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[Sean]

So Close!! Today is one of the days that make a season. Started off slow, 1 blue fish, but there was not turning back from there. About 1 hour from dead low, every thing turned on! Long, good story short, we ended up throwing back fish that would be trophies @ any other time. 30lbr were going back over the side.
Big fish of the day, 48.5 on a certified scale, so close!!
FYI these are not deformed fish from the PowerPlant, they were just in coolers for a wile and got a litle deformed ;D

My buddy, nick named, worse mate, with his trophy 48.5 lbr
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/sreilly_2006/070707002.jpg
our limit of 4, 48.5 to 27lbs
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/sreilly_2006/070707001-1.jpg
Worse Mate with the 48 and a nice 30+
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/sreilly_2006/070707004-1.jpg
Me with a solid 30 and a 27
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/sreilly_2006/070707008.jpg

[macojoe]

Thats great!! Comgrats!!

There are alot of Large around right now!!

Were did you guys fish?? My budy was in Vinyard sound this morning at the crack of dawn, he got this beauty 47 pounds on a pogie chunk.

http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/fish2007_027.sized.jpg

http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/fish2007_030.sized.jpg

[Sean]

Thanks!!! and tell your buddy nice fish!!!
;D We were about 200 yards for the most populated spot in Newport, Brenton reef. There was atleast 50 boats on the reef, but no one with in 200 yards of us ;D
All of our fish were also on fresh pogie chunks.....

[Shawsee]

Wow, nice fish guys! congrats and great job. :o I knew I should have gone out today :-[

[Sean]

Shawsee, there is always tomorrow ;D

[reelapeelin]

NICE stripes guys!!...SERIOUS FISH!! ... we got 'em that size in the lakes down here, but RARE ;D ... could you detect what happened to turn 'em on??... frontal passage or somethin'??...

[Sean]

Reel, We did have some decent swell today but it was a litle bit of every thing that turned them on ;D The spot we got them we have been fishing/scouting for a few weekes now. The hump is only the size of small VW bug, a hump that goes from 28 to 44ft, you are either on it-or way off( we set anchor 3 times before we got it right) *Every one thinks they are just showing up now since the water is warming and the pogies are leaving the bay, but we have been getting them for a wile (not as concistent as today 8)), and they are there feeding on lobsters ;D. They should be there for at least another week, then the water wil warm and the blue fish will move in. I have a new spot I cant wait to try, hump that goes from 60/70 feet to 40ft ;D ;D

[willy]

well done Sean ;)

[macojoe]

The place were my buddy got his we fish all the time with live scup, but when the tide goes slack, we switch to pogies chunks.

This is also a small area, but we drift over it, never anchor. Lots of big fish arouind here right now. I am going to try to bang a few in the morning before I head for Fluke.

Commercial season starts here Thursday so I will be going out like 2 or 3 am to get some bass before heading for the fluke.

[Sean]

Thanks Willy ;D
Go Get em MJ! 8) ;D Weather does not look great here, but it looks like my next window will be tuesday night Wed morn.
Live lineing scup is something I defently will be doing once the pogies move out( PROABLY WITH IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO :(). 8) but until then I am going to stick with the pogies, if its not broke, dont fix it ;) :PT

[reelapeelin]

What's a typical rig and line-size ya'll use to pull those cows off those humps ... :) ...

[Sean]

I have two set ups for chuncking with mono (Braid is to risky because we are fishing boulder fields) : 1 is a 6'6' Tica Striper pole with a Shimano Tekota 600 line with 25lb yellow stren line. The other a 7 ft St. Croix Muskie Rod with a Shimano Callcutta 700 lined with 25lb Yozri. The rigs are just a fish finder with as litle waight as posible and then a 4ft leader of 50lb big Game with a 10/o Gamakutso offset shank/J hook. The water here is not crystal clear, so I think Flouro is a wasit of money, and I am not a fan of circle hooks, because A. 90% of our fish are hooked in the Jaw, and B. The best part is setting the hook ;D
I am a firm believer in the KISS theory 8)

[macojoe]

I have a made by me Lamiglass 7 foot rod. I have a Penn 555 with 65# Spider wire stealth.

Now in the day time using live sucp I use a 3 way with 3 foot 20# Floro leader to a 4/0 or 5/0 treble threw the nose. and a 2 foot leader to what ever weight it needs to stay to the bottom.

Chunks go with fish finder, 3 foot 20# Floro leader to 6/0 to 8/0 Gamy Octpuss Hook


Night time changes the rues a bit, We don't use Floro at nigt, I think what ever allows it to be invisable in the day, makes in visable at night?

At night Use same rig as live sucp, but as the leaders use Berkley Big Game Green, and live EEls, you will out fish your partner 5 to 1!!

Do chunks the same as Day but also with the green berkley.

Don't repeat this info any were or I will have to kill you!! ;)

[Mac_Attack]

Sean nice fish. I dream of catching something that big. Billy Mac ;D

[Sean]

Mac, I have that same dream every night ;D

[Sean]

MJ, how does the fireline hold up in the rocks? I love the sensitivity of the braided lines, but they seem to fall apart after a few head rubs in the rocks ::) But I only have been using powerpro, never fireline.
Thanbks!

[macojoe]

I am using 65# Spiderwire Stealth, Dim of 15# test, Holds up pretty good, the key is to stay out of the rock ;)

Put a carbide tip on the rod to stop the braid from cutting the guide.

[bassarama]

Nice job guys

Those are what I call cow stripers :)