MV DERBY?

[ProfessorM]

nice . George had a whopper yesterday , not that big though.

[Mr. Sandman]

I was right next to these guys. There were some big blues out there today. When I got out there and dropped over a fresh bunker, it lasted all of two seconds and my rod was doubled over only to have my 60# wire leader bit off. I think we could see an 18 before the derby is out.

The biggest blue I landed was 12.04 and it did not even make the board.


I think I am done with the boat fishing in this derby. It's becoming too much like work and I am not having fun at it. I spent a full day finding fresh bunker and even then bass just played with them beating them up and would not eat the damn things. I'm done.

Will try a few more nights for (shore) bass and maybe a morning for albies (just cause I like them) but for the most part this is it for me. Crappy derby this year for me. It was just not my time.

One thing I have noticed as I have gotten older, my drive to fish hard has dropped off. When I was younger I Would fish 24/7, and did whatever it took to hook up. Now, it's a different story, I still like to fish but I am not driven to fish. (My wife and kids would disagree with me) but I just don't have it anymore.

[Sea Dangles]

If the fishing were better, you would have more energy.Suck fishing takes more out of you both physically and between the ears.

[rickhern]

I headed over to the derby this year with great anticipation - new moon, plenty of bait, there was NO WAY the fishing could be as bad as last year. Unfortunately, I was right. IT WAS WORSE!!! Fished hard 6 nights, eels and everything else, walked miles to find clean water and managed a total of 1 bass for the week, and that was while fishing for Albies! Our group managed 4 bass for the week, and fortunately, one of them was a big girl(only a few days left Paul. Was that you I heard praying for a nor'easter?). Always a great time on MV, but as SeaDangles said, my will to fish was zapped. The last night we spent on Wasque, planned on throwing eels all night but never even made it out of the truck. I did manage a couple albies as did most of the crew, and a couple dozen squid but without Gilly around to stew them, even that was little consolation.

Next year?!?!