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09-15-2010, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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suprise on the end of my line
went fishing along some shore line in RI yesterday afternoon, to kill some time and work on my tan  . i covered allot of ground and was getting skunked.  . then i saw the true sign that all fisherman / women look for the birds. In the distance i saw huge swarms of birds diving in the water. So i packed up and headed on over was about a miles walk on the rocks. tough trek for a fat guy like myself.  by the time i got the birds had flown away, but i decided to toss some stuff out there and hope for the best. I threw everything i had accept the one lure ( now one of my fav's) i hated and could never get to work right. First cast the lure was right on point BAM! top water action, resulted in a nice Blue. I know people are against blues but on a afternoon killing time was a fun catch on light tackle. having a little more confidence in this plug know i toss it back out. BAM! huge explosion on the water ~ miss ~ BAM another one ~miss ~ Third time was hold onto your gym shorts. hit my plug with great vengeance and furious angry and darted out to the open water stripping my reel seemingly forever. i made up some ground on it, the fish got close to the shore i still couldn't see what i was, i had no clue what was on the end of my line. This fish was not done yet, made another break for it stripping me down to almost a 1/4 spool left. I was startinf to build quit the crowd now, the fish was thrashing on top. I felt like a little kid catching its first bluegill. I'm thinking this has to be a monster blue fish, with my rod bend over i decided enough was enough, knowing the fish was beat i brought it in, got it to the rocks and what did i find. something that i have only caught in Florida and certainly not from shore and not in RI before.  . I know alot of you prob catch these all the time, but for me this was a first from shore here in RI and a great ending to a day i was almost skunked.
Last edited by iamskippy; 09-15-2010 at 11:32 AM..
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09-15-2010, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
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Nice catch. Im still waiting to catch one.
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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09-15-2010, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: South Central
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thats awesome, ive heard of a few other anglers catchin albies from shore down there as well  |
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09-15-2010, 10:55 AM
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That's so cool. Good for You!
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09-15-2010, 11:00 AM
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Location: Newtown, CT
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Congrats on your first RI little tunny!
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09-15-2010, 11:49 AM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
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Nice Work!
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"Sunshine Day Dream"
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09-15-2010, 11:59 AM
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Nice!
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09-15-2010, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Good Fish and good story!  |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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09-15-2010, 01:39 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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First one I have seen caught this year. Nice.
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09-15-2010, 03:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Hope you didn't let it go to waste.
They make great cat food.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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09-15-2010, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodyCT
Hope you didn't let it go to waste.
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i actually gave it away to a couple that was on thier first date fishing. i gave them the blue feesh to, they ended the date and went off to cook and clean the feesh together, instead of going to dinner. |
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09-15-2010, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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Thats cool.
That happened to me in the canal about 3 years ago. I was throwing this bug ugly silver polaris I had made at some breaking bass and I didn't hook up so I was reeling it in as fast as I could to get a second cast on them before they were out of range it and wham, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
This was at murderers row and I've never seen them there before or since...
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09-15-2010, 05:43 PM
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Location: Holyoke, Ma
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nice fish!
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09-15-2010, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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awesome read
you made my evening telling the tale
in a very detailed fashion
increasing the drama of it all
thanks a bunch 
and good for you
a trip of a lifetime |
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09-15-2010, 07:53 PM
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Location: Northport,NY
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Great story! I am hoping to hook up with one of those one of these days
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09-15-2010, 08:02 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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I know where you was, I'll be around there Sat if the winds are light
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09-16-2010, 07:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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That's why we all fish... you just never know....Congrats... I've never caught one..
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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09-16-2010, 07:40 AM
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Location: some where on the water
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iamskippy, GREAT CATCH
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN  |
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09-16-2010, 08:14 AM
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Nice fish.
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09-17-2010, 05:29 AM
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Location: Marblehead, MA
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awesome. Nice fish.
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09-17-2010, 11:10 AM
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Location: Narragansett
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That particular cove was teeming with albie Tuesday morning.
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09-17-2010, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Great story and nice fish. I ran into them yesterday morning and could not get them to hit anything, kastmasters and deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&s wouldn't touch em. |
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09-17-2010, 11:53 AM
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Here fishy fishy
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Whoville
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Great post up and nice catch. Sure the happy couple was psyched to eat the fresh fish.
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09-17-2010, 08:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by emdizzle
Great story and nice fish. I ran into them yesterday morning and could not get them to hit anything, kastmasters and deadly #^&#^&#^&#^&s wouldn't touch em. |
i got it on a hedan R/W super spook with a teaser on the last treb. slow twitch / walk the dog.
i was there between 3-5 but they didnt get to close. heard they moved to centerwall on thursaday but the surf in the afternoon was ugly
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09-17-2010, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I love a great fish story. Thanks for taking the time to share. Congratulations on a nice fish and a great picture!
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09-17-2010, 10:51 PM
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Bait Boy's Dad
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: South Shore MA
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Very cool - congrats! |
May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it - Irish Blessing
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