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Still toggin'
We went out sunday to try for a few more tog, between showers and in the predicted 2 foot waves. Of course, the showers didn't show up until we were heading in and the 2 foot waves were really 2 inch waves.
 . It's nice to be on the good side of the forecast for once.We hit Narragansett Bay again. Picked about 10 or 11 fish between the two of us. Five keepers, which were released and the rest shorts. No large ones like a couple weeks ago, but a steady pick. One was 21 inches with the rest being 16-18 inches, plus the shorts. Pretty good day overall. We started keep a bucket with holes and a weight in the water under an old lobster float I found a few years ago. In this we put the left over crabs from the day's fishing. It's nice to not have to buy crabs every time. Plus there is no waste. One of my buddies is sharing the bucket so we let each other know how many are left and can keep it replenished. It works great, so far.    
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05-18-2011, 07:26 AM
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nice work DB! i muckled pretty well up at the broken bridge in tiverton on saturday.
 i did donate my danforth anchor to the structure there if you know what i mean. that kind of stunk
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05-18-2011, 09:36 AM
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good looking fish....sounds like a great day all in all. Better watch out, fishnfetch will be pullin' up every old lobster float he comes across looking for free bait.
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05-18-2011, 11:34 AM
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I understand about donating. I bent the shaft on my anchor the last time out about a week ago. I picked up a new (used) one on craigslist. The new one is one size larger and an authentic danforth. My old one was a hooker or some such danforth copy. Just looking at them side by side the real one is beefier and better made.
I always had problems getting the old one to stick in a strong current. The new one stuck first try Sunday, and the tide was screaming. I'm pretty stoked about it! This one came with six feet of chain, which I added to my existing length and a nice eight plait rode about 100 feet long it looks like. All for fifty bucks. Can't go wrong. I'm not real worried about the crabs walking off. Me buddy wanted to camoflage them and use a zip tie to see if anyone was messing with them. And put them way back in a cove (which btw would only have had water at high tide, ha ha ha). I just don't worry about it. If some wants a bucket, float and ten or fifteen bucks in crabs. Than they can take 'em. Just not worth getting all worried about, I figure. Of course don't let me CATCH you stealing them..... that's a different story. 
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05-18-2011, 12:17 PM
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nice fish.
just surprised you are not using steel leaders...
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Sorry to say that I no longer have a 1984 V20 :(
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05-18-2011, 12:44 PM
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the bite was pretty hot and heavy for me saturday so i had some time to do some experimentation with leader material. one of my rigs had 50lb mono (momoi diamond) and my other rig had 40lb pink yozuri hd flourocarbon. flourocarbon outfishes mono at least 3 to 1 and maybe 5 to 1. you wouldnt think it would matter with reef fish in shallow water but it does. if mono vs flouro goes like that then a steel leader is a guaranteed way to get skunked. just sayin
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