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08-17-2005, 07:14 AM
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Location: Newport, RI
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Originally Posted by Eben
really??? once in a lifetime???
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It's never been anything like this before in all the years we've been guiding out there, lets put it that way.
We see them almost every year (inshore), but usually it's just a single football that sails thru the air never to be seen again, sometimes it's a little better then that. But nothing like this. |
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08-17-2005, 07:27 AM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
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Pete - I hope you are wrong, and it is the start of a new trend. The first football I saw this year was 7/17 halfway between beavertail and naragansett beach, chasing blues. Today is 8/17 and they are still hear somewhat, although a little east. Your right, sandman, that is a nice run. With no comericial fishery on SBFT, well maybe a small amount of illegal take, hopefully we will enjoy this for years to come. plenty of bait in the water, thats for sure.
Clamma- Where's the invite, bro? i'm not a mind reader. i love cowgirls!!!
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i bent my wookie
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08-17-2005, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by zacs
Pete - I hope you are wrong, and it is the start of a new trend. The first football I saw this year was 7/17 halfway between beavertail and naragansett beach, chasing blues. Today is 8/17 and they are still hear somewhat, although a little east. Your right, sandman, that is a nice run. With no comericial fishery on SBFT, well maybe a small amount of illegal take, hopefully we will enjoy this for years to come. plenty of bait in the water, thats for sure.
Clamma- Where's the invite, bro? i'm not a mind reader. i love cowgirls!!!
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I have heard there was an exceptional spawn last year of bluefins, and I guess it's possible these might be yearlings that we've been catching. So maybe they'll be back next year as 40's.  |
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08-17-2005, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Anyone have an idea of how quick they grow? I'd bet these are 3-5 year old fish....
There is one interesting observation that I've kept quiet about...I wanted to see if anyone else noticed....
There are VERY few small footballs in CC bay right now. Everyone is reporting 100 lbers and up and have been for weeks.... Very Very interesting...These fish seem to have been sidetracked from running the outer coast as they do every year... wonder why.
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08-17-2005, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Salty, we ran into a couple big schools of 20#-75# footballs off of Scituate/Duxbury last week in Cape Cod Bay. Real early in the morning. They popped up and exploded for a while. Had a few good shots at them. Later in the day the bigger fish took over and we never saw the smaller fish again.
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