plenty of Blues, no Stripers

[Road King Cole]

I got a late start Sunday as I was up late Saturday night. Some of that was trying to make the cheap spiderman and disney kids poles work. They weren't able to pull even a light weight up. oh well. Got the boat ready during the day and here is a pic to show how the bottom paint is holding up.

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Didn't leave the house until 6am, on the water at 7. My plan was to go across buzzards bay our of fairhaven to Quicks, but as soon as I came around West Island, I saw "bluefish city". Used my umbrella rig and was catching them like crazy, sometimes two at a time. I kept 5:

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Then went to quicks, but not much happening there. Couldn't stay long anyhow as I need to pick up my family.

The youngest (3) is still pretty young for fishing, but enjoyed the ride and playing captain:

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Here he is with "grandma":

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Here is "Grampa" with his grandaughter who also wasn't that much into fishing (she didn't want to hold the pole when there was a fish on):

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Anyhow I was thrilled to have them aboard as these are my son's kids and I don't get to see them as much as my wife's daughters kids. I think they liked the boat ride itself the best:

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After that we went to her daughters cottage for a fathers day cookout which was way bigger and longer than I was expecting (hoping). Boy was I beat after getting home and cleaning fish and putting the boat away...

My back may want me to take a weekend off from boating...

rkc

[chumbucket]

Very nice my friend. Your back and the kids won't forget it.
Looks to be much better sea conditions than Saturday.

[fishnfetch]

great day all around RKC :clap:. im glad the weather improved from saturday. i had planned to fish BB out of westport saturday morning but when i got up at 3 the Block Island buoy was still showing 8ft seas. i decided to leave the boat home and just poke around Gooseberry Island with some eels and a popper. the water was so dirty and so rough that i gave up after an hour or two. now isnt the time to take a break though, i just heard the RI bass record fell in the last few days. from now until the comm. season starts is when you have a real good chance at a very big bass in BB. catch em up, Andy

[chumbucket]

77 1/2 lbs in RI by the same guy that broke the previous state record in 2008 (Peter Vican)

55 1/2 lbs caught from the banks of the Cape Cod Canal. Very impressive for a Canal caught fish.

[chumbucket]

Yeah, the weather was pretty snotty in the morning crossing BB, but it laid down nice by late afternoon/evening.

[Road King Cole]

Ok, maybe I should give it another try next weekend...

My back and sunburn should be all better...:sun: