Footballs??? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

nightfighter · 09-22-2011, 09:12 PM

Did someone say footballs?

OTW's fishing report has....and close to shore. Have to get the heavy spin gear back onboard for Sunday.... Any other reports out there?

thefishingfreak · 09-23-2011, 06:42 PM

100 miles around today didn't see any in the fog
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nightfighter · 09-23-2011, 06:52 PM

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100 miles around today didn't see any in the fog
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How did you do on the cod?

thefishingfreak · 09-23-2011, 07:01 PM

1 cooler full, very slowwww pick all day.
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big jay · 09-24-2011, 04:52 AM

Footballs were right on the drop off at wood end yesterday. We were casting without even taking in the bass gear. They even popped in to 20' a few times.
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MikeD · 09-25-2011, 09:06 PM

Gave PHB a shot Saturday morning. They were in shallower. Weird day, tons of birds working. We trolled though a few spots where we were sure that we were going to get slammed. Birds were pounding the deck all around our bars, but they were being picky. Bite turned on real quick on the tide and that was it. Got one 40ish fish so I'll quit btching. Hope to get a few more days chasing charlie before its all said and done. Good luck all.

A question for the tuna pro's out there. A few of the charter guys we talk to were fishing with live whiting. Is that a sabiki-able bait? Any of you guys have experience with that. We tried to get Mac's outside scituate harbor before the ride over with no success.

Mike

Typhoon · 09-26-2011, 05:35 AM

Yes, they're using sabikis on Whiting.

There's also a lot of guys who tried to fish live whiting on 50s and got their ass handed to them yesterday. Big fish in the bay right now.

MikeD · 09-26-2011, 11:22 AM

Thanks Andrew, Thats what we heard too. Live lining those whitings on 130's hoping for a fish like the Fishing Freak's. We fish with 50W's and 30W's so we have been sticking to where the little guys have been hanging out. It would be interesting to watch an 800lb slob laugh at the drag on the 30.

I grew up in Wollaston and am down Humarock quite a bit. See you on rte 3 sometime!

Mike

Fly Rod · 09-27-2011, 07:20 AM

thefishingfreak:

My son and his friends were just trolling for what ever would hit the lines and they connected with a tuna of which I will be enjoying a tuna steak this evening.

Yesterday two miles straight out from Thatchers footballs all over the place. Macs are plentyfull.

Today is a differant day and may not be there.

Stripers on the western shore from Magnolia to Salem along the shore big stripers on live macs. One of my friends told a fisherman from shore to cast to his boat and he would hook a striper to his hook and the guy did.

MrHunters · 09-28-2011, 03:40 PM

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thefishingfreak:

My son and his friends were just trolling for what ever would hit the lines and they connected with a tuna of which I will be enjoying a tuna steak this evening.

Yesterday two miles straight out from Thatchers footballs all over the place. Macs are plentyfull.

Today is a differant day and may not be there.

Stripers on the western shore from Magnolia to Salem along the shore big stripers on live macs. One of my friends told a fisherman from shore to cast to his boat and he would hook a striper to his hook and the guy did.

Wait.... boat guy and shore guy working together? is that possible....? I mean.. they did make particles go faster than the speed of light soooo.... yep

the world is coming to an end.

striper junkie · 10-03-2011, 11:48 PM

Any more football reports on the north shore?

Capt.dan · 10-04-2011, 03:30 PM

I've been seeing lots of them out in ipswich bay. Run the 180-230line. I haven't been out in over a week but they were there for the last two weeks in sept. Nothin steady just some ups and downs

thefishingfreak · 10-04-2011, 08:00 PM

Haven't seen any jumpers from Boston to either end of the bank for a while.
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Fly Rod · 10-05-2011, 06:56 PM

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Haven't seen any jumpers from Boston to either end of the bank for a while.
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If you are out on the bank around NW corner look for tuna.com he has done very well in that area.

Raider Ronnie · 10-05-2011, 07:32 PM

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If you are out on the bank around NW corner look for tuna.com he has done very well in that area.

Weeks ago, and he wasn't fishing for footballs !

Typhoon · 10-06-2011, 06:07 AM

For all my preaching, we got our ass handed to us last saturday on a 130. So go figure.

PRBuzz · 10-06-2011, 06:17 AM

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For all my preaching, we got our ass handed to us last saturday on a 130. So go figure.

I don't think that was a football, maybe good old #75 Vince Wilfork intercepting your bait and making an end zone run!

Fly Rod · 10-06-2011, 09:33 AM

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Weeks ago, and he wasn't fishing for footballs !

Had lunch with him a few days ago and he had a couple of tuna the day before and U are correct he does not fish for shorties.

Another friend of mine in same area had a couple of shorties too, plus a lot of dogs. There are five boats filming for a tuna series on TV and the two of them are taking part in the series that will be on TV next year on National Geographic.

Typhoon · 10-06-2011, 11:41 AM

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Had lunch with him a few days ago and he had a couple of tuna the day before and U are correct he does not fish for shorties.

Another friend of mine in same area had a couple of shorties too, plus a lot of dogs. There are five boats filming for a tuna series on TV and the two of them are taking part in the series that will be on TV next year on National Geographic.

That could either be very good or very bad for the fishery.

I'm leaning toward the latter.

saltyric · 10-06-2011, 01:03 PM

Was at Outfitters the other day and the same film crew was in there doing some filming.......Should be interesting to see the final product.

Typhoon · 10-06-2011, 01:28 PM

I just mentioned this to an old salt:

"If I see them filming, I'm going to throw a 20 oz sinker at them. I'll give them reality of tuna fishing. "

I lost it. Completely dead serious when he said it.

thefishingfreak · 10-06-2011, 03:14 PM

i'll be out tomorow and most likely sat as well

fish4striper · 10-06-2011, 04:02 PM

Looking like Sunday/ Monday for us

Fly Rod · 10-07-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoon

I just mentioned this to an old salt:

"If I see them filming, I'm going to throw a 20 oz sinker at them. I'll give them reality of tuna fishing. "

I lost it. Completely dead serious when he said it.

If a sinker is thrown at the wrong boat, the boat that throws the sinker could become a coffin and a burial suddenly at sea.

thefishingfreak · 10-07-2011, 06:07 PM

Dead today @ northern area. Tides are honkin and lots of weed back out in the morning
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thefishingfreak · 10-08-2011, 07:08 PM

Saw one jumper today, I think
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Fly Rod · 10-09-2011, 08:20 AM

Plenty of macs in and out side of Gloucester harbor. Bigger mac's were just outside of the breakwater. Gave a friend of mine a couple dozen as he was heading for George's Bank.

Typhoon · 10-10-2011, 06:25 AM

Acres of half beaks getting destroyed by 100 lbers at the old H buoy saturday.