is or looks like I took this from the pages of McClane's New Standard Fishing Encyclopedia.

Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
An important marine gamefish which belongs to the family Percichthyidae. Regionally known as the rockfish (south of New Jersey) and infrequently called squidhound or greenhead, the striper is easily identified.
The trunk of the striped bass is 31/2-4 times as long(to the base of the caudal fin) as it is deep. It has a long head,a moderately pointed snout, and a projecting lower jaw. The two dorsal fins are about of equal length, and both are triangular in outline; these fins are separated. Although the color may vary, as a rule the striped bass is dark olive-green (hence the name greenhead) to steelblue or almost black above, becoming silvery on the sides and white on the belly. The sides have 7-8 longitudinal dark stripes which follow the scale rows; 3-4 stripes are above the lateral line, one on it, and three below it. the upper stripes are the longest and may reach to the caudal fin. The stripes are often interrupted or broken and are usually absent on young fish less than 6 inches. There is little chance of confusing striped bass of over 10 inches with any other species of fish along the Atlantic or Pacific coasts. The prominent stripes, separated dorsal fins, and the general outline are unique. In the young specimens of less than 7 inches it may be difficult to distinguish the striped bass from the related white perch. However, the dorsal fins of the white perch are connected.
The striped bass of the Atlantic coast has an extreme range from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the St. Johns River in northern Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico from western Florida to Louisiana. The center of abundance appears to be from South Carolina to Massachusetts. On the Pacific Coast, where it was introduced in 1886, the extreme range is from the Columbia River in Washington, to Los Angeles, California. The present center of abundance on the Pacific Coast is in the San Francisco Bay region. The fish are coastwise in distribution, and are rarely taken more than a few miles offshore. The striped bass is anadromous and is found in fresh- and brackish water, with preference shown for bays, deltas, and estuarine areas. It exists as a landlocked form also, notably in the Southeast Atlantic states.

If need be I would be glade to post a few pictures for you so there will be no mistakes made while out fishing as to what it is you are after.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 12:58 PM

Tattoo is that you???? no thats a tattoo wanabe!

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 01:12 PM

Ok what is it????

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 05:04 PM

BLA BLA BLA. This is getting BOARING

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 05:28 PM

Lets see we have 155 posts to this thread and 755 views. If every one that views posts we would be doing great. Lets go posts are just as easy as views. But then some just like to watch

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 08:41 PM

Is everyone else as glade as I am the Bloo does not have a picture of you. Great stuff Bloo !!

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 08:44 PM

I went to CMS the other day and ordered a new rod for my 6500C3. I have never used superbraids but think I will try some on the new rig. Who likes what and what is the down side???

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 09:05 PM

Thanks Slip I was leaning twards the Fireline. I posted this here in hopes that we would get some others to post as everyone has their favorite line but looks like it did not work. Have you been to the new Dunkin Donuts on 28 yet. Just finished that one and are now doing one over in Lakeville off 105.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-07-2002, 09:27 PM

You are the first woodworker I have known that does not drink coffee. Seems some days all I do is have coffee with one customer after another. Try that and drive around all day makes for lots of stops along the way.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:33 AM

post #3 and counting

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:38 AM

Bloo #4 and counting. Like I said before we have 267 posts and 1322 views. If you post every time you view this would be at 1589.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:46 AM

Ok only #6 and counting. I am getting worried about my wife last year she bought me the new seaswirl 1851 cc and now she said she is worried I might get hurt dragging deer out of the woods so she gave me this to help.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:48 AM

#7 and counting

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:52 AM

#9 and counting Crafty how did you like the woosta show. I sill have not got over this cold- flu thing yet.

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:54 AM

Bloo #11 and still counting. What happened to my picture??

GBOUTDOORS · 02-10-2002, 10:56 AM

Bloo where in New Bedford I need a new spot for lunch out with customers? # 12 and counting