Striped Bass fishing Friday

bgreene · #1 04-12-2017, 07:32 PM

As in Good Friday......plan is to give it a shot......most likely Raritan.

Destroyer · #2 04-13-2017, 11:14 AM

Good luck Bennett... let us know how you make out.

bgreene · #3 04-15-2017, 05:41 AM

Thanks D....... son and I trolled up 4 bass, biggest weighed in at 32.2lbs.
Lots of boats working Raritan Bay...charters, even party boats that tried clamming.
Fished hard and got lucky.

Exchanged waves to another etec powered V boat that also got set up on the troll. These boats look nice out on the water :)

SkunkBoat · #4 04-15-2017, 09:15 AM

Nice!

Let's see some pix.

I won't get out there til after Mother's day.

Destroyer · #5 04-15-2017, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bgreene

Thanks D....... son and I trolled up 4 bass, biggest weighed in at 32.2lbs.
Lots of boats working Raritan Bay...charters, even party boats that tried clamming.
Fished hard and got lucky.

Exchanged waves to another etec powered V boat that also got set up on the troll. These boats look nice out on the water :)

Congrats on the 4 score. Way to go.

These boats look really nice out on the water because these boats actually look like boats, not the upside down bathtubs that pass for boats now days. There's no school like the old school.

bgreene · #6 04-15-2017, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

Congrats on the 4 score. Way to go.

These boats look really nice out on the water because these boats actually look like boats, not the upside down bathtubs that pass for boats now days. There's no school like the old school.

I have noticed that...... a lot of boats look just like molds with motors.

I can't get fish pic to orient properly. It kept uploading sideways.

step up here · #7 04-17-2017, 08:15 AM

They maybe great boats have style but why are they hard to sell? Age maybe (all boats are subject to condition) I still see alot in use. I have a couple to sell without anyone showing interest !.

Destroyer · #8 04-17-2017, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by step up here

They maybe great boats have style but why are they hard to sell? Age maybe (all boats are subject to condition) I still see alot in use. I have a couple to sell without anyone showing interest !.

Not sure if it's the boat, the age, or something else. Might be that there's still a ton of them out there. Don't forget that they were the longest running continuous production run of any "pleasure boat". Literally tens of thousands of them were sold. Could be the economy, the price of gas, who knows... All I know is that I constantly get compliments from people at launch ramps on how nice the boat looks, how they (other people) used to have one and how they miss it, etc.

bgreene · #9 04-17-2017, 05:37 PM

Well.......here's the pic of me with 32.2lb Striper.......sideways as I noted earlier. This fish only 34-35" long, but very thick.
Can't get it to post properly.

bgreene · #10 04-17-2017, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by step up here

They maybe great boats have style but why are they hard to sell? Age maybe (all boats are subject to condition) I still see alot in use. I have a couple to sell without anyone showing interest !.

Step........a few nice pictures of interior / exterior on Craigslist etc and you'd likely get a lot of interest.