| |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
| StriperTalk! All things Striper |
 |
09-07-2009, 07:25 PM
|
#1
|
|
Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
|
Weird day......weird bait
Headed out around 0430 to attempt replacing the two dozen live pogies that were taken out of my bait hotels sometime Saturday night. No love in Salem harbor.... Headed out with just six from a blind set outside of Manchester, after picking up two crew there. Plan was to target bass, but we agreed to investigate the birds and crashing bait. We found ourselves in a hundred acres of blues, big blues. And the second one on the boat puked up a whole ballyhoo, or halfbeak!!!! This was maybe two miles offshore between islands in less than 30' of water. We had presumed they were on herring. Never seen the ballyhoo in so close, nevermind in such huge numbers.
No love from the bass though. And with so many blues, no wonder the pogies were so scarce. Given the ballyhoo we saw, we figure that is what we should be trying to mimic chasing tuna tomorrow.
|
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
|
|
|
|
09-07-2009, 07:34 PM
|
#2
|
|
Is it May yet?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Gloucester Ma
Posts: 1,238
|
Blues and Ballyhoo- WOW - If anything could bring tuna close to shore- that would be a good combo. Any pics?
|
"Twitch....Twitch....Twitch....WHAM!"
|
|
|
|
|
09-07-2009, 07:44 PM
|
#3
|
|
Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by spinncognito
Blues and Ballyhoo- WOW - If anything could bring tuna close to shore- that would be a good combo. Any pics?
|
I don't know... I had Trev Gowdy and his friend Bob onboard today, and they were talking about taking a picture. We're fishing together again tomorrow so I will ask if he got any shots.
What was really weird was that the ballyhoo came out whole, with what looked like slices across the body. Pogies they just bite off, but they must have problems taking those bils down head first. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
|
|
|
|
|
09-07-2009, 09:58 PM
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
Posts: 1,701
|
Ross - Sorry to hear about your bait getting stolen - we wound up not needing any on Friday night, although it may have helped our situation ... crazy about the blues ...
|
"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
|
|
|
|
|
09-07-2009, 10:14 PM
|
#5
|
|
Trophy Hunter Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: THE Other Cape
Posts: 2,508
|
very coool story, Ross. not a big fan of the booos!
good fighters though, best of luck with CHARLIE~~~
 |
"The first condition of happiness is that the connection
between man and nature shall not be broken."~~ Leo Tolstoy
Tight Lines, and
Happy Hunting to ALL!
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2009, 04:14 AM
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 1,229
|
Ross,
Two days with Gowdy...god bless! Tell him I said hello and to give me a call.
Mike
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2009, 04:59 AM
|
#7
|
|
........
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
With the warm water we've had this year I'm surprised that's all you've seen.
Interesting though this year we haven't seen the man o wars up here... and no spanish macs, or skippies...
|
Knock on wood |
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2009, 07:12 PM
|
#8
|
|
Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish_Eye
Ross,
Two days with Gowdy...god bless! Tell him I said hello and to give me a call.
Mike
|
Yeah... I'm beat. 15 hours with him today. Good friend. We were talking about you briefly both days and I'm going to be at his house tomorrow so will pass the word to call.
Today was good. Nice ride on a 32' Regulator. The bank was like a lake. Some half beaks and whale action. A good number of fish crashing the surface, but in small numbers. Did not hear of many hook ups at all. At 2pm, we got hit on a mack trolling and boated a 54" fish. While processing the fish, we started marking again and dropped another mack. Ended up hooking up a total of four times, one kept, two tagged, and I ended up losing what appeared to be a mid 60s fish after a twenty minute fight. That fish kicked my azz. Will check camera for pics tomorrow. I'm going to bed. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2009, 11:39 AM
|
#9
|
|
Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
|
Geez Ross sounds like your on fire out there
|
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2009, 02:08 PM
|
#10
|
|
President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
Posts: 3,781
|
sounds awesome, would love to see those tuna pics!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2009, 07:08 PM
|
#11
|
|
Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
|
A lot of blurry pics... got a few though. Captain Bob Cook of Fat Tuna is fighting and holding the fish. He brought two fish to the boa, which is nice for a guy who has been putting clients on fish all year. He offered to take us on his boat, so was a good day fishing with friends and no pressure.
|
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2009, 07:14 PM
|
#12
|
|
Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
|
One more of Bob on his other fish. Action shots can be tough with just three people onboard as it gets pretty busy, even more so when tagging and releasing. I get humbled everytime I go tuna fishing as I feel I have so much to learn.... And not a cheap endeavor. But it is good to see this size fish in the mix after hearing of mostly sixties all year.
|
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2009, 09:14 PM
|
#13
|
|
Stuck In Reality
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Holden MA
Posts: 4,519
|
Ross, nice pics. Sounds like a great couple of days.
|
Go Ugly Early 
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:07 PM.
|
| |
Linear Mode
