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[Liv2Fish]

So, are we in for Mattapoisett? Date?

As I mentioned, I spent many years there as a kid fishing these piers and would love to share it with my kids. It would be nice to meet some of you guys as well.

Some recommendations:

There were always plenty of snapper blues on the top pier in the photo. This one has a wall to keep the shorties from falling off the pier. We used to use bread and a piece of screen to attract and catch silver side minnows then live line them on a bobber.

The long middle pier probably fishes better but I would definitely recommend life jackets as it's a long way down and a long swim to an easy exit point - trust me, i did it - once...

The other two piers were always too convoluted to fish - either boat rigging in the way or crusty old boat owners not wanting kids fishing around their boat. They didn't allow fishing from the floats for sure - I met the harbor master a few times over that one.

I say we pick a date and have at it. Not sure of bait shops in the area. It's probably best to just bring some worms and squid strips from your local shop.

[niko]

let's do it next weekend. sunday august 14th at the mattapoisett piers. i'll bring a bunch of squid. looking forward to it. dominic and i are planning on being there at 7.

[niko]

i've got a tote full of kids pfds if anyone needs one. i'll bring it. who's in for sure so i can give the harbormaster a heads up

[Liv2Fish]

Originally Posted by niko

i've got a tote full of kids pfds if anyone needs one. i'll bring it. who's in for sure so i can give the harbormaster a heads up

I'm definitely in. I'll have my two girls - 2 and 3.5, and maybe my two nephews 10 and 12. I have all the gear we'll need and some extra for anyone that may need something.

This is going to be awesome - weather looks great for this type of fishing with kids.